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The push to frame the climate debate in economic terms continues.

As I’ve previously discussed, MassDEP has been embarked on an effort – prompted by shrinking budgetary resources – to promulgate a package of regulatory reforms.

This week, MassDEP announced that it had finalized regulatory revisions intended to encourage anaerobic digestion projects in the Commonwealth.

On Friday, MassDEP released for public review and comment draft amendments to the CO2 Budget Trading Program regulations.

In addition to its MCP package, MassDEP has also released its formal regulatory reform proposals for its water, wastewater, wetlands, and waterways programs.

The MassDEP has released a new guidance on how it is assessing exposures to TCE in light of EPA new assessment of TCE risks released in September 2011.

Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit vacated the District Court judgment in a Clean Water Act citizens' suit, because the basis for the judgment had been undermined by the Supreme Court decision in Maui.

On Wednesday, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals held that regulation of takes of the Utah prairie dog, a purely intrastate species, does not violate the Constitution.

Earlier this week, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of plaintiffs in a climate case based on certain provisions of the Montana constitution. Specifically, the court ruled that...

For those of you following EPA’s proposal to allow increased use of backup generators used in demand response programs, NESCAUM has now joined the fray.

I previously noted that the record of the Bush administration in defending its rulemaking decisions was dangerously near the Mendoza Line.

Climate change over the coming years is likely to test and ultimately expose the fundamental inadequacy of much of the infrastructure built to support modern societies.

Relying on the 2009 Supreme Court decision in Burlington Northern, the Fifth Circuit recently overtuned a CERCLA liability finding against a supplier of perchloroethylene.

As the New York Times has documented, President Trump stated numerous times that Mexico would pay for the border wall.

What is it with Texans and light bulbs lately? The gradual increase in energy efficiency requirements of light bulbs required under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 survived Congressman Joe Barton’s (R-Texas) challenge last week when the Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB) Act, which would have repealed the standards, failed to pass the House by a vote of 233-193.

On Thursday, the Office of Management and Budget released proposed revisions to "Circular A-4". It also released a separate preamble, explaining its thinking and asking for comment on certain identified issues.

Late last month, to no fanfare whatsoever, OMB released its annual report on the costs and benefits of federal regulations. There's a reason that the Administration did not give the report any attention.

On May 30, EPA issued a final rule as part of its regional haze program.