President's Regulatory EO / Reg Policy
The President's regulatory "look-back" is powered by bad rhetoric, is diverting regulators from more important health and safety work, and is looking only to cut regulations, not improve them, says Amy Sinden.

Obama's Ozone Retreat / Clean Air
President Obama's decision to kill new EPA ozone standards will cost lives. CPR Member Scholars protested on CPRBlog and on the nation's op-ed pages. Read op-eds by Tom McGarity, Rena Steinzor and David Driesen.

The BP Oil Spill / Disasters
CPR Scholars have explored the policy implications of the BP Oil Spill in reports on what went wrong; op-eds in the LA Times, Houston Chronicle, and elsewhere; on CPRBlog and in a PBS NewsHour interview.

Attack on IRIS / IRIS
The chemical industry's trade association wants to hamstring EPA's toxic-chemical assessments. CPR's Rena Steinzor and Wendy Wagner sent a letter to OMB protesting.

Overstated Reg Costs / Regulatory Policy
The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy has been touting a report claiming regulations cost the economy $1.75 trillion. Turns out the report is full of exaggerated estimates and fuzzy math.

CPRBlog
01/26 New CPR White Paper: What FDA, EPA, and OSHA Should do about BPA
01/25 The Age of Greed: Science Drowned by Politics
01/24 Three Chirps for Risk Reduction
01/20 Reclaiming Global Environmental Leadership
01/19 Waiting for the GHG New Source Performance Standards: A Good Start, But Will EPA's Power Plant Controls Make a Difference?

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CatastropheWatch

CPR's CatastropheWatch project is exploring the roles that the regulatory and litigation systems play in catastrophes like the BP oil spill, the Massey mine disaster, Katrina and more.

Truth About Torts: The Series
CPR White Papers explore the myths about tort reform, and the misuse of federal preemption. A recent entry in the series: Plausibility Pleading: Barring the Courthouse Door to Deserving Claimants.

OSHA's Role in BP Oil Spill Cleanup
The BP Oil Spill revealed the need to strengthen OSHA's hand in protecting worker safety during disaster responses. Read From Ship to Shore: Reforming the National Contingency Plan to Improve Protections for Oil Spill Cleanup Workers.

The CAA and GHGs
Industry and opponents of action on climate change have taken to arguing that the Clean Air Act is somehow an "inappropriate" vehicle for regulating. Member Scholars Amy Sinden and Dan Farber explode the myths they weave. More about CPR's work on Climate Change.