Railroad Preemption / Federal Preemption
A new CPR white paper explains why federal preemption is giving the railroad industry a free ride.

Toyota Hearings / Food, Drug, Product Safety
CPR's Steinzor and Shapiro propose questions to House Committee investigating NHTSA's handling of Toyota.

Chesapeake Bay / Clean Water
Promises from states to clean up of the Chesapeake Bay have gone unfulfilled for years. It's time for real accountability, according to a report from CPR's Rena Steinzor and Shana Jones.

Reg Report Card / Regulatory Policy
CPR Member Scholars grade Obama Administration's first-year performance regulating health, safety and the environment.

CPRBlog
03/16 Congressional Hearings Today
03/15 Did California Prius Driver Press the Brake Pedal Hard? WSJ Says No, Congressional Memo Says Yes
03/15 Drywall Trial Begins Today in New Orleans
03/15 Settlement Marks a Step Forward on Ocean Acidification
03/12 A Year Later, What’s Happening with the Scientific Integrity Memo?

CPR Hot Topics

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: Rethinking Regulatory Preemption and Its Impact on Public Health.

OIRA and Reg Review
CPR Board Members call for overhaul of regulatory review process -- replacing cost-benefit analysis with "Pragmatic Regulatory Impact Analysis" and refocusing OIRA's duties away from centralized regulatory review and toward helping agencies accomplish their statutory regulatory obligations. Read a summary of their letter to OMB; or read the letter. And read Rena Steinzor's testimony.

Boxer-Kerry's Journey
Read CPR Member Scholars' blogging on the Senate's effort to pass meaningful climate change legislation. (Or catch up on CPRBlog entries on Waxman-Markey, the House bill that passed in June 2009.)

CPR Policy Perspective of the Week:

Robert Glicksman on National Forest Management.