Week in Review

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Regulatory news in review

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The Regulatory Recap returns after spring break at the University of Pennsylvania:

  • The Energy and Power Subcommittee, of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, held a hearing to examine the greenhouse gas regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Members of the full committee had already introduced a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to strip the EPA of authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change. See related The Regulatory Review essays.
  • The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reportedly voted to consider playing a bigger role in retransmission consent negotiations between cable companies and broadcasters, such as by “strengthen[ing] its definition of good-faith negotiations.”
  • The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology approved a resolution to overturn the FCC’s recent rules promoting network neutrality. See related The Regulatory Review essay.
  • A pending bill in the New Jersey Legislature would prohibit new regulatory standards that are more stringent than federal standards, limiting the power of state agencies.