Environmental Regulation

Raising Questions About a Carbon Tax

Raising Questions About a Carbon Tax

Policymakers should more carefully consider the challenges to implementing a carbon tax.

Trump’s Deregulatory Failures

Trump’s Deregulatory Failures

Scholar argues that President Trump’s deregulatory agenda was not successful in the long term.

Rural Backlash Could Impede Climate Ambition

Rural Backlash Could Impede Climate Ambition

Efforts to triple renewable energy capacity may face resistance from citizens in rural areas.

The Promise of Next Generation Compliance

The Promise of Next Generation Compliance

“Next Gen” thinking is fundamentally optimistic that we have the tools to improve regulatory compliance, if only we decide to use them.

Next Generation Compliance and Evidence-Based Policy

Next Generation Compliance and Evidence-Based Policy

Next Gen innovation must be paired with traditional enforcement and formal evaluation mechanisms to work effectively.

Next Generation, Enforcement, and the Future

Next Generation, Enforcement, and the Future

The next generation of compliance will be advanced by both public and private governance.

The Next Generation of Regulatory Compliance

The Next Generation of Regulatory Compliance

A new book by a leading environmental regulator argues for creating rules that better facilitate industry compliance.

A Modern Classic on Regulatory Compliance

A Modern Classic on Regulatory Compliance

Cynthia Giles has written a book that deserves to be read by all regulatory practitioners and scholars.

What Carbon Offsets Tell Us About Why Environmental Programs Fail

What Carbon Offsets Tell Us About Why Environmental Programs Fail

Carbon offsets exemplify the challenges in creating effective environmental regulations.

Reversing the Evaporation of Air Pollution Prosecutions

Reversing the Evaporation of Air Pollution Prosecutions

Scholars analyze decreasing environmental prosecutions and propose enforcement improvements.

Inside the EU’s Ambitious Anti-Deforestation Regulation

Inside the EU’s Ambitious Anti-Deforestation Regulation

An EU law requiring deforestation-free exports could impact economies and ecologies around the world.

The Underused Field for Clean Energy

The Underused Field for Clean Energy

Congress and agencies should make better use of land use authorities to meet clean energy goals.