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Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Job-Killing Regulations

In which Holmes confronts his strangest and most perplexing case.

[I’m re-upping this 2014 post since the “job-killing regulation” meme has resurfaced at the GOP Convention. The scene is Holmes’s apartment at 221B Baker Street.] “When the prospective client arrives, Watson, you’ll find that he’s a politician, that his electoral base is devoted to Fox News, and that he gets campaign contributions from fossil fuel …

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The Kudlow Inversion

Trump’s key advisor on the economy, the coronavirus, and regulation, with a gift for getting everything wrong.

“Only the best people,” Trump said. Let’s talk about his chief economic advisor, Larry Kudlow. Kudlow seems to live in an inverted, upside-down world. He somehow manages to be wrong about everything — wrong about the economy, wrong about deregulation, wrong about climate change, wrong about the coronavirus. A full sweep, in other words. It’s …

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Will Deregulation Grow the Economy?

The Trump plan of deregulation and tax cuts has been tried. It didn’t work.

President-elect Trump has promised to unleash economic growth by cutting taxes and regulation. In terms of regulations, he has said: “One of the keys to unlocking growth is scaling-back years of disastrous regulations unilaterally imposed by our out-of-control bureaucracy. “Regulations have grown into a massive, job-killing industry – and the regulation industry is one business …

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The Clean Power Plan — Low Cost, High Benefits

Despite claims by industry and conservatives, the CPP’s costs are completely manageable.

The Supreme Court’s stay of EPA’s Clean Power Plan was a surprise, and a questionable action on many grounds. It now seems clear that the stay — along with much of the political fuss about the CPP — was based on very questionable economics. In terms of the stay, a team of economists at Resources …

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Things to be Thankful For (2020 edition)

Trump has done his best to eliminate federal protection for the environment. But there have been many positive signs.

Engineering Biological Diversity

In a new paper, I introduce the international governance of synthetic biology, gene drives, and de-extinction for conservation.

Battle for the Senate: 2022 Preview

We’ve just been through one big election. But it’s only 2 years till the next one.

Reinventing Cost-Benefit Analysis

If the goal is to give decision makers the tools to make better decision, a single-dimensional metric isn’t the way to go.

Biden Can Leverage Larger Trends to Make Climate Progress

Biden can use these three strategies to make major progress on climate issues.

New Fellows Join the UCLA Emmett Institute

Adrien Abecassis and Beth Kent bring expertise in international diplomacy and environmental justice to UCLA’s environmental law programs.

“Whole of Government” Climate Policy

We need the help of far-flung parts of the federal government to deal with climate.

Trump’s Biggest Anti-Environmental Fail

He did his best to destroy EPA completely. But his devastating budget proposals got nowhere.

The IPCC Misses the Mark on Solar Geoengineering

The Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change poorly portrays the “institutional and social constraints to deployment related to governance”

Three key environmental priorities for the Biden administration

Spoiler alert: the most important first steps are not directly environmental

Climate Policymaking in the Shadow of the Supreme Court

Amy Coney Barrett could shift how the Supreme Court approaches environmental regulations. Policymakers should prepare accordingly

Some of the Things Federal Agencies Can Do to Address Climate Change

Current federal law provides many ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, even without a friendly senate

Down to the Wire: The Battle for the Senate

Control of the Senate will matter tremendously, regardless of who’s in the White House.

Three key environmental priorities for the Biden administration

Spoiler alert: the most important first steps are not directly environmental

Trump’s Biggest Anti-Environmental Fail

He did his best to destroy EPA completely. But his devastating budget proposals got nowhere.

Short and Simple Climate Legislation

With a few sentences, Congress could do a lot to fix the law.

“Whole of Government” Climate Policy

We need the help of far-flung parts of the federal government to deal with climate.

Advancing Park Equity in Los Angeles

Investing in urban green space can improve public health and environmental conditions in Los Angeles’ underserved communities, while strengthening the environmental movement by inspiring people to become environmental stewards.

New Fellows Join the UCLA Emmett Institute

Adrien Abecassis and Beth Kent bring expertise in international diplomacy and environmental justice to UCLA’s environmental law programs.

Geoengineering: Ready for its Close-up?

After long being marginalized in climate debates, geoengineering is experiencing a surge in attention — which carries both opportunities and risks.

regulatory economics

In which Holmes confronts his strangest and most perplexing case.

Trump’s key advisor on the economy, the coronavirus, and regulation, with a gift for getting everything wrong.

The Trump plan of deregulation and tax cuts has been tried. It didn’t work.

Despite claims by industry and conservatives, the CPP’s costs are completely manageable.

TRENDING

Trump has done his best to eliminate federal protection for the environment. But there have been many positive signs.

In a new paper, I introduce the international governance of synthetic biology, gene drives, and de-extinction for conservation.

We’ve just been through one big election. But it’s only 2 years till the next one.

If the goal is to give decision makers the tools to make better decision, a single-dimensional metric isn’t the way to go.

Biden can use these three strategies to make major progress on climate issues.

Adrien Abecassis and Beth Kent bring expertise in international diplomacy and environmental justice to UCLA’s environmental law programs.

We need the help of far-flung parts of the federal government to deal with climate.

He did his best to destroy EPA completely. But his devastating budget proposals got nowhere.

The Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change poorly portrays the “institutional and social constraints to deployment related to governance”

Spoiler alert: the most important first steps are not directly environmental

Amy Coney Barrett could shift how the Supreme Court approaches environmental regulations. Policymakers should prepare accordingly

Current federal law provides many ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, even without a friendly senate

Control of the Senate will matter tremendously, regardless of who’s in the White House.

Spoiler alert: the most important first steps are not directly environmental

He did his best to destroy EPA completely. But his devastating budget proposals got nowhere.

With a few sentences, Congress could do a lot to fix the law.

We need the help of far-flung parts of the federal government to deal with climate.

Investing in urban green space can improve public health and environmental conditions in Los Angeles’ underserved communities, while strengthening the environmental movement by inspiring people to become environmental stewards.

Adrien Abecassis and Beth Kent bring expertise in international diplomacy and environmental justice to UCLA’s environmental law programs.

After long being marginalized in climate debates, geoengineering is experiencing a surge in attention — which carries both opportunities and risks.