Breaking news: DOI updates proposed rule for fracking on public lands *

USA - May 17 2013
Over a year ago the Department of the Interior released a draft of a proposed rule governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on public lands. We…

Co-authors: Jeryl Olson, Philip L. Comella .

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GAO report criticizes inconsistency among EPA regions for alternate cleanups managed outside of superfund *

USA - May 16 2013
A recent Government Accountability Office report (GAO-13-252) called on EPA to improve its management of alternatives to National Priorities List…

Co-authors: Andrew H. Perellis .

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Reforming energy incentives: everything from carbon tax, to performance-based standards, to complete repeal is an option *

USA - April 29 2013
Changes in regulation and investment incentives seem to happen at a frenetic pace in the energy sector. For example, we have previously blogged…

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EPA proposes 2013 renewable fuel standards *

USA - February 4 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed its renewable fuel standards for the year 2013. The proposed rule would require producers…

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Will Europe keep putting the brakes on U.S. biofuels? *

European Union, USA - September 12 2012
As a recent trade ruling by the European Commission illustrates, the economic forecast for the U.S. biofuels industry is susceptible to the decisions of governments at home and abroad.

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