Funk/Mendelson/Shapiro on NHTSA and Torts / Corporate Liability
In op-eds in the Winston-Salem Journal and Ann Arbor News, CPR's William Funk, Sidney Shapiro and Nina Mendelson argue that NHTSA's efforts to preempt state tort laws compromise automobile safety.

Steinzor on Regulation / Regulatory Underkill
CPR's Rena Steinzor in the Baltimore Sun on why a central lesson of the financial meltdown must be the need for reasonable regulation -- and not just of financial securities.

Kysar on Carbon Credits / Climate Change
CPR's Doug Kysar in Slate with an Adam Smith-inspired proposal for a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions.

Preempting State and Local Climate Change Measures
Industry and its allies in Congress want to make sure any federal climate change bill undoes existing state and local measures. In a CPR white paper, several Member Scholars explain why that's a bad idea.

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Clean Science
CPR Member Scholars David Adelman, John Applegate, Holly Doremus, Rena Steinzor and Wendy Wagner in a blog conversation on clean science issues.
Recent Posts:
08/25 Another Reason for Optimism
08/25 If Not Science, Then What?
08/23 Getting from Here to There(s)
08/21 The Value of Information
08/19 Rays of Sunshine

Truth About Torts: The Series
CPR White Papers explore the myths about tort reform, and the misuse of federal preemption.

Water Use
In separate op-eds in the Salt Lake Tribune and Orlando Sentinel, CPR's Robert Adler and Mary Jane Angelo discuss water management issues affecting the Colorado River and Florida, respectively.

The Endangered Species Act
CPR's Holly Doremus, writing in Slate Magazine, discusses the Administration's listing of polar bears as "threatened." Will it offer new tools to fight climate change?

Mother Earth
 CPR's Rena Steinzor's new book, Mother Earth and Uncle Sam tells the story of government's failure to protect children from toxics.