How can Congress regulate AI? Erect guardrails, ensure accountability and address monopolistic power

Figuring out how to regulate AI is a difficult challenge, and that’s even before tackling the problem of the small number of big companies that control the technology.

Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University • conversation
May 30, 2023 ~10 min

The Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands, leaving many of these valuable ecosystems at risk

In Sackett v. EPA, a suit filed by two homeowners who filled in wetlands on their property, the Supreme Court has drastically narrowed the definition of which wetlands qualify for federal protection.

Albert C. Lin, Professor of Law, University of California, Davis • conversation
May 26, 2023 ~11 min


Methane must fall to slow global heating – but only 13% of emissions are actually regulated

Major sources, like oil and gas ‘super-emitters’, are almost entirely neglected by regulations.

Paul Balcombe, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Queen Mary University of London • conversation
May 19, 2023 ~8 min

Biden's strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants

After the Supreme Court overturned the Obama administration’s strategy for reducing power plant carbon emissions in 2022, the Biden administration is taking a narrower but still ambitious approach.

Jennifer K. Rushlow, Dean, Vermont School for the Environment, and Professor of Law, Vermont Law & Graduate School • conversation
May 12, 2023 ~9 min

The struggle to design green buildings amid shifting legal, tech landscape

GSD Associate Professor Holly Samuelson explains how climate change is catalyzing dramatic new city and state regulations as architects, designers, and developers are struggling to stay current.

Christina Pazzanese • harvard
May 10, 2023 ~11 min

AI exemplifies the 'free rider' problem – here's why that points to regulation

As a society, everyone is motivated to regulate AI development. For individual companies, though, the opposite is true.

Tim Juvshik, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Clemson University • conversation
May 5, 2023 ~9 min

Body lotions, mothballs, cleaning fluids and other widely used products contain known toxic chemicals, study finds

Manufacturers don’t usually have to disclose what’s in products like shampoo and household cleaners, but a new study finds that these products can contain hazardous ingredients.

Ruthann Rudel, Visiting Scholar, Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute, Northeastern University, Northeastern University • conversation
May 2, 2023 ~8 min

Challenging the FDA's authority isn't new – the agency's history shows what's at stake when drug regulation is in limbo

As the government’s oldest consumer protection agency, the FDA has long butted up against drugmakers, activists and politicians. But undermining its work could be harmful to patient health and safety.

Christine Coughlin, Professor of Law, Wake Forest University • conversation
April 26, 2023 ~9 min


Regulating 'forever chemicals': 3 essential reads on PFAS

The Biden administration is finalizing the first federal limits on two compounds, PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water. These so-called ‘forever chemicals’ have been linked to numerous health effects.

Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation • conversation
March 7, 2023 ~8 min

Which state you live in matters for how well environmental laws protect your health

An environmental health lawyer explains why some states have weaker rules than others, and how you can make your concerns heard.

Susan Kaplan, Research Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago • conversation
Feb. 28, 2023 ~8 min

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