The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability

Public records requested under the Freedom of Information Act have helped shape health policy and keep the government accountable – but recent staff cuts may make this impossible.

Reshma Ramachandran, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale University • conversation
April 16, 2025 • ~10 min

Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even as government rolls back US climate policy

Corporate decisions made in boardrooms and through initiatives with nonprofits have created an important kind of private climate governance.

Zdravka Tzankova, Associate Professor of the Practice in Climate & Environmental Studies, Vanderbilt University • conversation
April 11, 2025 • ~10 min

What would happen if Section 230 went away? A legal expert explains the consequences of repealing ‘the law that built the internet’

The law is the balance point between limiting hate speech and misinformation and keeping censorship in check. Here’s what could happen if Congress kicks it out from under the internet.

Daryl Lim, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, Penn State • conversation
April 9, 2025 • ~8 min

Digital imperialism: How US social media firms are using American law to challenge global tech regulation

Trump Media and Rumble joining X in legal fight against the Brazilian Supreme Court marks a new era of deregulation pushes.

Camille Grenier, Associated Expert at the Technology and Global Affairs Innovation Hub, Sciences Po • conversation
March 21, 2025 • ~11 min

America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore

Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.

Richard E. Peltier, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, UMass Amherst • conversation
March 12, 2025 • ~9 min

Clean air rules boost US health and the economy − charts show what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore

Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.

Richard E. Peltier, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, UMass Amherst • conversation
March 12, 2025 • ~9 min

America’s clean air rules have boosted health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s deregulation spree ignores

Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.

Richard E. Peltier, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, UMass Amherst • conversation
March 12, 2025 • ~9 min

Beyond AI regulation: How government and industry can team up to make the technology safer without hindering innovation

AI innovation and governance can coexist. The key is combining public-private partnerships, market audits and accountability.

Paulo Carvão, Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School • conversation
March 7, 2025 • ~9 min

Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits

San Francisco argued that Clean Water Act permits should function like recipes that restrict specific ingredients in a dish, rather than telling cooks not to make the dish too salty.

Robin Kundis Craig, Professor of Law, University of Kansas • conversation
March 5, 2025 • ~11 min

Colorado is tackling air pollution in vulnerable neighborhoods by regulating 5 air toxics

Limiting exposure to air pollution will have lasting impacts on Colorado communities with the highest exposure.

Jenni Shearston, Assistant Professor of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Feb. 25, 2025 • ~9 min

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