Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

EPA Changes Math to Allow Burning of More Coal

EPA proposes methodology change to allow states to opt to burn more coal.

Plastic and Climate Change: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet

New CIEL study documents how plastic proliferation threatens the climate on a global scale.

Gregory Travis and Marshall Auerback: Anatomy of a Disaster – Why Boeing Should Never Make Another Airplane, Again

Is Boeing itself on a crash course?

“There Is No Alternative” to Managing the Economy and the Climate

Why the US needs to embrace an industiral policy to combat climate change.

How Deep Is Boeing’s Hole?

A favorite saying of famed short seller David Einhorn is, “No matter how bad it looks, it’s worse.”. This appears particularly true of Boeing these days.

SEC to Relax Audit Requirements for Small Companies, Thus Facilitating Future Accounting Fraud

SEC proposes relaxing internal control attestation requirements for companies with annual revenues of less than $100 million.

Facebook’s Finance Fantasy Island Dreams

Facebook wants to become a big payments system player. Good luck with that.

As Oregon Sends Jordan Cove LNG Back to Drawing Board, Gulf Coast Projects Press Forward

Oregon state regulators dealt a blow to the proposed Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, refusing to issue a state water quality certificate, delaying the project; meanwhile, Gulf Coast projects proceed.

Why Charter School Proponents Have Lost Many of the Democrats Who Once Supported Them

Why some liberals are coling on charter schools.

Why You Should Back the Sanders/AOC Plan to Cap Credit Card Interest Rates at 15%, Re-Launch the Postal Savings Bank

A new bill by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seeks to limit credit abuses and make banking more accessible.

Boeing’s Crapified Safety Culture: Airline Pressured, Overruled FAA Designees, Told FAA Late of Problems, Gave Inconsistent Stories to 737 Max Customers

The longer you look at Boeing, the uglier it gets.

Antitrust in American History: Law, Institutions, and Economic Performance

The Chicago School’s weakening of antitrust law hurt the economy

Bill Black: Thousands Die, Millions Injured on the Job, and No Businesses Prosecuted

Bill Black describes how OSHA’s few underfunded inspectors can’t do their jobs, and prosecutors don’t prosecute businesses for non-compliance.

Yes, the Tech Giants Are a Big Problem—But the Untamed Finance Industry Could Still Blow Up the Economy

Why finance, broadly defined, is still a hazard to the US economy.

EPA Says Glyphosate Is Safe, But Lawsuits Loom and Bayer’s Woes Mount

Despite the EPA’s recent insistence glyphosate is “safe”, Bayer faces a many problems related to Roundup legal risk.