Public Policy Archive » June, 2007

Public Policy - June, 2007

106 articles

• Committee Hands Efficiency Bill Over To House
• Oil Advocates Decry "Short-Sighted" Energy Policy
• China Raises Stink Over U.S. Fish Ban
• NASD Settles With Firms Over Mutual Funds Shares
• Exxon Restarts Oil Spill Cleanup
• Top Judges In Iraq Oppose New Oil And Gas Law
• Senate Committee Backs Healthcare IT Bill
• FTC Urges Caution On Net Neutrality Regulations
• Senators Propose Cap-And-Trade Program
• EPA Not Wrong To Grant Permits, Court Rules
• Hedge Fund Pays To Quell Rule-Breaking Claims
• Jury Finds Citgo Guilty Of Emitting Cancer Chemical
• EC Denies Ryanair, Aer Lingus Merger
• Small Distributor Ordered To Recall China-Made Tires
• EC Gives Final Warning To State Gambling Monopolies
• Oil Giants Eye Litigation After Venezuela Exodus
• Pa. Phone Co. Yields To DOJ In Antitrust Case
• Energy Bill Moves On To House Committee
• Senate Rejects Controversial Labor Law
• EEOC Sues Merrill Over Muslim Analyst
• SEC Cracks Down On Revenue-Sharing With $21M Fine
• Goldshield Pays £4M To Settle Price-Fixing Allegations
• Tough Road Lies Ahead For Proposed Biologics Bill
• Democrats' Pay Bias Act To Counter High Court Ruling
• FERC To Reform Wholesale Energy Market
• SEC Sharpens Short Selling Rule's Teeth
• EPA To Rule On California Emissions By End Of Year
• FERC Scores Another Win In Competition Crusade
• Energy Bill Has To Pass Hurdles In House
• EU Expels Competition Reference From Treaty
• Shelhigh Agrees To Halt Production Of Seized Devices
• Qualcomm's Options Dwindle As ITC Refuses Stay
• FTC To Whole Foods: No Peeking Into The Cupboard
• Rising Ethanol Production Keeps Lawyers Busy
• NOPEC Not Likely To Dent OPEC Power: Opponents
• Italian Banks Pay Back Aid EC Deemed Illegal
• EC Mulls Apple's iTunes Response
• EPA Looks To Toughen Ozone Standards
• Five Settle SEC Musicland Insider Trading Charges
• Whole Foods CEO's Words Give FTC Ammo
• Microsoft, Google Lay Down Swords
• House Committee Greenlights Safety Bill
• Congress Looks To Stiffen Child Labor Laws
• Senate Votes Against Coal-to-Liquid Production
• Lawmakers Move To Boost Mine Safety Laws
• New Jersey Bans Transgender Bias
• Senate Wants Eye On Natural-Gas Trading
• Employee Free Choice Act Hits Rocky Road
• Lawmakers Urge Block Of Sirius-XM Merger
• Cartel Fines Will Keep Rising, EC Says
• DOT Rules Increased Fees At LAX Discriminatory
• Senators To Vote On Energy Bill Tuesday
• Lawmakers Push To Constrict Hummer Tax Loophole
• Supplement Containing Impotence Drug Recalled
• DOE Levies $55K Fine For Nuclear Waste Violations
• Tribune Sale Raises Cross-Ownership Issues For FCC
• OSHA Steps Up Safety Efforts
• Pharmaceutical Liability Will Turn On Preemption
• Food Reps Blast Biofuel Hikes In Energy Bill
• Senators Battle Over Fuel Economy Increases
• Crash Dummy Merger Falls Apart Under EC Review
• EU Begins Probe Of France's Electricity Sector
• Congress Pushed To End FERC, MMS Dispute
• Nevada Power To Pay $60M To Reduce Emissions
• Senate Mulls RPS Amendment To Energy Bill
• Copyright Cos. Satisfy EC's Call For Competition
• Google Throws Next Punch In Microsoft Tiff
• DOJ Blesses Bank Merger With Asset Sale
• Ameren Reservoir Breach Looks Fishy To PSC
• EU May Probe France's Electricity Sector
• Senate Takes Up Energy Bill
• Qualcomm Wants Stay Of ITC Phone Ban
• Family Bill Creates Headaches For Employers
• Bush Administration Rejects Cap-And-Trade Program
• Top Execs Get Tax Break
• Canada Challenges U.S. Farm Aid At WTO
• Patent Office Seeks Expert Input For Software Exams
• Regulators Probe Energy Partners Over Offshore Sites
• AG Group Urges EPA To Close Clean Air Loophole
• Proposed IP Protection Act Sparks Controversy
• Congress Weighs Value Of Pediatric Exclusivity
• EC Mulls Italian Review Of €21.8B Bank Merger
• LIPA OKs KeySpan Deal Amid DOJ Probe
• Britannia Loses Appeal Of €3.37M Zinc Cartel Fine
• Bill Seeks To Boost Geothermal Power Use
• Companies' Letter Demands Biologic Bill Passage
• New Source Review Fight About To Heat Up
• Lawmakers Decry Plan Blocking State Emissions Laws
• Agencies Look To Resolve Offshore Energy Dispute
• Tower Records Modifies Liquidation Plan
• European Regulators Push For Energy Unbundling
• Patent Reform Bill Raises Concerns
• Hospital District Settles Fraud Suit For $15M
• FDA Commissioner Defends Reaction To Avandia
• FDA Proposes Committee For Risk Communication
• Rite Aid Acquires 1,800+ Stores With Divestitures
• EC Denies Weakening Anti-Dumping Policies
• Energy Policy Act Reforms Meet Opposition
• EC Extends iTunes Response Deadline
• MidAmerican Energy, City Agree To Pay $4.6M
• Bill Would Fix Federal Privacy Loophole
• Edwards Calls For Probe Of Oil Industry
• Enel, Acciona Ask EC To Bless Endesa Deal
• Heineken To Appeal €219.27M Price-Fixing Fine
• EC Targets Paraffin Wax Cartel
• SEC Rejects Sky Capital's Anti-NASD Complaint