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Public Policy - March, 2009

227 articles

• Readying For CERCLA Financial Assurance
• Post-Grant Review: Interference Procedure Retooled
• Wash. Enacts Consumer Protection Law For Annuities
• Bill Calls For Transportation Plans To Cut Emissions
• Fixing The CPSIA: What's Next?
• The 'Red Flags' Rule: Are You Ready?
• Senate Panel Nears Agreement On Patent Reform
• FWS Rethinks Bull Trout Stance In Wake Of Scandal
• Bill Seeks Recall Of Tainted Drywall From China
• Draft Bill Calls For Greenhouse Gas Cuts Of 83%
• The Perils Of Doing Business In China
• Obama Picks Policy Gurus For DOE, Commerce Posts
• Merchants Launch Campaign V. Interchange Fees
• EPA Calls For Low-Emission Shipping Zone Around US
• Bill Aims To Pump Up Tax Credit For Biofuel Upgrades
• What's Next For EFCA?
• Obama Calls Climate Meeting Ahead Of Dec. Talks
• GM, Chrysler May Need Bankruptcy To Survive: Obama
• Local BPA Ban Could Be Model For Nation: Schumer
• EPA Tightens Energy Star Standards For Displays
• Bill Would Bar ESA From Fighting Climate Change
• EU Urges Tech Sector To Lead Way In Emission Cuts
• More Federal Funds On Way For GM, Chrysler: Obama
• Mich. House Votes To Repeal Drugmaker Immunity
• Senate Bill Targets 'Unreasonable' Gift Card Policies
• EU Presses Germany For Deutsche Telekom Rate Info
• Fuel Efficiency Standard To Rise To 27.3 MPG In 2011
• Ill. District Court Pushes Local Patent Rules
• Senate Biologics Bill Draws Industry Ire
• Groups Urge Caution In Raising Ethanol Blend Caps
• House Bill Would Take On Black Carbon Emissions
• FERC, State Agencies Pose Smart Grid Funding Rules
• Ohio Rep. Pushes Tax Credits For CERCLA Cleanups
• FTC Seeks More Info On Thoratec, HeartWare Merger
• Senate Bill Would Put Kibosh On Mountaintop Mining
• EPA Greenlights Ariz. Carbon Capture Project
• Bill Proposes 'Green Bank' To Finance Cleaner Energy
• Senate Bill Aims To Stop Natural Gas Manipulation
• House Bill Would Ban Reverse Payment Settlements
• GAO Report Blasts SEC Short-Selling Investigation
• Bill Aims To Fund Offshore Renewable Energy Efforts
• EU Parliament Backs Antitrust Relief For Victims
• House Acts To Tighten Oversight Of TARP Funds
• Bill Targets Potential Abuses In Carbon Market
• European Parliament Ramps Up Ozone Protections
• Ind. Gov. Backs Coal Gasification Plant
• Troubleshooting China's Stance On Coca-Cola
• Industry Groups Blast Insurance Antitrust Bill
• Bill Aims To Get Treasury To Back Municipal Bonds
• Bill Seeks To Exempt Certain Books From Lead Limits
• SEC Meet Aims To Fix 'Broken' Rating Agency System
• Not-So-Smooth Sailing Under CPSIA
• Bill Calls For Phosphate Limits In Dish Detergents
• Power Cos. Would Take Brunt Of Emission Cuts: Study
• Morgan Stanley To Pay $7M Over FINRA Charges
• Bill Presses To Ban Oil, Gas Drilling Off Atlantic Coast
• EU Presses Banks To Drop Debit Fees By 2012
• Senate Antitrust Committee To Take Aim At Leegin
• EPA Changes Method For Evaluating Toxic Chemicals
• Md. Moves 1 Step Closer To Re-Regulating Electricity
• US Rep. Touts Permits As Carbon Market Alternative
• EU, Member States Strike Deal On Energy Unbundling
• Stock Exchanges Propose Modernized Uptick Rule
• Sen. Specter Throws Roadblock In Front Of EFCA
• EU Backs Partial Insurance Block Exemption Renewal
• House Bill Seeks $1B Fund For Carbon Capture Efforts
• Treasury Plan To Include Aid For Insurers In Trouble
• Generics Behaving Badly: Carve Outs, Off-Label Uses
• Geithner Wants Wind-Down Authority Over Nonbanks
• Wachovia Units Fined $1.1M For Notification Failures
• EU Moves Forward With Unified Patent Court
• EPA To Scrutinize Surface Coal Mining Permits
• Obama Toxic Asset Plan Still Needs The I's Dotted
• No Easy Path For Renewable Energy
• EU Targets Possible PVC Heat Stabilizer Cartel
• NY Insurance Head Seeks Life Settlements Regulation
• Tafas V. Doll — Round II: 1 Down, 3 To Go
• Rival Biologics Bills May Determine No. Of Patent Suits
• Obama Names Picks For Energy, Labor Posts
• Health Care ITPP, Red Flags Rules Compliance
• FERC Reveals Proposed Action Plan For Smart Grid
• EPA Reports Decline In Toxic Chemical Releases
• Bill Calls For EPA Grants To Fund E-Waste Initiatives
• DOL Shares More Details On COBRA Subsidy Plan
• Mandatory Electronic Filing Of SEC Form D
• Pa. AG Demands Overhaul Of Title Insurance Rates
• Nearly A Third Of US Bird Species At Risk: DOI Report
• Forest Biomass Should Count As Renewable Fuel: Bill
• Regulatory Exclusions May Reappear After Meltdown
• ACPERA — Lasting Limits Or Fleeting Experiment?
• Mich. Legislators Fight To Nix Drugmakers' Immunity
• Bill Would Lower Tariffs On Imported Ethanol
• Biologics Concerns Shift From IP To Bioterrorism
• Legal Crosswalk: Endangered Species, GHGs
• New Bill Would Ban 'Pre-Existing Condition' Denials
• House Members Seek AIG Answers From Treasury
• EU Hits Eni With Antitrust Warning Over Gas Pipelines
• House Approves Steep TARP Bonus Tax
• Regulating Conn. Private Investment Funds
• Pelosi, AG Mull Antitrust Exemptions For Newspapers
• Senate Panel Delays Talks On Patent Reform Bill
• H1-B Visa Applications Down Amid Economic Slump
• China's Antimonopoly Law: The First Test
• Colo. Senate Nears Vote On Oil, Gas Drilling Rules
• House Bill Aims To Pull Insurers' Antitrust Immunity
• SEC Lax In Pursuing Naked Short-Sellers: OIG Report
• Mandatory Sanctions Proposed For FRCP Violations
• Lawmakers Seek To Tamp Down Mortgage Fraud
• Retired Latham Partner Hayes OK'd For DOI Post
• Flood Insurance Bill Would Revamp Rates
• Nippon, Others Hit With $92M In Air Cargo Cartel Fines
• China Shuts Down Coke Purchase Of Juice Giant
• Proposed Amendments To DGCL
• House Urged To Make Offshore Drilling Plan Eco-Safe
• RWE To Shed German Gas Network Over EU Worries
• Planning A New Electrical Transmission Grid
• FINRA Sets Margin Rules For Clearing CDS Trades
• 'Dirt Bike Bill' Would Exempt ATVs From Lead Rules
• Sens. Want To Tax, Limit TARP Recipient Bonuses
• House Passes Patent-Judge Pilot Program Bill
• FDA To Require Bug-Based Dye Disclosure
• Credit Default Swaps In The Crosshairs
• Insurers Urge Senate To Create Federal Regulator
• New Rules Spotlight Insurers' Climate Change Risks
• Obama Moves To Bolster Food Safety Oversight
• SEC Scrutiny Of Hedge Fund Statements
• Health Care Nanoscience: Regulation By Litigation
• DOI, FERC Settle Turf War Over Hydropower Projects
• ARRA And Health Information Technology
• FTC Mulls Energy Labels For TVs, Certain Electronics
• Calif. Weighs Crackdown On Banks' Bailout Spending
• NAIC Pushes Uniform Insurer Monitoring System
• Ponzi Victims Can Claim Losses On Tax Returns: IRS
• Ensuring True Environmental Disclosure
• DOL Delays 'Popcorn Lung' Rules For Business Probe
• Regulatory Reform Afoot For Insurance: Report
• House Told DOJ Needs Antitrust Watchdog For Banks
• FASB To Propose Flexible Mark-To-Market Reading
• Schumer Gets Fired Up Over High NY Power Rates
• Bill Would Mandate More Flexible-Fuel Cars
• EPA To Ax Voluntary Green Program
• DOI Moving Ahead On Oil Leases: Salazar
• NC Sens. Propose Tobacco Regulatory Agency
• Canada Revamps Competition Act
• House Passes Water Quality Bill
• Ethanol Industry Cheers SD Blender Pump Tax Law
• BAPCPA Bill Could Be Introduced Next Week
• FASB Chair Has 3 Weeks To Tweak Mark-To-Market
• Futures Pool Founder Ran $11M Ponzi Scheme: CFTC
• Microsoft Breakup-Supporting Economist Rejoins DOJ
• House Bill Seeks To Block Livestock Emissions Tax
• SEC, Congress Taking Hard Look At Credit Raters
• Congress Gives Obama Power To Roll Back ESA Rules
• Jump-Starting EGS Technologies
• Merrill Pays $7M To Settle Squawk Box Charges
• Flush With Cash, EU Office Reduces Trademark Fees
• Renewable Energy To Be DOI's 'Top Priority': Salazar
• Nev. Nears Long-Term Emissions Planning Law
• Schapiro Backs Mark-To-Market, But Wants Changes
• Obama Picks Public Health Expert To Head FDA
• EPA Proposes National Emissions Reporting System
• BP Unit To Pay Up For Unreported Toxic Releases
• Fly Ash Rules To Be Introduced In Wake Of Tenn. Spill
• FINRA Fines Broker For Short-Selling Violations
• New Bank Secrecy Rules Limit Discovery Disclosures
• SEC May Reinstate Rule Reining In Short-Selling
• NYSE Proposes Rule Change To Limit Vendor Liability
• EFCA Takes Center Stage In US House, Senate
• Senate Dems Pass $410B Spending Bill
• Ethanol Cap For Gasoline May Be Raised To 12%
• Dems Push For Federal Financial Products Watchdog
• Australia Aims For Major Emissions Cuts By 2050
• Merck, Schering Merger Puts Pressure On Regulators
• Feds, Ore. Create Tool For Identifying CWA Waters
• First US-Based CDS Market Opens Its Doors
• Obama Overturns Stem Cell Research Ban
• OSHA Fines Suncor For 27 Refinery Violations
• Windows Tweak May Forestall EU Antitrust Suit
• Md. Court Revives Gov.'s Child Care Program Order
• Minding FERC's Tying Prohibition
• FINRA Moves To Track Federal Bonds With TRACE
• Scientists Prepare Climate Warning Ahead Of UN Talks
• Obama Kills Bush-Style 'Signing Statements'
• Senate Bill Aims To Prevent 'Cow Tax' On Emissions
• Repealing Leegin Could Harm Consumers: Experts
• Reps. Propose Bill To Expand Accounting Oversight
• China's Emerging Antitrust Law Needs Test: Experts
• Bill Aims To Give FDA Power To Recall Tainted Food
• Reid's Bill Would Revamp Green Transmission Grid
• Economic Downturn Brings Calls For Super Regulator
• NY Dems Angling To Regulate Energy Again
• US Rep. Reveals Plan For Broad Insurance Reforms
• Controversial Measures May Doom Patent Reform Act
• Dems Push To Undo Riegel After Wyeth Ruling
• Boxer Calls On EPA To Regulate Coal Combustion
• House OKs Wider Mortgage Powers For Courts
• Auto Industry, States Weigh In On Calif. Waiver
• EPA Proposes New Rules For Engine Emissions
• GAO Cites 'Major Management Challenges' At EPA
• Patent Act's Damages Measure Sparks Debate
• Calif. Bill Threatens Inland Water Polluters With Jail
• GAO Urges Caution In Mandating Carbon Offsets
• The Audacity Of Patent Reform
• Bill Aims To Overturn Bush-Era Mining Rule
• The Business End Of Obama's Enviro Plan
• House Revisits Bill To Add Wind Coverage To NFIP
• SEC, FINRA Promise Beefed Up Whistleblower Units
• Public Interest In Merger Regulation
• IASB Amends Mark-To-Market Rules
• Momentum Builds For Federal Risk Regulator
• Bipartisan Bill Aims To Revamp Food Safety System
• McCain Touts Drug Imports To Lower US Costs
• Obama Overhauls Government Contracting Rules
• Green Groups Urge EPA Action On Coal Ash Regulation
• 9th Circ. Backs EPA's San Joaquin Air Quality Blessing
• DOL Issues Early Guidelines On COBRA Subsidy
• US Lawmakers Make Another Push For Patent Reform
• Higher Energy Rates May Foil Smart Grid: Experts
• Geithner Defends Budget Before Senate
• Obama FTC Pick Puts Spotlight On Antitrust Action
• Proposed EPA Rule Aims To Cut Generator Emissions
• EU Industrial Emissions Caps Unlikely: Report
• Sen. Proposes Bill To Kill $50M Oil, Gas 'Subsidy'
• Obama Picks Kan. Gov. Sebelius To Head HHS
• World Bank Exec To Head India's Antitrust Watchdog
• New Grid Is Key For Green Energy: Experts, Utilities
• Kanjorski Introduces Bill To Close Madoff Loophole