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Public Policy - January, 2011

194 articles

• Halliburton, Others May Have Fracked Illegally: Report
• UK Bribery Act Faces 2nd Delay
• Fla. Judge Strikes Down Health Care Law
• Rodenticide Co. Triumphs In Bid To Challenge EPA Ban
• Airbus Claims Victory In Boeing Row After WTO Report
• EPA Plans To Keep Carbon Monoxide Limits In Place
• EPA Tentatively Upholds Bush-Era Gasification Rule
• Sens. Aim To Extend Fuel Contracts, Budget Process
• China, Others Call For Changes To Doha Round Talks
• Importer Sues For Share Of Duties On Chinese Furniture
• FCC Seeks To Toss Verizon, MetroPCS Net Rules Appeals
• Leahy Revives Bill To Toughen Food Crime Penalties
• Leahy, Grassley To Lead Senate Judiciary Panel
• CORRECTED: S. Korea Fines CDT Makers For Cartel
• USDA Loosens Limits On Roundup-Ready Alfalfa
• Fla. Agro Cos. Challenge EPA Water Nutrient Rule
• EU Unified Patent Plan Heads To Parliament
• W.Va.'s Manchin Gets Spot On Senate Energy Panel
• SEC Study Urges Unified Website For Investor Info
• Investment Banks Should Lower Underwriting Fees: UK
• FDA Eyes AngioDynamics Over Surgical Knife Marketing
• Calif. Sens. Push For EPA Chromium-6 Deadline
• Wis. Gov. Signs Tort Reform Bill Despite Criticism
• Obama Resubmits Hot-Button Labor, Trade Nominees
• EU Investigates 7 Countries Over Siberian Air Deals
• KC-X Data Leak Damage Contained, Air Force Says
• GOP Grills BP Spill Panel Leaders Over Reforms
• Sens. Call For Stiffer Health Care Fraud Penalties
• CIT Backs Commerce Finding On Essar Steel Subsidies
• Lack Of Communication May Cripple Say-On-Pay
• Obama Spotlights Trade, Energy In SOTU Agenda
• Ga. State Rep. Introduces Ariz.-Like Immigration Law
• Bill Aims To Exempt Kids' ATVs From Lead Limits
• Asset Managers Face New CFTC Disclosure Rules
• FDA Set To Bump Defibrillators Up In Risk Class
• Lieberman Tries Again To Protect ANWR From Drilling
• Kohl Resurrects 3 Antitrust Bills For New Congress
• House Panel Hits Obama On Regulatory Burden
• UK Fines Barclays $1.8M For Mixing Client Funds
• Manhattan DA Wants To Give Martin Act More Bite
• Senators Continue To Float State Bankruptcy Option
• SEC Seeks Truth About Ill. Pension Reform Savings
• Objections Slow Approval For Energy Leasing Rule
• FASB Backtracks On Fair Value Accounting
• US To Ease Rules On Indian High Tech Exports
• DOJ Eyes Defibrillators In Medicare Overbilling Probe
• NY Assembly Committee Advances E-Cigarette Ban
• SEC Passes Say-On-Pay Rule In Tight Vote
• Specialty Insurers May Thrive On New Food Regs
• House Reps Tussle Over Funding For Finance Regulation
• Industry Leaders Back Korea, Panama, Colombia FTAs
• ITC Eyes Game Controllers At Microsoft's Request
• Top Obama Climate Adviser To Leave White House
• Food Industry Calls New Nutrition Labels Healthy Move
• Constitution May Thwart Bankruptcy Option For States
• US, Calif. Sync Auto Emissions Deadline
• Wash. Fines Chubb Units Over Insurance Violations
• White House Won't Push Incomplete FTAs, Official Says
• China May Cut Commodity Export Tax Rebates Again
• Salmonella, Allergens Drive Safety Tips In 2010: FDA
• SEC Calls For Uniform Fiduciary Duty Standard
• GAO Downs Protest Over Home Care Contract Terms
• EPA Enforcement In 2011: No Penalty Left Behind
• Sen. Probes DOD Contracts For Brain Injury Study
• FTC Boosts Merger Review Threshold To $66M
• Reid, Pelosi Back Health Reform In 6th Circ. Battle
• GAO Task Order Protests Face Uncertain Future
• Judge Scraps NRDC's Soap Suit Against FDA
• Lilly Targets Pharma Cos. In Gemzar ITC Suit
• EPA OKs Ethanol Fuel For Older Vehicles
• EPA Loses Bid To Delay New Boiler Standards
• Bipartisan Group Of Sens. Call For Patent Reforms
• UK Considers Overhaul Of White Collar Enforcement
• Census Floats New Rules For Vehicle, Goods Exports
• Capitol Hill Visit By China's Hu Draws Trade Rebuke
• Chevron Hit With Violation Notice Over Utah Oil Leak
• SEC Adviser Oversight Rules Fall Short: Report
• SEC OKs Disclosure Rules For Asset-Backed Securities
• CFTC Seeks To Streamline Agricultural Swaps
• House Sets Stage For Health Care Replacement
• USDA Kicks Off Biobased Labeling System
• FDA Unveils Changes To Medical Device Review Process
• Creditors Face New FDIC Claims Resolution Rules
• House Deals Symbolic Blow To Health Care Law
• Pro-Lead Groups Enter Crossfire Over Bullet Ban
• OSHA Backs Off New Workplace Noise Reduction Plan
• Get Set For GHG Regulation In 2011
• Offshore Energy Agency Announces Formal Split
• Openness, Oversight Key To Carbon Markets: Report
• EU Postpones Emissions Review Until 2012
• After Comcast, GOP To Rethink FCC Review Process
• Alaskan Natives Threaten DOI With Polar Bear Suit
• EU Seeks To Join Fight Over Chinese Wind Power Aid
• Commerce Upholds Duty Rate On Chinese Garlic
• SEC Unveils Rules For Documenting Derivatives Market
• Sens. Use Visit From China's Hu To Push Trade Reform
• WTO Panel Slams US Zeroing On Korean Exports
• NJ Wants Say In $850M FERC Pipeline Proceeding
• White House Embarks On Regulatory Overhaul
• EU Seeks Info On Drug Patent Deals From 2010
• Guards Lose Challenge To Calif. Prison Furlough Plan
• NLRB Threatens States Over Secret Ballot Amendments
• Wis. Moves Closer To Punitive Damages Limit
• FDA Urged To Boost Oversight Of Food Safety Claims
• Money Manager Threatened To Kill 47 Regulators: FBI
• Blue Shield Offers Up Calif. Rates For Review
• Ensco Suit Over Drilling Permit Delay Gets Green Light
• Treasury Blacklists 26 Firms Over Iran Ties
• Enviros Threaten DOI With New Polar Bear Suit
• US, Australia To Cooperate On Product Safety
• USTR Prods Congress To Pass Korea Trade Pact By July
• Calif. Insurance Head Wants Rate Increases Delayed
• EPA Revokes Arch W.Va. Coal Mine Permit Over Waste
• German Antitrust Group Says Power Market Vulnerable
• US Eyes Tougher Penalties For Offshore Drilling
• CFTC Adopts Proposed Position Limit Rule
• Wall Street Faces New FINRA Disclosure Rules
• FDA Limits Acetaminophen Use In Prescription Drugs
• UK Auto Insurers To Stop Sharing Pricing Data
• Wiley Rein, Patton Boggs Attys Join House Staff
• CFTC Delays Rules To Curb Banks' Voting Power
• Ad Groups Fired Up Over Graphic Cigarette Labels
• Retired Fed. Circ. Chief Urges Piecemeal Patent Reform
• FAA Pushes Updates To Contract, Bid Protest Process
• UK To Beef Up Offshore Drilling Oversight
• EPA To Stall Biomass Regulation For 3 Years
• Centrica Can't Shake Antitrust Limits On Gas Facility
• Bills Take Aim At Minn. Ban On New Nuclear Plants
• Senators Prod CFTC To Tighten Energy Position Limits
• House Rep. Proposes Ban On New Offshore Drilling
• Chinese, Indonesian Cos. Fight US Paper Duties
• Railroad Regulator Proposes Major Safety Changes
• Groups Say MetroPCS Plans Violate FCC Web Rules
• Lawmakers Probe $3.3B Loan Deal With BofA, Ally
• Industry Attacks Latest DOD Business Systems Rule
• Regulators To Examine Rail Industry Competition
• EPA Issues Monitoring Guidelines On Chromium-6
• US Proposes Ban On Fluoride Fumigant
• US Chamber Calls For End To 'Regulatory Tsunami'
• China Focuses On UK Ties, High-Tech Export Ban
• US Chamber Vows To Help Roll Back GHG Regulations
• Deepwater Horizon Panel Calls For Regulatory Overhaul
• NJ Lawmakers OK Subsidy Program For Power Plants
• Hill Staffers Talk IP Shake-Up In New Congress
• NAFTA Partners Work On Telecom Tests, Rules Of Origin
• EU, Serbia Ink Market Access Deal On WTO Accession
• Farm Group Sues EPA Over Chesapeake Pollution Diet
• McCain, Barrasso Back Brazil In Ethanol Tariff Fight
• Ohio To Join 20 States Challenging Health Care Law
• Lawmakers Revive False Marking Legislation
• Goodlatte To Lead House IP Subpanel
• HHS, EPA Address Current Water Fluoridation Levels
• FDA Aims To Bolster Industry Transparency
• CFTC Preps Vote On Derivative Swaps Position Limits
• Commerce Backs Continued Duties On Korean PET Film
• House GOP Unleashes New Labor Legislation
• House Advances Health Care Repeal Vote
• EPA Set To Nix Proposed Montana Air Rule Changes
• New Bill Would Strip Polar Bears' Protected Status
• GE Takes Fight Over EPA Power To Supreme Court
• House Lawmakers Urge DOI To Back Off Fracking Rules
• Pentagon Puts Major Programs On Chopping Block
• US Aims To Allow Mexican Cargo Trucks Again
• First Lady Taps Former Skadden Atty As Chief Of Staff
• ITC To Expedite Review Of Chinese Cookware Duties
• FDA Tobacco Advisory Board Member Resigns
• US Exempts Security Systems From Energy Standards
• ITC To Review Pipe Fitting Duties From China, Others
• NY May Merge Insurance, Banking, Consumer Agencies
• HHS Warns Of Health Care Repeal Dangers
• Fla. Joins Growing List Of States To Require E-Verify
• Consumer Agency, State Regulators To Combine Efforts
• FDA To Require Tobacco Ingredient Disclosure
• Veteran-Owned Businesses To See New Status Checks
• Obama Inks Bill To Improve Agency Efficiency
• FDA Tackles Food Safety As Funding Remains Uncertain
• US Slashes Duties On Chinese Aluminum Extrusions
• EPA Requires Testing of 19 Widely Used Chemicals
• China Renews Dumping Duties On Fiber Optics Imports
• New Law To Crack Down On Foreign Criminal Assets
• Feds Flag PG&E Safety Records After Pipeline Blast
• FDA Deputy Commissioner To Resign For Md. Job
• Wis. Joins Fight Against Health Care Reform
• US Moves To Let Shell, Others Resume Drilling
• Cole Joins DOJ As Deputy AG Over Senate Objections
• Judge Hands Feds Win In W.Va. Mining Rules Dispute
• DOL Seeks To End Bush-Era Pay Bias Requirements
• Canada To Beef Up Graphic Tobacco Warning Labels
• DOJ Knocks SEC, CFTC Derivatives Proposals
• Redefining 'Facility' In GHG Reporting
• Commerce Moves To End Zeroing On Most Exports
• Commerce Seeks To Ease Foreign Trade Zone Rules
• Pentagon Scales Back OCI Rule
• Roberts Issues Call To Arms On Judicial Vacancies