Tag: Regulation
Shutdown’s economic impact is a forceful reminder of why government matters
Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan and Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, University of Michigan
As the United States endures the longest shutdown in its history, Americans are...
Congress takes first steps toward regulating artificial intelligence
Ana Santos Rutschman, Saint Louis University
Some of the best known examples of artificial intelligence are Siri and Alexa, which listen to human speech, recognize...
What criminal conspiracy charges against an alleged Russian spy might mean...
Brian Galle, Georgetown University
Editor’s note: U.S. authorities have arrested Mariia Butina, a Russian advocate for firearms ownership also known as Maria. In a criminal...
Rural Americans’ struggles against factory farm pollution find traction in court
Sacoby Wilson, University of Maryland
As U.S. livestock farming becomes more industrial, it is changing rural life. Many people now live near Concentrated Animal Feeding...
The nuclear industry is making a big bet on small power...
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
Until now, generating nuclear power has required massive facilities surrounded by acres of buildings, electrical infrastructure, roads, parking lots...
Now that Russia has apparently hacked America’s grid, shoring up security...
Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida
Hackers taking down the U.S. electricity grid may sound like a plot ripped from a Bruce Willis action movie,...
‘Big Tech’ isn’t one big monopoly – it’s 5 companies all...
Amanda Lotz, University of Michigan
Public concern about Facebook’s power in society – and in politics – has skyrocketed in the wake of revelations that...
Cutting pollution in the Chesapeake Bay has helped underwater grasses rebound
Bill Dennison, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Robert J. Orth, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Seagrasses are the “coastal canaries” of oceans...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
