July 16, 2019 – In a new issue brief released today, Center for Progressive Reform Member Scholar and Board Member Alice Kaswan explains that while setting a price on carbon emissions is essential to addressing climate change, it’s not sufficient on its own. Rather, we need a comprehensive, visionary approach to a green transition that […]
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Report on Disasters and Climate Change Shows How Government Can Help Communities Move from Surviving to Thriving
Sept. 5, 2018 – By any definition, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria of 2017 were historic disasters, but they were not disasters beyond human imagining. We’ve seen huge, intense storms before and will surely again, particularly with the effects of climate change. In a new collection of essays from more than a dozen of the […]
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Congressional Review Act Rollbacks Are Endangering Our Health and Safety
May 2, 2018 – From the very beginning of President Donald Trump’s time in office, he and corporate special interest allies in Congress have pushed to repeal more than a dozen regulatory rollbacks using the now-notorious Congressional Review Act (CRA). As a new report from the Center for Progressive Reform (CPR) shows, this unprecedented assault […]
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New Report Highlights Constitutional Problems of Trump-Bannon Assault on Our Safeguards
June 21, 2017 – Since the early days of the Trump administration, the president and his team have launched a series of assaults on safeguards that protect our health, safety, the environment, and more. The stated aim: The “deconstruction of the administrative state,” as described by Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon. The plain-language meaning of […]