Is It Time to End Animal Testing? | The Regulatory Review
2024年1月13日 · Over 110 million animals die in U.S. laboratories used for animal testing every year. Their deaths are painful, as lab animals subjected to testing are often immobilized, mutilated, and exposed to toxic substances.. The safety of many medications and consumer products, such as cosmetics, food additives, and cleaners, is evaluated through animal testing. . The United States has one of the ...
The Social Responsibility of Social Media Platforms
2021年12月21日 · One in three people globally use social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. These platforms act as breeding grounds for viral cartoon memes and trendy dance choreography, as well as widespread social movements and vibrant displays of activism.. But social media also has a dark side. Disinformation, hate speech, revenge pornography, harassment, terrorism activity, and sex ...
The Rise of AI and Technology in Immigration Enforcement
2024年3月23日 · As the use and capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology increase, so do the potential risks in immigration enforcement practices.. In an Executive Order issued late last year, President Joseph R. Biden established new guidelines for the safe use of AI. The Order outlines how the new guidelines can better protect Americans from the privacy risks posed by AI.
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Decreasing Distracted Driving Danger | The Regulatory Review
2024年9月28日 · Drivers across America know the phrase “Stay alive, don’t text and drive.” Yet crashes caused by distracted drivers kill nine people every day in the United States.. Distracted driving broadly includes visual, manual, and cognitive distractions—and texting while driving creates all three of these distraction types. Over 12 percent of fatal crashes involving distracted driving in 2022 ...
Weighing the Environmental Impacts of Deep-Sea Mining
2024年11月23日 · To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, scientists contend that the world needs to reach net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. The United Nations recognizes that renewable energy is the key to achieving this goal. But scientists state that the necessary green energy infrastructure cannot be built without rare earth elements, such as …
FCC’s New Rule Protects Domestic Violence Survivors’ Cell Phone …
2024年3月5日 · Almost 12 million Americans—nearly one in three women and one in four men—are affected by domestic violence every year, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.To protect survivors, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently adopted a rule to provide survivors with secure and affordable access to cell phones.. Cell phones can be tools of control wielded by abusers to ...
The Past, Present, and Future of EMTALA | The Regulatory Review
2024年9月14日 · Does federal law require emergency medical providers to offer abortion care? Multiple lawsuits around the country— most notably Moyle v.United States—center this question. Moyle concerns whether an Idaho law banning nearly all abortions is preempted by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), which requires hospitals to provide stabilizing emergency medical care to patients ...
Estimating the Impact of Regulation on Business
2024年2月28日 · Regulation is costly. The federal government estimates that regulations cost American businesses roughly $300 billion annually, only $53 billion less than firms spend on corporate income taxes. But do all businesses feel the same economic pressure from regulations? According to one group of scholars, no.
How Immigration Restrictions Harm U.S. Citizens, Too
2020年12月15日 · During the 2020 presidential election, few issues divided the candidates as starkly as immigration. Anti-immigrant policies were central to President Donald J. Trump’s agenda, and his policies over the last four years have made the United States more closed off to immigration than at any time in its history. By contrast, President-Elect Joe Biden has pledged to reverse nearly all of ...