Delayed, Diluted, Defunct: How Congressional Mandates are Thwarted by Broken Regulatory Process

The safety of the food we eat, the air we breathe, the cars we drive: Congress enacted landmark laws to tackle these threats to the public. Yet today many of the rules required to execute these laws have been delayed and/or weakened under pressure from powerful interests. What’s at stake for the public? What can be done to stop unnecessary delays?