Be sure to check out the latest issue of our biweekly newsletter, The Watcher. Reg policy articles this time: EPA Falters on Commitment to Environmental Justice Less than two months after the Inspector General for the Environmental Protection Agency issued a report critical of the agency's commitment to environmental justice, EPA closes the doors of one of its regional offices for minority advocacy.

The Small Business Administration launched a website last week to help businesses make their way through the regulatory maze. Business.gov is the first government website to bring all federal regulatory information under one roof. Over 20,000 compliance-related documents from 94 agencies are available at business.gov, and the website is fully searchable by industry or topic. Unlike industry efforts to weaken or eliminate regulations, compliance assistance can save businesses money while maintaining needed protections.

Be sure to check out the latest issue of our biweekly newsletter, The Watcher. Reg policy articles this time: Opposition to Dudley as Regulatory Czar Mounts A Senate committee recently announced a hearing for Nov. 13 to consider the nomination of Susan Dudley to be the head of the White House's regulatory office. The Dudley nomination has created a firestorm of protest from organizations representing workers, environmental issues, consumer protections, and other public interest concerns. Ballot Initiative Threatens Regulatory Protections

The Bush administration is on the attack -- again. This time, it's with the nomination of Susan Dudley as administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). OIRA is an important regulatory agency that reviews everything from auto safety standards to limits on industrial chemicals and air and water pollutants. Susan Dudley would cripple OIRA. As director of regulatory studies at the industry-funded Mercatus Center, she opposed countless environmental, health and safety rules, including: