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 Homeland Security and Goverment Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on the White House's nomination of Susan Dudley to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on Nov. 13. During her time as head of regulatory policy for the Mercatus Center, Dudley racked up a pretty extensive anti-regulatory record, opposing regulations to get arsenic out of drinking water, reduce smog levels and make cars more fuel efficient.

A New York Times editorial on Saturday explains how--and perhaps why--EPA has once again ignored scientific experts in favor of politically expedient solutions:

Three scientists resigned from an EPA advisory committee panel reviewing the management of chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act.