2b-regulation - Manny Teodoro

Wholesale Savings 💻

During California’s recent drought, the utilities that own their supply sources conserved more than the those that purchase water from wholesale suppliers -Warning: this post contains hardcore wonkery- A while ago I blogged about my

Political Decoupling 🎓

Private Implementation of Public Policy PSJ: Policy Studies Journal Manuel P. Teodoro, Youlang Zhang, David Switzer Where policy goals can be achieved through regulation of private firms, private provision of public services allows governments

Water Cops 💻

Bad water boys, whatchya gonna do when they come for you? Many California communities restricted outdoor irrigation during the recent drought. Did enforcement matter? Faced with water scarcity, communities sometimes restrict residential outdoor water use,

Answering the Bell 💻

Social science and defying the choice between clean and affordable water Warning: sports cliché coming. Boxing is more popular as a literary metaphor than as a spectator sport these days. Still, I’m a

Aftermath 💻

A California Surprise, Part 3 California’s private utilities continued to out-conserve public utilities even after the state lifted its mandate. In 2015 the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) ordered drinking water utilities

Political Decoupling 💻

A California Surprise, Part 2 More drought porn (this is used to be Folsom Lake) How private implementation separates public policies from their political costs. Warning: this post contains hardcore wonkery. In 2015 the

Golden State Waterers 💻

A California surprise, Part I Drought porn Something unexpected happened when California ordered its utilities to save water: the state’s investor-owned private utilities out-conserved local governments. California’s long-term drought began as early as 2007,

Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Justice in Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance 🎓

Social Science Quarterly David Switzer & Manuel P. Teodoro See Full Article Objective Past research yields inconsistent evidence of disparities in environmental quality by socioeconomic status (SES), race, and/or ethnicity. Since the political significance

Private dollars for public works 💻

This is the second in my series of posts on the recently released White House infrastructure plan. We’re at a strange point in America’s fiscal history. Cash on corporate ledgers is high, bond rates

U.S. Environmental Policy Implementation on Tribal Lands 🎓

Trust, Neglect, and Justice PSJ: Policy Studies Journal Manuel P. Teodoro, Mellie Haider, David Switzer This study investigates the implementation of U.S. environmental protection laws under American Indian tribal governance. The landmark laws of