NRDC research and policy papers are frequently released to the media and cited by major news outlets, but the organization’s research isn’t subject to peer-review or submitted for journal publication. Instead, its research serves to support its policy goals. Where does the NRDC get their money? NRDC also receives considerableRead More →

Self-agency, also known as the phenomenal will, is the sense that some actions are self-generated. … Another criterion for self-agency is exclusivity, which means the effect is due to the person’s action and not because of other potential causes for the effect. What is having a sense of agency? SenseRead More →

As we stated in our previous letter to you, Section 3(5) of the OSH Act specifically excludes a State or any political subdivision of a State from the definition of an “employer”. Thus, by law, OSHA cannot directly protect employees of State and local governments. What organizations are exempt fromRead More →