Howard Makler

Co-founder and CEO, Innovation Refunds
Latest in Laws & Regulations
Coal-fired power plant with two tall smokestacks emitting steam, cooling tower, and cargo barge on river at dusk.
EPA Eliminates Rule That Limits Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Power Plants
September 15, 2026
Laboratory technician in white coat working with scientific equipment at a workstation in a research facility.
What Happens When the EPA Sidelines Its Independent Chemical Referee
May 20, 2026
Subarus at a dealership on the Bedford Auto Mile, Bedford, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2026.
More than 20 States Sue Over New Tariffs
March 6, 2026
Containers in a cargo terminal in Frankfurt, Germany, Feb. 23, 2026.
Judge Rules Companies Are Entitled to Refunds for Overturned Tariffs
March 5, 2026
Related Stories
A washed-up lobster trap and tangled lines on a beach in Biddeford, Maine, Nov. 13, 2009.
Laws & Regulations
Federal Program Targets Abandoned Crab, Lobster Traps
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly answers questions from reporters during a news conference, Monday, April 24, 2023, in a second-grade classroom at Elmont Elementary School in Topeka, Kan.
Laws & Regulations
Kansas Has New Anti-ESG Law Amid Raft of Culture War Vetoes
The Lavender pit mine, where a copper operation stopped in 1974, sits outside Bisbee, Ariz., on May 12, 2019. A Nevada Democrat and an Idaho Republican expect to introduce a Senate bill Tuesday, April 25, 2023, to ensure mining companies can use lands neighboring their federal claims to dump waste as they always had before a U.S. appeals court adopted a stricter interpretation last year of a 150-year-old law.
Energy
Planned Senate Bill Would Counteract Mining Law Ruling
An empty miniature bottle that once contained liquor rests on a street near a sidewalk, Monday, April 3, 2023, in Boston.
Laws & Regulations
The Great Boston Little Bottle Battle
More from Howard Makler
Forklift Money Bag
Labor
4 Questions to Assess Your Employee Retention Credit Eligibility
Nowhere is there more confusion about who qualifies for the ERC than in the manufacturing sector.
May 3, 2023