by John O'Brien Legal Newsline CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – New Hampshire’s governor has vetoed legislation that would have given personal injury lawyers a new way to file lawsuits, even when their clients haven’t been injured. Being able to make a claim for medical monitoring allows lawyers to sue companies with the hope of putting [...]
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe The average 2020 annual residential electricity bill was 25.9% higher than in 2010 The Center for Jobs and the Economy at the California Business Roundtable reports that California gas and energy prices continued to rise higher in July than nearly all other states. “These outcomes mean [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel Former Colorado Sen. Gary Hart attracted attention in the 1980s with a proposal to cut America’s defense budget in half. That was not unusual in the post-Vietnam era, but what made Hart stand out (enough to become front-runner for president in [...]
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow and Junkscience.com Founder As appearing in the Federalist In his $2 trillion climate change proposal this month, Joe Biden promised, whether he knows it or not, to entirely decarbonize America if elected president. As the candidate touted false promises of a green paradise, however, he failed to describe what [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel Stephen Sturgeon, a Utah State University historian, wrote a legislative biography of Western Slope congressman Wayne Aspinall, called “The Politics of Western Water.” He laments that Colorado controls less than half of its water, because of legal requirements. “Colorado has lost [...]
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow and Junkscience.com Founder As appearing in the Washington Examiner Three major oil and gas pipelines have been scuttled or delayed this month. Is cancel culture coming for America’s newfound energy dominance? Recently, Virginia and North Carolina utilities threw in the towel on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which would have [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel Activists from Colorado’s “keep it in the ground” movement — a group opposing all production of all natural resources — are suggesting that “stay at home” orders provide the perfect opportunity to “imagine our world” after the coronavirus pandemic ends. They [...]
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow and Junkscience.com Founder As appearing on cnsnews.com A new study has completely debunked recent hyped and unfounded claims from Harvard University researchers that air pollution increases the risk of death from COVID-19 and that the Trump EPA was making the pandemic worse by not further tightening national air pollution [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel One of the easiest ways to explain complex issues is with a good chart. A picture is worth a thousand words. Most people can readily understand the distribution of resources, or financial expenditures, or sources of energy, or a hundred other [...]
by Jack Dini Canada Free Press Joe Biden’s campaign is unveiling a ‘Climate Engagement Advisory Council” aimed at mobilizing voters who prioritize climate change and environmental justice. November’s election is a stark contrast between Biden, whose platform goes much further than Obama-era policies, and President Trump, who largely dismisses the problem, and is rolling back [...]
