by James Delingpole Breitbart Scott Pruitt has signed a proposed rule banning “secret science” from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA reports: The rule will ensure that the regulatory science underlying Agency actions is fully transparent, and that underlying scientific information is publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent validation. “The era of [...]
by Craig Richardson E&E Legal President The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) held a panel discussion last week that focused on a parade of local governments that have taken the energy industry to court to pay for damages stemming from climate change. It was a supposed to be a serious and sober affair – until David [...]
by Heidi Vogt Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency plans to restrict research used in developing regulations, the agency said Tuesday, a change that could affect rules governing everything from household products to power-plant emissions. The proposal follows years of complaints by conservatives that regulations such as emissions restrictions under the Obama administration sometimes went [...]
By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis The Washington Post Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt moved Tuesday to limit what science can be used in writing agency regulations, a change long sought by conservatives. The proposed rule would only allow the EPA to consider studies where the underlying data is made available publicly... Conservatives, such [...]
by Robin Bravender E&E News reporter Scott Pruitt is expected today to unveil his plans to restrict science used by EPA, multiple sources told E&E News. The EPA administrator is slated to release an order requiring that all underlying data used in scientific studies affecting regulations be made public. The move fulfills a long-standing wish [...]
by Sean Moran Breitbart Four GOP establishment senators and ten House Republicans signed a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, asking him to save an Obama-era trucking rule. The New York Times reported on Thursday that Sens. Todd Young (R-IN), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Richard Burr (R-NC) all [...]
Today, E&E Legal joined the Heartland Institute and numerous other free market groups on letter to President Trump in support of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Administrator Pruitt is the target of a well-orchestrated smear campaign by leftwing groups and individuals unhappy with his effectiveness at eliminating economy and job killing regulations that do nothing [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing in The Daily Sentinel A federal judge has ruled that the government must consider reducing mining in America's top coal-producing region, to fight climate change. Moreover, he ordered the Bureau of Land Management to work with the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, and four [...]
by Zack Colman, E&E News reporter As Appearing in Climate Wire Climate skeptics are gaining ground. There's always been a vocal subset of conservatives who cast doubt on climate science, but what were once fringe views among broader Republicans — like warming's a hoax — are enjoying a growing acceptance in the GOP, worrying academics, [...]
