by Callie Patteson Washington Examiner President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to slash energy costs in half is slipping out of reach as electricity prices continue to soar across the country. Cabinet officials insist that bringing down electricity prices is a top priority for the administration. They have sought to do so by keeping aging coal plants [...]
by Thomas Catenacci The Washington Free Beacon EPA administrator Lee Zeldin tells the Free Beacon the grant is an example of the 'lack of accountability' at Biden's EPA The Biden Environmental Protection Agency gave a little-known social justice advocacy group $20 million to restore wetlands and remove lead pipes in hundreds of homes. The group has no experience doing either [...]
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow and Junkscience.com Founder As appearing on the Washington Examiner President Donald Trump campaigned on ending what he calls the “Green New Scam.” Toward that end, he issued an executive order on his first day in office titled “Unleashing American Energy” that reads, in part, “All agencies shall [...]
by Aubrie Spady Fox News The Obama administration gave Ivanpah $1.6 billion in loan guarantees A major solar power plant project that was granted over a billion dollars in federal loans is on the road to closure, with energy experts blasting the project as a "boondoggle" that harmed the environment. In 2011, the U.S. Department [...]
by James Lynch National Review American Airlines violated federal law by putting employees retirement plans towards investment companies with environmental, social, and governance products, a judge ruled Friday, marking a major win for opponents of the progressive investing philosophy. Texas federal judge Reed O’Connor found that American Airlines violated its fiduciary duty of loyalty under [...]
by Callie Patteson Washington Examiner Leading off promises to “Drill, baby, Drill,” a new Trump administration is ushering in a wave of policies within the domestic energy industry, breaking away from the current focus on renewables. As the United States looks to lead in the races for artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, and critical minerals, it [...]
On August 7, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Steve was a panelist at one of the Heartland Institute's Energy First Conference held in New Orleans, LA. Walcher was one of three panelists on a session, Reforming EPA: Lots Of Progress, More To Do. As the panel description explained, "Three members of President Trump’s Transition Team for [...]
On August 7, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher was a panelist at one of the Heartland Institute's Energy First Conference held in New Orleans, LA. Walcher was one of three panelists on a session, Climate Lawsuits Against Energy Companies And The Government. As the panel description explained, "Environmental activists are losing the public debate, [...]
On August 7, Craig Richardson was a panelist at one of the Heartland Institute's Energy First Conference held in New Orleans, LA. Richardson was one of three panelists on a session, Fiduciary Malpractice: The ‘Sustainable’ Investment Movement. As the panel description explained, "Environmental activists are gaining voting power to convince corporations and universities to divest from [...]
by Kevin Mooney The Daily Signal For conservatives, the “lunacy,” “wrongness,” and “criminality” of climate change theories is the gift that keeps on giving, the executive editor of the London branch of Breitbart News Network said Thursday during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Three major strands characterize the climate change movement, [...]
