by Kenneth Artz Heartland Institute The Environmental Protection Agency repealed a proposed regulatory reform to limit the agency’s use of studies for which the underlying data is not available for “independent validation to craft major new regulations. The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew a regulatory reform it proposed in April 2018 to limit the [...]
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow and Junkscience.com Founder As appearing in The Daily Signal Some key House Republicans have chosen to support a Democratic bill called the Scientific Integrity Act. That nearly every House Democrat is a co-sponsor of the bill was apparently insufficient warning. Recently passed out of the House Science, [...]
by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As appearing in The Daily Sentinel One of the largest and most powerful environmental industry groups, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRCD), has hired former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy as its new president. Although NRDC put out press releases, the hiring escaped the notice of nearly every reporter [...]
by Blake Dodge Newsweek With the Nobel Peace Prize becoming more political in the last decade, many were wondering what message the selection committee wanted to send this year. Choosing Reports Without Borders would have bolstered independent journalism in the age of "fake news," while awarding young activists in Hong Kong could have signaled the [...]
E&E Legal Files Supplement to August Petition Now Asking SEC to Address Amazon's False and Misleading Climate Change Statements For Immediate Release: October 3, 2019 Contact: [email protected] 202-810-2001 Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) filed a supplement to it's August 13 petition to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission [...]
by Matthew Impelli Newsweek Following 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg's rise to global fame, adult climate change deniers—led by President Donald Trump—have unleashed a torrent of criticism and sarcastic remarks on the teenager and her mission to save the planet. Now, they finally have a place to go to be heard. Comedian Mark Humphries [...]
by Sam Dorman Fox News Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently suggested Miami would disappear in "a few years" due to climate change. The United Nations is convening a "Climate Action Summit" next week. And climate activist Greta Thunberg is on Capitol Hill this week telling lawmakers they must act soon. But while data from NASA and [...]
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing in The Daily Sentinel The ballot initiative regarding the National Popular Vote compact is officially on the 2020 ballot, so the campaign begins, both sides preparing to spend a small fortune to convince voters to change — or not change — the Electoral College. Colorado’s initiative process [...]
by Craig Richardson, E&E Legal President As Appearing in InsideSources.com If air conditioning utility bills are causing consumers a touch of heartburn this summer, they will certainly find no relief in a disturbing new development regarding unfounded litigation against the energy industry and a terrible ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island. With little legal [...]
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing in The Daily Sentinel Consensus on natural resources issues is elusive, often because the real agenda is not agreed upon. For me, there have been a number of "ah-ha moments," a realization that there are hidden agendas in play. Many of those moments have come during debates [...]
