by Marlo Lewis Competitive Enterprise Institute The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 14 proposed to retain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM), including both fine particles (PM2.5) and coarse particles (PM10), established in 2012. “The U.S. has made incredible strides in reducing particulate matter concentrations across the nation,” said EPA Administrator Andrew [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel During my years at Club 20, transportation was among the Western Slope’s crucial issues, and there were many meetings about traffic jams on Interstate 70, a major hindrance for people needing to get to Denver. I remember one heated meeting, in [...]
by Craig Richardson, E&E Legal President As Appearing on RealClear Energy Revealing the clandestine interactions between environmental activists and left-leaning state officials who are promoting climate change lawsuits is a challenge, but a clear, disturbing picture has emerged regarding climate litigation filed in Rhode Island. Make no mistake; leftist politicians in Rhode Island who are [...]
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe Fishing enthusiasts outraged at government overreach during COVID-19 crisis This week, California Globe reported that Charles Bonham, director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife was proposing to postpone the sportfishing season through May in rural areas, and credited the Sacramento Bee with first reporting the story. The government’s bureaucratic [...]
by Sam Dorman Fox News The conservative Heartland Institute released a report on Tuesday in which it criticized leading politicians, activists, and media outlets for using the coronavirus to push their environmental agenda. "Not surprisingly coronavirus alarm has pushed most other issues and concerns out of the news ⎯ much to the dismay of climate alarmists," said Steve Milloy... "But [...]
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe ‘Controlling the movement of people’ for a large number of rural California counties Last week, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife delayed opening California’s recreational ocean salmon fishery through the month of April, despite plans made earlier this year for the fishery to open in [...]
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe ‘This willingness to report others is poisoning civilized behavior’ This desire to rat out neighbors, friends, and local businesses, who may or may not be violating the order to close or stay inside the home, is a cancer feeding the totalitarian impulses of certain politicians. Sacramento [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel The coronavirus pandemic has focused considerable attention on the supply chain for medical machinery, pharmaceuticals, and personal protective equipment like hospital gowns, masks, and gloves. Most Americans previously had little notion of how dependent the U.S. economy was on China and [...]
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe We are at a completely different place than the state of New York’ Thursday will be two weeks since California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued his March 19th mandatory shelter-at-home order to the state’s 40 million residents. Since then, he predicted his order could extend into June. Gov. Newsom has been [...]
by Scott Waldman E&E News reporter Barack Obama took a thinly veiled swipe yesterday at President Trump for his handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic — warning that future generations would face a similar catastrophe if climate change is left unchecked. The former president doesn't often criticize his successor in public, but Obama took issue [...]
