by Coral Davenport New York Times Reporter President Trump has made rolling back environmental regulations a centerpiece of his administration, moving to erase Obama-era efforts ranging from landmark fuel efficiency standards and coal industry controls to more routine rules on paint solvents and industrial soot. But all along, scientists and lawyers inside the federal government [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel The state of Wyoming is considering the purchase of a vast swath of land along the Union Pacific Railroad corridor, including over 1 million acres of surface and 4 million acres of mineral rights. The valuable resource is now owned by [...]
by Rowan Scarborough Washington Times The coronavirus pandemic has prompted colleges, think tanks, medical journals and governments to release scores of stats and studies — some good, while others fail peer review. The research touches on comparative death counts, the sneezing range of nose droplets, cigarettes and how long the deadly virus can last on [...]
by H. Sterling Burnett The Heartland Institute Members of the Republican congressional caucus have offered a slate of bills that would expand subsidies for and research into carbon-capture and sequestration. Members of the Republican congressional caucus have offered a slate of bills to expand subsidies for and research into carbon-capture and sequestration. The Republican bills [...]
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe The snow depth in Blue Canyon, California, went from zero to 62 inches in just 3 days AccuWeather reported that after an absence of major storms for much of the winter, the Sierra Nevada mountain range region in California finally received some heavy snow, and looks [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel Coloradans who pay close attention to Western water issues have monitored California’s internal water wars for years. Leaders there have worked for decades to address long-term water shortages for farms in the San Joaquin Valley, while their giant metropolitan cities continue [...]
by Valerie Richardson The Washington Times Biden calls for 'no new fracking' at CNN primary debate Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden’s unexpectedly strong anti-fracking comments at Sunday’s presidential primary debate rattled industry supporters but failed to win over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Green New Deal sponsor tweeted that the Biden campaign’s $1.7 trillion climate-change initiative was [...]
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe I find it fascinating how quiet they are about the amount of money they are raking in’ California has the highest gas taxes in the country, and some of the worst roads and highways. Californians were promised that if voters refused to repeal Senate Bill 1, [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel Last week’s column about wolves carrying coronavirus touched a nerve with some readers, concerned about the current epidemic. One took me to task about scientific accuracy, so it makes sense to clarify it. To be sure, I get taken to task [...]
by H. Sterling Burnett As appearing on Townhall.com Members of the Republican caucus seem not to have learned the lessons of the 2018 election cycle: Climate change is a loser for Republicans trying to play the “me too” game by offering policies intended to demonstrate liberals aren’t the only ones fighting it. Unless one already [...]
