by Justin Farrell, Kathryn McConnell & Robert Brulle nature Climate Change Nowhere has the impact of scientific misinformation been more profound than on the issue of climate change in the United States. Effective responses to this multifaceted problem have been slow to develop, in large part because many experts have not only underestimated its impact, [...]
by Jason Hopkins Daily Caller The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to give the coal industry a boost by rolling back another Obama-era environmental regulation. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday is expected to rescind a rule that requires new coal plants to be fitted with carbon capture technology, according to several officials who spoke with [...]
by W.J. Kennedy DuPage Policy Journal The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relied on two studies to conclude that the Ethylene Oxide (EO) emissions from the plant have been dangerously high. EO is used to sterilize medical supplies and equipment used in surgeries. After publishing it in late Aug., last week the EPA discredited its own [...]
On Monday, November 26, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow and Junkscience.com author Steve Milloy was a guest on the Mark Reardon show to debunk the recently released National Climate Assessment report. Listen here.
by Coral Davenport New York Times WASHINGTON — The Trump White House, which has defined itself by a willingness to dismiss scientific findings and propose its own facts, on Friday issued a scientific report that directly contradicts its own climate-change policies... In publishing the assessment, White House officials made a calculation that Mr. Trump’s core [...]
by Michael Bastasch The Daily Caller The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) science advisory panel tasked with reviewing ozone regulations is stacked with experts who have collectively received millions in agency funding over the years. Of the 20 scientific advisers sitting on EPA’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Panel, 17 have received a total of [...]
by Michael Bastasch The Daily Caller Two coal industry veterans are buying shares at major utilities to save what’s left of the U.S. coal fleet. Former Peabody Energy executive Fred Palmer said, “There’s no guardian at the gate with coal.” Palmer and Steve Milloy sent their first shareholder proposal to Duke Energy on Monday. Activist shareholders [...]
by Michael Bastasch The Daily Caller Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo, who supports a carbon tax, was among defeated House Republicans who are part of a caucus set up to push global warming policies. Curbelo conceded to Democratic candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell on Tuesday night. Conservatives say the defeat of Curbelo, who’s called a GOP “leader” on [...]
By Richard Trzupek, Heartland Institute As Appearing in The Epoch Times My colleague Steve Milloy, curator of the invaluable common-sense website Junk Science, sent me a link to a press release issued by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) last week. The CBD’s thundering press releasecites a study that purports to demonstrate that the “University [...]
By Steve Milloy, Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing on cnsnews.com The Trump administration has proposed to freeze Obama-era fuel economy standards at 2020 levels to save lives and money. Opponents want to bring the proposed Safe Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule proposal to a screeching halt by claiming that it will cause more deaths than [...]
