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26 03, 2015

Press Release: E&E Legal’s David Schnare Testifies at U.S. House Hearing on EPA’s Compliance with FOIA, Federal Records Act

2015-08-27T09:26:59-04:00March 26th, 2015|Press Releases, Schnare, Testimony, Transparency, U.S. Congress|

Embargoed Until: March 26, 2015 10:00 a.m. EDT Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 202-758-8301 E&E Legal's David Schnare Testifies Before the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Hearing on EPA's Compliance with FOIA, Federal Records Act; Says EPA's Culture of Failing to Meet its Responsibilities Under These Transparency Laws Must Change Washington, D.C. -- [...]

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5 02, 2015

Kercheval: Standing up to the EPA

2016-12-11T17:07:42-05:00February 5th, 2015|111d, GHG Rule, Media Coverage, Schnare, State Legislature, Testimony, War on Coal|

Hoppy Kercheval WV MetroNews The West Virginia Legislature is considering bills (HB 2004 and SB 4) that would give lawmakers oversight for how the state Department of Environmental Protection plans to meet the federal EPA’s sweeping plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Under the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, states must submit plans for reducing carbon emissions [...]

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4 02, 2015

Mississippi Watchdog: EPA turning regulatory eyes to natural gas, expert says

2015-02-04T10:30:41-05:00February 4th, 2015|111d, GHG Rule, Media Coverage, Schnare, State Legislature, Testimony|

by Steve Wilson Mississippi Watchdog A former Environmental Protection Agency regulator warns that while the Obama administration now has coal in its crosshairs, natural gas is next in line. David Schnare cites a proposed rule on methane emissions as one of the ways President Obama and the EPA will clamp down on natural gas...Schnare, general [...]

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3 02, 2015

Greenwire: Power plant rule will kill Miss. residents, former EPA official warns

2015-02-04T10:42:04-05:00February 3rd, 2015|111d, GHG Rule, Media Coverage, Schnare, State Legislature, Testimony, War on Coal|

Greenwire A former U.S. EPA official is asking Mississippi lawmakers to defy the agency's Clean Power Plan, saying the results could be fatal if they do not. David Schnare, a former EPA regulator and noted climate change skeptic, appeared yesterday before a joint legislative committee in the state Legislature asking that the lawmakers pass bills [...]

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3 02, 2015

Mississippi Public Broadcasting: MDEQ Director: State Cannot Meet New Carbon Pollution Goals

2016-12-11T17:07:42-05:00February 3rd, 2015|111d, GHG Rule, Media Coverage, Schnare, State Legislature, Testimony|

by Jeffrey Hess Mississippi Public Broadcasting The head of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality believes the state cannot meet ambitious new federal carbon pollution regulations. Some are calling on state lawmakers to resist following the new federal rules... Former EPA official turned critic Dr. David Schnare also called on lawmakers to put on the [...]

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2 02, 2015

The Clarion-Ledger: Expert says EPA plan will kill Mississippians

2015-02-04T10:35:14-05:00February 2nd, 2015|111d, GHG Rule, Media Coverage, Schnare, State Legislature, Testimony|

Emily Le Coz The Clarion-Ledger Former Environmental Protection Agency regulator David Schnare urged Mississippi lawmakers to defy a federal rule requiring states to implement sweeping greenhouse-gas reduction plans, calling it both costly and illegal... But Schnare called it an unrealistic agenda that violates states’ rights and could inadvertently kill as many as 600 Mississippians by [...]

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28 07, 2014

Oil & Gas Journal: States with fracking are economically stronger, House panel told

2014-07-28T15:43:55-04:00July 28th, 2014|Fracking, Media Coverage, Tanton, Testimony|

by Nick Snow Oil & Gas Journal US states that embraced hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling staged stronger economic recoveries than those that did not since 2008 when the country plunged into recession, an economist told a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee. “In those states that have chosen to pursue energy development, output and jobs have grown faster than [...]

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24 07, 2014

Surf KY News: Whitfield Investigates Impacts of Energy Policies on Jobs

2014-07-25T07:20:30-04:00July 24th, 2014|Media Coverage, Tanton, Testimony|

by Marty Irby Surf KY News Group WASHINGTON (7/24/14) — The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), held a hearing on 'Laboratories of Democracy: The Economic Impacts of State Energy Policies.' The hearing examined the economic impacts from the differing energy policies of the various states, as well as how federal [...]

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24 07, 2014

Press Release: E&E Legal’s Tanton to Testify Before U.S. Subcommittee on Energy & Power Today

2016-12-11T17:07:57-05:00July 24th, 2014|Legislative Branch, Press Releases, Tanton, Testimony|

For Immediate Release: July 24, 2014 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org E&E Legal’s Tom Tanton to Testify Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Hearing on the Economic Impacts of State and Federal Energy Policies Washington, D.C. – Today, Tom Tanton, Director of Science and Technology Assessment for the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal), [...]

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18 07, 2014

E&E Legal’s Tom Tanton to Testify at July 24th U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Hearing: “Laboratories of Democracy: The Economic Impacts of State Energy Policies”

2014-07-18T10:22:46-04:00July 18th, 2014|Legislative Branch, Tanton, Testimony|

Tom Tanton, Director of Science and Technology Assessment for the Energy & Environment Legal Institute, will testify on July 24th in front of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Power as part of their hearing on "Laboratories of Democracy: The Economic Impacts of State Energy Policies."  According to a Subcommittee press release, the "hearing will [...]

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