by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell As Appearing in the Lexington Herald-Leader The Obama administration's so-called "clean power" regulation seeks to shut down more of America's power generation under the guise of protecting the climate. In reality, this proposed regulation would have a negligible effect on global climate but a profoundly negative impact on [...]
For Immediate Release: July 30, 2014 Contact: Craig Richardson [email protected] U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works Releases Minority Report: The Chain of Environmental Command: How a Club of Billionaires and Their Foundations Control the Environmental Movement and Obama’s EPA Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works released [...]
by Michael Bastasch Daily Caller News Foundation The Environmental Protection Agency has been conducting dangerous experiments on humans over the past few years in order to justify more onerous clean air regulations. The agency conducted tests on people with health issues and the elderly, exposing them to high levels of potentially lethal pollutants, without disclosing [...]
by Alicia Mundy Wall Street Journal, Washington Wire Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky mounted a pre-emptive assault Thursday on the Environmental Protection Agency, attempting to block planned federal greenhouse gas emissions limits on new coal-fired power plants. Mr. McConnell –and 40 other Republican senators including fellow Kentuckian Rand Paul—filed a resolution of “disapproval” against the agency’s proposed [...]
Press release issued today from Senator John Cornyn's office: WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, today issued the following statement after internal EPA emails requested under the Freedom of Information Act reveal the EPA has been collaborating with environmental organizations, helping these organizations gather signatures for petitions that support the EPA’s position, and giving these groups advance notice [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. – The American Tradition Institute (ATI) joined the American Energy Alliance (AEA) and 12 other free market organizations in sending a letter today to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources which called on committee members to oppose the confirmation of Ron Binz as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Citing "grave concerns" [...]
