by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel Gertrude Stein wrote her oft-repeated line “A rose is a rose is a rose…” in a 1913 poem. She explained it as meaning “things are what they are.” But what if it’s called something else? That was Juliet’s question to Romeo: “What’s in a [...]
Click here to download a complete PDF version of E&E Legal Letters Issue XLVII Spring 2025. Click headlines for the full article. President Trump Moves To End The War On Coal by Steve Milloy, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Daily Caller President Trump took two major steps this week to end the 14-year-old [...]
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow and Junkscience.com Founder As appearing on Townhall.com Should Republican politicians fear voter vengeance in 2026 if they support rolling back the Green New Scam? Bloomberg News reported in “Republican Who Flip-Flopped on Energy Credits Risks Voters’ Ire” that Democrats plan to target Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) in [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Any increase in the gas tax is a surefire way to put the California economy on the road to ruin’ California gasoline already costs approximately $1.50 above the national average, and we are getting another gas tax [...]
The American Energy Alliance (AEA) led an effort of nearly 30 free market organizations, including E&E Legal, to send a letter to President Trump, keeping the pressure on Congress to pass his "One Beautiful Big Bill" largely intact. As the letter says in part: As part of your commitment to achieving American energy dominance, you [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Gov. Newsom, the Legislature and CARB have been working hand in glove to restrict the availability of oil and gas and increase the cost of gas at the pump AAA reports Monday June 23rd that the U.S. [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel Here is a late-breaking flash from a new study released last week at the University of Arizona: Westerners use too much water. Pete Seeger’s 1960s folk standard, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” is in the Grammy Hall of Fame, made a genuine classic [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe But first, the gas tax increase of nearly 65 cents a gallon from going into effect July 1st California Democrats killed bills earlier this month that would have suspended the Low Carbon Fuel Standard gas tax increase [...]
by Breccan F. Thies The Federalist The U.S. Supreme Court took a major step in helping dismantle the federal government’s stranglehold on public policy on Wednesday. In an 8-0 decision, the court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could not defend itself against a lawsuit from Oklahoma and Utah in its rubber-stamp home court, [...]
by Audrey Steb The Daily Caller The Senate Committee on Finance unveiled its portion of the GOP reconciliation package on Monday night, leaving much to be desired when it comes to cutting Biden-era green energy tax credits, several energy sector experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Compared to the House version, the bill text [...]
