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Climate Change Weekly # 544 —Regulations May Be REINed in Soon
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
PRESS RELEASE: The Heartland Institute Applauds Climate and Energy Provisions in Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
Opinion -Press Release -The budget reconciliation bill that passed the House Thursday morning eliminated the majority of "clean energy" tax credits and rolled back many of the Biden-era climate and energy mandates in the Inflation Reduction Act. -
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Innovators Call for More Access to Cutting-Edge Treatments
Publication -The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should not overlook new applications of existing therapies and treatments to improve patients’ lives in pursuing the goal of making Americans healthier, a panel discussion hosted by The Heritage Foundation concluded. The panel focused on photobiomodulation (PBM) and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as two proven treatments that […] -
Research & Commentary: New Heartland Scorecard Details Hidden Costs of ‘Renewable’ Energy Sources
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new Policy Brief from The Heartland Institute offers a comprehensive evaluation of seven primary electricity generation sources: biomass, coal, hydropower, natural gas, nuclear, solar, and wind, and assesses each of them based on their affordability, reliability, and environmental impact. In “Affordable, Reliable and Clean: An Objective Scorecard to Assess Competing Energy Sources,” published in […] -
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Kennedy Orders Top-Down Review of Abortion Pill after Alarming Study
Publication -A new study has led to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to order a “complete review” of the abortion pill, mifepristone, amid queries from Congress. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-MO) asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reinstate safety protocols for the drug in response to […] -
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California’s Doom Loop Is in Full Swing
Opinion -Editorial -The mountains are majestic, the seashore is splendid, but Golden State politics are pathetic. -
Research & Commentary: New Report Details the Increasing Safety of the Country’s Pipeline Infrastructure
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Liquids Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA) have released the latest of their annual reports on pipeline safety showing how liquids pipelines have become significantly safer over the last five years. The analysis, 2024 Pipeline Performance Report, details how total liquids pipeline safety incidents impacting people or the environment have dropped by 13 […] -
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How to Get $880 Billion in Savings from Medicaid Without Cutting Benefits – Commentary
Publication -Because the payment rates are so low, many doctors refuse to see Medicaid patients. Among those who do, the Medicaid patient is the last they want to see. This is one reason why newly enrolled Medicaid patients increase their visits to the emergency room by 40 percent. Parkland Hospital in Dallas (the city’s safety-net hospital) […] -
Small Businesses Stopped Hiring and Started Closing DECADES Ago
Opinion -Editorial -This is DC and Wall Street joining forces to wage war on Main Street. For decades. -
Intermittent electricity from renewables cannot support AI and data centers
Opinion -Editorial -The growing demand for continuous and uninterruptible electricity is being compounded by the growth of AI and data centers, which are humongous power consumers. -
Research & Commentary: New Study Highlights Significant Impact of Shale Boom, Fracking Revolution in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A study from researchers at Miami University in Ohio—recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Energy Economics—provides new evidence that the hydraulic fracturing (commonly known as “fracking”) revolution over the last 18 years has had a significant impact on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. The researchers found that between 2007 and […] -
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Medicaid Overhaul Falls Short, Jeopardizing Tax Cuts
Publication -Republican lawmakers are resisting efforts to overhaul Medicaid, a program that now insures one-in-five Americans and involves billions of dollars in waste, fraud, and abuse. House Republicans dropped their “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” on May 12, a reconciliation bill that doesn’t require the Senate’s 60 vote threshold to pass. Instead of per-capita cuts or a […] -
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Trump EO to Bring U.S. Drug Prices in Line with Other Countries’
Publication -President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) aimed at drastically reducing the cost of prescription drugs for Americans by tying their prices to those in other nations. A February 2024 Rand report found U.S. drug prices average 2.78 times higher than those in an index of 33 other nations. The disparity is even greater […] -
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Rep. Chip Roy: U.S. Health Care Is Worse Than Single-Payer – Interview
Publication -Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) released a 46-page report, “The Case for Healthcare Freedom,” earlier this year. The paper is a comprehensive review of the multiple challenges in health care today, which have driven up costs and reduced access to an unprecedented level. Roy discussed the report with Health Care News Managing Editor AnneMarie Schieber, explaining […] -
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Utah Enacts Nation’s First Statewide Ban on Water Fluoridation
Publication -Utah now prohibits state and local governments from adding fluoride to public water systems, becoming the first state in the nation to do so. Gov. Spencer Cox signed House Bill 81 into law on March 27, and it went into effect on May 7. The legislation also bans political subdivisions from enacting or enforcing laws […] -
California Schools Are A Mess
Opinion -The Golden State’s education priorities are terribly misguided, schools are bleeding students, and teachers are being laid off. -
Newsom Relinquishing Control to China to Meet the Energy Demands of Californians?
Opinion -California’s Governor Newsom has been on this planet for 57 years and has yet to publicly recognize that modern life requires the use of fossil fuels to function. -
Colorado River: The Sky is Falling, Again
Opinion -Every year for the past 25, at least, negotiating teams for the seven states on the Colorado River have worked to overcome a new crisis, invariably driven by two entities: the State of California and the federal Bureau of Reclamation. -
School Choice Update: The Good, The Bad, And The Controversial
Opinion -Overall, there are now 76 private school choice programs in 35 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, with 18 states offering universal choice. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: 72% of Voters Concerned about AI, 78% Want Constitutional Rights Mandated for AI Systems
Opinion -72% of likely voters say they are “very” or “somewhat” concerned about AI. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Democrats Hope China Beats America in Trade War, Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Socialism
Opinion -Press Release -32% of Democratic voters say they “hope” that China “wins the tariff war” with the Trump administration. -
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Handout Helps Patients Determine Doctors’ Independence
Publication -Patients often trust they are getting personalized advice from their health care providers, yet that is not always the case, a new consumer handout sheet warns. “Hospitals and health systems are quietly swallowing up private medical practices,” states a handout published on April 3 by the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF). “Once independent physicians […] -
Handout Helps Patients Determine Doctors’ Independence
Publication -Patients often trust they are getting personalized advice from their health care providers, yet that is not always the case, a new consumer guidance sheet warns. “Hospitals and health systems are quietly swallowing up private medical practices,” states a handout published on April 3 by the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF). “Once independent physicians […]
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