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Trump Administration Imposes Tariffs on Washing Machines, Solar Panels
Opinion -President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines. -
EPA Offers Split Decision on Alaska Mining Project
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reinstated development limits on a proposed mining project in the Bristol Bay area of Alaska. -
Report Links Wind Turbines to Human Health Problems
Opinion -A recent report by GateHouse Media examines the health-related problems reported by residents and landowners from Oregon to Massachusetts and concludes they are caused by wind turbines. -
Energy Efficiency Program Is Costing Homeowners, Taxpayers
Opinion -People are losing their homes to local governments under a Federal clean energy loan program. -
Supreme Court Action Leaves Water Rights Muddy
Opinion -A federal court in California ruled a 1908 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established federal lands, including Indian reservations, have a legal right to surface water, also applies to groundwater. -
Federal Court Rejects California Renewable Energy Tariff
Opinion -The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California rejected the California Public Utilities Commission’s Renewable Market Adjusting Tariff for small renewable electricity projects. -
Utah Granted Millions of Dollars in Unearned Renewable Energy Tax Credits
Opinion -A audit by Utah’s Office of Legislative Auditor General of a renewable energy/alternative fuel vehicle tax credit program found people wrongly claimed credits the state did not approve or they did not earn, costing the state millions of dollars. -
Judge Orders University of Arizona to Release ‘Climategate’ Emails
Opinion -Pima County Superior Court Judge James E. Marner has ordered the University of Arizona to release emails regarding “Climategate,” related emails generated by its professors. -
Wisconsin Repeals Mining Ban
Opinion -Gov. Scott Walker signed a law repealing a virtual ban on nonferrous mining that had been in place in Wisconsin for nearly 20 years. -
California Enacts Limits on CO2 Emissions Produced in Supply Chain
Opinion -A new California law could substantially increase the cost of building or rehabilitating infrastructure in the state by requiring state agencies to account for the carbon emissions from supplies used in infrastructure projects. -
Trump Moves to Open U.S. Offshore Waters for Oil and Gas Drilling
Opinion -President Donald Trump has proposed opening up nearly all the nation’s offshore waters to exploration and production of oil and natural gas. -
California, New York City Target Oil Giants with Climate Lawsuits
Opinion -New York City, San Francisco, and Oakland have filed lawsuits against the five largest private oil companies—BP, Chevron, Conoco-Phillips, ExxonMobil, and Royal Dutch Shell—claiming they are contributing to destructive climate change. -
U.S. Dependence on Other Countries for Critical Minerals Reported
Opinion -A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report shows the United States is 100 percent reliant upon China, Russia, and others countries for 20 of the 23 most critical minerals used in manufacturing. -
Coal-Fired Power Plant Closure Imperils Grid Security, Jobs
Opinion -Plans by four utilities to close a giant coal-fired power plant on Navajo Nation land in Arizona will lead to a substantial loss of Native American jobs and endanger the reliability of the grid in the Southwest, a study concludes. -
EPA Staffing Falls to Reagan–Era Levels
Opinion -Since taking over as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Administrator Scott Pruitt has overseen a significant reduction in agency staff. -
We Must Not Give Up the Fight Against Climate Alarmism
Opinion -I strongly disagree with the global warming doctrine, which is an arrogant set of beliefs, an ideology, if not a religion, that endangers human freedom and prosperity. -
Endangerment Finding Resolution Withdrawn During ALEC Meeting
Opinion -The co-sponsors of a resolution calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to reopen and review its finding that carbon dioxide poses a danger to human health and the environment withdrew the resolution from consideration. -
Oklahoma Supreme Court Scuttles Electric Vehicle Fee
Opinion -Oklahoma's Supreme Court struck down a fee imposed electric and hybrid vehicles saying it was a tax and thus had to be passed by 3/4 of the legislature. -
Controversial Cape Wind Project Terminated
Opinion -The Cape Wind project, a massive array of wind turbines planned to be built off the Massachusetts coast, has been terminated after years of battling against local opposition and fighting multiple court challenges. -
Federal Judge Tosses Logging Company’s Lawsuit
Opinion -A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed a logging company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace and a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit called Stand, who it accused of libel and racketeering. -
Court Rejects Sierra Club Lawsuits Challenging Natural Gas Exports
Opinion -A U.S. Court of Appeals has thrown out three lawsuits filed by the Sierra Club that sought to block the export of liquefied natural gas from terminals on the East Coast and the and the Gulf of Mexico. -
Legislative Pulse: South Dakota Pushes for Regulatory Control
Opinion -According to South Dakota state Rep. Steve Haugaard (R-Sioux Falls), the state is fighting hard against overreaching federal and state regulatory agencies. -
Wisconsin Legislature Passes ‘Homeowners’ Bill of Rights’
Opinion -Wisconsin now has a “Homeowners’ Bill of Rights” intended to prevent local governments from limiting property owners’ use of their lands. -
Permit Rejected for Proposed Washington Export Terminal
Opinion -A proposed export terminal to be built along the Columbia River was rejected by Washington state’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council.
