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D.C. Circuit Court Upholds EPA Ozone Standards
Opinion -The District of Columbia Court of Appeals unanimously rejected challenges filed by industry, some states, and environmental groups to Environmental Protection Agency regulations issued in 2015 tightening the nationwide ozone standard. -
El Paso Shooter’s Extreme Environmentalism Deserves Condemnation
Opinion -The manifesto the El Paso shooter (who will remain nameless here) posted before his deadly rampage reveals that, along with hatred toward immigrants, he held a radicalized view of humankind’s relationship to nature. -
Washington Governor Inslee Ends Climate-Based Presidential Campaign
Opinion -Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington has dropped out of the Democrat presidential primary race after making climate change the central issue of his campaign. -
Ohio Bans ‘Rights of Ecosystems’ Lawsuits
Opinion -A provision of Ohio’s recently enacted biennial budget bill bars lawsuits filed on behalf of the purported interests or rights of nature. -
Environmental Protection Agency Denies California’s Labelling Requirements for Popular Weed Killer
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it longer approves warning labels on products containing glyphosate—the main active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup—linking the chemical to cancer. -
Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Farmers’ Expanded Participation on Clean Water Commission
Opinion -The Missouri Supreme Court refused to overturn a law allowing the replacement of representatives from environmental groups on the Missouri Clean Water Commission with representatives from the farming and mining communities. -
Declining Government Support for Electric Vehicles Could Boost Global Oil Demand, Report States
Opinion -Declining government support for policies promoting electric vehicles, and a slowdown in EV sales, could reinvigorate global oil markets, concludes a recent report by a Washington, D.C.-based firm specializing in global energy forecasts. -
Legislative Pulse: Defending Climate and Energy Realism in Minnesota
Opinion -Minnesota state Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen (R-Glencoe) says energy socialism is just as bad as socialism in any other area of public policy. -
Twenty-Three States Push to Save California’s De Facto National Fuel Efficiency Standards
Opinion -The governors of 23 U.S. states have joined California in demanding the Trump administration reverse its proposal to withdraw California’s Clean Air Act waiver for automobile emissions. -
Utah Cities Push Development of Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors
Opinion -A number of cities in and bordering Utah have formed a coalition to purchase nuclear power from a small modular reactor being planned at the Idaho National Laboratory, triggering the next phase in its development. -
North Dakota, Montana Fight Washington State Oil-by-Rail Law
Opinion -The attorneys general of North Dakota and Montana requested the Trump administration block a new Washington State law imposing tighter restrictions on shipping crude oil by rail in the state. -
Idaho Reforms Laws to Encourage and Protect Mining
Opinion -In an effort to ensure the continued viability and profitability of Idaho’s economically critical mining industry, state lawmakers and policymakers recently enacted the first major changes to the state’s mining law in 50 years. -
Federal Appeals Court Affirms EPA Mining Liability Decision
Opinion -The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to impose new national financial assurance requirements on the hardrock mining industry. -
California’s ‘Green’ Energy Policies Are Driving Residents into Poverty
Opinion -California's energy policies are pushing more of the state's residents into poverty and is contributing to its homelessness crisis. -
ALEC Rejects Climate Action Resolution
Opinion -A task force of the American Legislative Exchange Council rejected a proposed resolution calling for the “pursuit of American Clean Energy Policy” at ALEC’s 2019 Annual Meeting, held August 14 through the August 16 in Austin, Texas. -
USDA, BLM to Move Some Operations to Nation’s Heartland
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Agriculture is moving two of its departments to Kansas City, and the U.S. Department of Interior is relocating the Bureau of Land Management headquarters to Grand Junction, Colorado. -
New Ohio Energy Law Emphasizes Subsidies, Mandates
Opinion -Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law a bill that will subsidize some coal, nuclear, and solar power facilities in the state. -
Trump Freezes Fines for Missing Obama-Era Fuel-Efficiency Standards
Opinion -The Trump administration has decided to freeze the cost of fines automakers must pay for missing increased Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards imposed by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. -
Feds Approve Billion Dollar Conversion of LNG Plant on Mississippi Coast
Opinion -The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a plan for Kinder Morgan’s $1.1 billion Gulf LNG liquefied natural gas plant in Pascagoula, Mississippi to begin exporting natural gas upon completion of necessary alterations. -
Pope’s Climate Policies Would Hurt the Ones He Loves
Opinion -Pope Francis' climate proposals would hurt the poor be keeping them in poverty. -
EPA Reforms How it Calculates Cost-Benefit Analyses
Opinion -Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler issued new instructions for how the agency conducts cost-benefit analyses of environmental regulations. -
‘Green’ Cities: Higher Costs, Lower Electricity Reliability
Opinion -A number of Texas cities have jumped on the bandwagon of renewable energy initiatives in recent years leading to higher costs and reduced the reliability for their residents. -
Proposed Constitutional Amendment Would Bring Competition to Florida’s Electricity Market
Opinion -A proposed 2020 ballot measure would allow residents in Florida to choose their electricity provider in a competitive market. -
Congress Considers Extending Tax Credit for Expensive Offshore Wind Projects
Opinion -Two U.S. Senators have introduced a bill extending a 30 percent wind investment tax credit to offshore wind projects that start construction by January 1, 2027 or the year after the United States has reached 3,000 megawatts of new offshore wind capacity.
