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PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Policy Brief Debunks Four Persistent Myths About Hydraulic Fracturing

Published October 18, 2018

By Tim Benson, Linnea Lueken

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"Studies show air pollution levels found near fracking operations are typically too low to pose a danger to human health."
- Health Care
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Senate Attempt to Ban Short-term Health Plans

Published October 10, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., Charlie Katebi

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' Let’s hope that election-year gimmicks do not steal this desperately-needed option from millions of Americans' - Tim Huelskamp
PRESS RELEASE: Congressional Climate Solutions Caucus Betrays Republican Voters

Published October 8, 2018

By James Taylor

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‘Climate Solutions Caucus works hand-in-hand with the leftist Citizens’ Climate Lobby’
Heartland Institute Experts React to Kavanaugh Confirmation Vote

Published October 6, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., Peter Ferrara, David L. Applegate, Bradley A. Smith, Stephen B. Presser, Neal Schuerer, David Shestokas

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"Welcome to the court, Justice Kavanaugh." - Heartland Institute President Tim Huelskamp
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
PRESS RELEASE: International Panel Calls for End to Global War on Fossil Fuels

Published October 5, 2018

By James Taylor

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The 27-page Summary provides an early look at a 1,000-page report expected to be released on December 4 at a climate science symposium during the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP-24) in Katowice, Poland.
- Environment & Energy
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Supports Affordable Clean Energy Rule at Chicago EPA Hearing

Published October 2, 2018

By James Taylor

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“President Trump campaigned on repealing the Clean Power Plan and replacing it with something better. The American people elected him to do just that. Today we are celebrating a promise kept." - James Taylor
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Applauds NSTA’s Demand for Evidence-Based Climate Science

Published September 17, 2018

By Jim Lakely, James Taylor

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'Appeals to dogma and supposed scientific authority equate to pseudoscience and must be vigorously compared and contrasted with empirical evidence.' - James Taylor
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Heartland Institute Rebuttal of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco

Published September 14, 2018

By Jim Lakely

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Events from the Bay Area with Scientists, Other Experts Countering Climate Alarmism Were Streamed LIVE Sept. 13 and Sept. 14 Across the Bay in Oakland, California
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Expert Comments on Dismissal of New York City Climate Lawsuit

Published July 20, 2018

By H. Sterling Burnett, Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.

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“The Al Gore alarmists are on a losing streak that will continue because they don’t have the science, the economics, or the law on their side.” - Tim Huelskamp
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Passage of Anti-Carbon Tax Resolution in U.S. House

Published July 19, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., Joseph Bast, James Taylor, H. Sterling Burnett

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“A tax on carbon dioxide is a horrible idea. It is a job killer.” -- Tim Huelskamp. Ph.D.
- Environment & Energy
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute President’s Statement on Andrew Wheeler Taking Helm at EPA

Published July 6, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.

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"We wish Mr. Wheeler luck, because his success at the head of the EPA will be good news for all Americans who care about the environment." - Tim Huelskamp
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Supreme Court Ruling in Janus v. AFSCME

Published June 27, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., Peter Ferrara, Lennie Jarratt, Tim Benson, Larry Sand, Robert G. Holland

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“The Supreme Court has freed millions of American workers from manipulation by union bosses that misrepresent their interests.” - Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.
Heartland Institute Experts Cheer Dismissal of ‘Climate Shakedown Lawsuit’ in San Francisco

Published June 26, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., Joseph Bast, Peter Ferrara, H. Sterling Burnett

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"It is not often that the eco-Left gets such a public spanking and that common sense prevails in today’s federal courts." -- Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Cheer Dismissal of ‘Climate Shakedown Lawsuit’ in San Francisco

Published June 26, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., Joseph Bast, Peter Ferrara, H. Sterling Burnett

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“This should put an end to other ridiculous and wasteful lawsuits, which essentially stand against modernity.” - Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.

Published June 21, 2018

By Jesse Hathaway, Nick Dranias, David L. Applegate, Charles N. Steele, John A. Tatom

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“States preferring to collect taxes from business owners in other states, unable to vote on those policies or benefit from the confiscated revenue, are the real winners in this case.” - Jesse Hathaway
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Heartland Institute Provides Science to EPA to Back Up Pruitt’s Climate Change Views

Published June 7, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.

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"In the event an Obama-era ideologue at EPA disposed of or destroyed those volumes, we have enclosed them in this package for your use in answering Judge Howell’s order." -- Tim Huelskamp
- Health Care
Heartland Institute President Dr. Tim Huelskamp Applauds President Trump for Signing ‘Right to Try’ into Law

Published May 30, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.

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Dr. Huelskamp, who suggested to the White House that President Trump include Right to Try in his State of the Union Address, attended the signing ceremony
- Health Care
Heartland Institute Experts Applaud Congress Passing ‘Right to Try’ Law for Prescription Drugs

Published May 22, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., Kurt Hellmann

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"Now, at long last, American patients and their families can have hope that a life-saving drug will no longer be denied to them because of bureaucratic barriers." -- Dr. Tim Huelskamp
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Applauds End of ‘Secret Science’ at EPA

Published April 24, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., Joseph Bast, Jay Lehr (1938 – 2023), S. Stanley Young, H. Sterling Burnett, Frederick D. Palmer, Bette Grande, Steven Milloy

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'One small step for regulatory reform, one giant leap for scientific integrity and political transparency' - H. Sterling Burnett
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Applauds Wisconsin Works for Everyone Welfare Reform Plan

Published April 10, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., John Nothdurft, Peter Ferrara, Charlie Katebi

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“Congratulations to Gov. Walker and the Republican legislature for their leadership in passing groundbreaking welfare reforms.” - Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.
- Environment & Energy
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to EPA Review of CAFE Standards

Published April 4, 2018

By H. Sterling Burnett, Frederick D. Palmer, Bette Grande, Mischa Popoff

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“It is time to end CAFE standards entirely.” - H. Sterling Burnett
- Government Spending
- Economy
Heartland Institute Experts React to House Passing 2018 Omnibus Spending Bill

Published March 22, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., Jesse Hathaway, Christopher Garbacz

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“When politicians of both parties in Washington get together, America’s taxpayers usually lose.” - Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Policy Advisors Join Amici Curiae Brief in California ‘Climate Trial’

Published March 20, 2018

By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley, Willie Soon, William Briggs, Peter Ferrara

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"The amici curiae will demonstrate that there is no 'consensus' among scientists that recent global warming was chiefly anthropogenic, still less that unmitigated anthropogenic warming has been or will be dangerous or catastrophic."
- Health Care
Heartland Institute Supports House Passage of Right to Try Bill

Published March 13, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., Bartley J. Madden

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Expected passage in House will be next step in freeing patients to help save their own lives

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