Daren Bakst is the director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
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The following is adapted from the author’s June 14, 2022, testimony before the Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee. The story on food prices keeps getting… Read More
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A budget is more than just the sum of its revenues and outlays. It’s also a reflection of the values held by its drafters. Based… Read More
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In classic Washington style, liberals in Congress are advancing a bill that most assuredly would make a bad situation much worse. In response to soaring… Read More
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As too many American families know from firsthand experience, there’s a baby formula shortage in the United States. While some politicians will surely view the… Read More
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Food prices are continuing to rise at an alarming rate. The 8.8% year-over-year increase (March 2022 compared with March 2021) is the largest in more… Read More
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The Supreme Court recently reinstated a Clean Water Act regulation by the Trump administration that helps to prevent states from using reasons other than water… Read More
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Environmental extremism in government is increasingly becoming unhinged, both domestically and internationally. Here are three recent examples of this extremism: 1. John Kerry, the Biden… Read More
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics last week released the Consumer Price Index data for February, and it shows prices continuing to increase at an alarming… Read More
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The Biden administration and its Environmental Protection Agency are continuing their attack on sound science and undermining faith in the regulatory process. In December 2020,… Read More
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For decades, there has been major confusion regarding what waters are regulated under the Clean Water Act. The United States Supreme Court can change this… Read More
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