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
EnergyCommentary
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
LawCommentary
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
