Nicolas Loris, an economist, focuses on energy, environmental and regulatory issues as the Herbert and Joyce Morgan fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Read his research.
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The House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee released its draft bill today. It takes positive steps toward environmental regulation and nuclear waste management. But the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency said a Heritage Foundation analysis of the agency’s war on affordable and reliable energy bore little resemblance to reality…. Read More
EnergyCommentary
Critics of President Obama’s climate change regulations are often labeled by proponents as science deniers. While climate realists is a more accurate description, President Obama… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Draft regulations released Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency could cut carbon dioxide from existing power plants by 30 percent. Such a drastic cut will… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Next week, the Obama administration is planning to unveil a climate action plan that it intends to implement without legislative approval. It’s a creative approach… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
Congress and the federal government have enacted policies and made decisions in the name of protecting the environment. The problem is, now those decisions have… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
With the Senate considering extending a package of tax credits that expired at the end of 2013, six Senators have banded together to call on… Read More
Energy News
As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moves forward with more stringent ozone regulations, it could be the costliest EPA regulation in history. Senator John Thune… Read More
Manmade greenhouse gas emissions already are causing gloom and doom and adversely affecting our way of life. That’s the conclusion of the National Climate Assessment… Read More
In a Forbes magazine op-ed last week, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, touted his Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act as a way to promote energy… Read More
