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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Editor’s note: The U.S. just took a new, major step to leaving the Paris Agreement, a climate change deal between several countries. Secretary of State… Read More
EnergyCommentary
A recent Rasmussen poll found 20% of voters feel we should eliminate capitalism to protect the environment. That’s like saying we should eliminate teachers to… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Over the summer, President Donald Trump tweeted that his administration was working on an ethanol package that would be “Great for all!” Now that we… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Department of Energy announced this week that it’s withdrawing the Obama administration’s energy-rationing mandate for certain lightbulbs. Opponents criticized the rule change, arguing that the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
After advocating for the Trump administration to relax former President Barack Obama’s stringent fuel economy mandates, several major automakers have rebuked the administration’s proposed rule… Read More
EnergyCommentary
If someone asked you to describe the Green New Deal, what would you say? According to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., it’s a “bold idea” that… Read More
EnergyCommentary
For more than a decade, the owners of Alaska’s Pebble Mine just wanted a shot at going through the permitting phase of the project. But… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Imagine you had a leaky roof and you found a company that could fix the problem for less money and more efficiently. But the federal… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Several members of Congress have floated different carbon tax bills in recent days, some of which have both Democratic and Republican sponsorship. But marginal bipartisan… Read More
EnergyCommentary
According to a new report published by the International Energy Agency, the United States could become the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas as… Read More
