EnergyCommentary
Good and Bad Environmental Amendments to the ‘Minibus’ Bill
This week, the House of Representatives is expected to bring to the floor its second “minibus” package of the appropriations season. The bill combines the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Why the ‘Conservative’ Carbon Tax Is Still a Non-Starter
It feels like beating a dead horse, but the “conservative” carbon tax proposal is still hanging around. A number of conservative groups are so tired… Read More
EnergyNews
Starbucks Joins the Anti-Straw Craze
Starbucks plans to stop using plastic straws at all of its stores worldwide within the next two years. The global coffee chain will eliminate all… Read More
Working With Green Groups, Local Governments Use This Kind of Lawsuit to Get Cash From Oil Giants
Cities and counties across the country are teaming up with environmental groups to drill for revenue by using public-nuisance lawsuits against some of the world’s… Read More
EnergyNews
In Resignation Letter, EPA’s Pruitt Cites ‘Unrelenting Attacks,’ Says ‘Transformative Work’ Occurring in Trump Administration
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt cited “unrelenting attacks” against himself and his family in his resignation letter that was delivered to President Donald Trump… Read More
EnergyNews
Caretakers for George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate Oppose Plans for Natural Gas Plant, Say It Will Change View
A proposed natural-gas compressor station is pitting the caretakers of Mount Vernon against a major power company in a debate over the height of a… Read More
EnergyCommentary
More Power to the States Will Enhance US Energy Dominance
In the midst of a growing global economy, the world’s demand for energy is booming. In 2017, global demand for energy grew by 2.1 percent,… Read More
EnergyNews
EPA Sends ‘More Reasonable’ Version of Obama’s WOTUS Rule to the White House
The process of undoing the Waters of the United States rule came closer to completion following the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement that it was sending… Read More
EnergyCommentary
We Hear You: Climate Change, Wedding Cakes, Social Security, Planned Parenthood, and Transgender Soldiers
Editor’s note: Our interview with a straight-talking climate change skeptic captured a big audience, and this week’s roundup begins with that. Unrelated question: Have you… Read More
EnergyNews
Pruitt Is Overhauling EPA ‘Cost-Benefit’ Analysis That Obama Used to Justify Costly Regulations
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is overhauling the way his department calculates the costs and benefits of new regulations, the EPA announced Thursday. The… Read More
