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Colorado House Considers More Renewable Power Mandates
James M. Taylor, J.D.... to come. Similarly, there is no environmental case for renewable power, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports natural gas power reduces emissions... in large part to advances in environmental technologies related to coal power. Since Colorado passed its renewable power mandate in 2007... ...
Research & Commentary: Tier 3 Standards for Gasoline
Heartland Research & Commentary - Taylor Smith Heartland InstituteThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new rule... and will have a “very small” environmental benefit. The costs to refineries may... regulations to gasoline, especially for negligible environmental and health benefits, given the significant... otaq/tier3.htm The U.S. Environmental... ...
17 States Join New Clean Air Association
Alyssa Carducci... run National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA). The states formed the new... association, the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA), in response to what they... the United States,” Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Commissioner Carlos Rubinstein said in... include: • create a technical... ...
Texas Commission Approves Coal Mine for Mexican Power Plants
Cheryl K. Chumley, Karen Dove... of coal into Mexico. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency restrictions on coal power make Mexico... of the Dos Republicas Coal Partnership. Environmental Issues Vetted Critics say transporting the coal to Mexico will not solve environmental problems. They argue pollutants will cross... testimony and... ...
James Taylor Testifies on Ohio Renewable Mandates
James M. Taylor, J.D.... renewable power. According the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, natural gas power reduces emissions of the Six Principal Pollutants by 90 percent versus coal power. Natural gas is essentially an emissions-free power source. Forcing expensive renewable power upon Ohio consumers will have devastating consequences... ...
Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing in Florida
Heartland Research & Commentary - Taylor Smith Heartland Institute... Gas Compact Commission, a multistate government agency, found more than 8,000 wells... explains why: “The shallow layers are protected from injected fluid by a number... cannot proceed if these layers of protection are not fully functional. Good oil... director for Michigan’s Department of Environmental... ...
Research & Commentary: Renewable Fuel Standard
Heartland Research & Commentary - Taylor Smith Heartland InstituteThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), created... a report evaluating the economic and environmental effects of the renewable fuel standard... otaq/fuels/renewablefuels/ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) explains the renewable fuel standard... this... ...
No Signs of Water Pollution from Arkansas Fracking, Feds Report
Bonner R. Cohen... poses a risk to groundwater. “When environmental activists talk about hydraulic fracturing, they... to have a clean bill of environmental health, as the USGS’s recent... a related development, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in January that it... of fracking in the region... ...
Study: E15 Causes Engine Damage to Automobiles
Cheryl K. Chumley... nonprofit organization that directs engineering and environmental studies on interaction between automotive equipment... CRC called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to rethink its approval of E15 in light of the study results. EPA admitted it had not reviewed the CRC study, but nevertheless... ...
Obama Chooses Energy Foe McCarthy to Lead EPA
James M. Taylor, J.D.... new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ‘Transform the Power Sector’ McCarthy is... argued at the 2011 Energy, Utility & Environment Conference (EUEC) in Phoenix, Arizona. She... higher than the value other federal agencies assign to lives saved or extended... vice president for the Science... ...
President Makes the Case for Uranium Mining
James M. Taylor, J.D.... southern Virginia and benefit area residents. Agencies Ensure Safety A multitude of federal and state agencies would oversee uranium mining in Virginia... safe for human health and the environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Army... just a few... ...
EPA Cannot Regulate Water Flow, Federal Court Rules
Jeff EdgensThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot lawfully restrict the amount of... Supervisors sued EPA after the federal agency issued a regulation that would force... Clean Water Act was created to protect—as a pollutant,” Virginia Attorney General... far too many people in the agency’s bureaucracy... ...
BLM Rebuffs Conservation Groups, Approves California Solar Project
Alyssa Carducci...The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released a final Environmental Impact Statement approving the development of... Sunlight Project is already creating negative environmental impacts for the local region, such... already developed, damaged, or contaminated. “The Environmental Protection Agency has identified... ...
Research & Commentary: Illinois Hydraulic Fracturing Moratorium
Heartland Research & Commentary - Taylor Smith Heartland Institute... the oil and gas industry and environmental activists are directing their attention to... Oil & Gas Compact Commission, a government agency, between 30,000 and 50,000... shale plays. The shallow layers are protected from injected fluid by a number... cannot proceed if these layers of protection are not... ...
EPA Denies States’ Request for Ethanol Blending Waiver
Dave BanksThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rejected a bipartisan request from 10... would severely harm the economy or environment of a state, a region, or... statement announcing its decision, “However, the agency’s extensive analysis makes clear that Congressional requirements for a waiver have not been... ...
EPA Rejects Arizona Haze Plan
Jeff Edgens... Eastern Arizona power plants. Arizona state environmental officials say the EPA restrictions are... too costly and will provide no perceptible environmental benefits. EPA Rejects Arizona Plan The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) in 2011 submitted a... haze plan to the U.S. Environmental... ...
IEA: U.S. Has Resources to Become World’s Largest Oil Producer
Bonner R. Cohen... decades, the Paris-based International Energy Agency predicts the United States will become... steps in at the behest of environmental activists. U.S. to Surpass Saudi... is the possibility the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will seize regulatory control over... Fracking is currently regulated... ...
Uranium Mining in Virginia: Environmental and Safety Considerations
Heartland Policy Brief - Jay Lehr, Ph.D.... take place safely and with minimal environmental impact. At issue is a plan... and around the world without creating environmental or health problems,” he writes. “Based... an extensive regulatory regime exists to protect miners, people living near the mine... uranium resources in a safe and environmentally... ...
Environmental Protection Agency: $353 billion Annually to Comply with Regulations; Most of Any Agency
Ryan Young Competitive Enterprise Institute... card focuses on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.... ...
The Leaflet - Carbon Tax Runs Into Opposition
The Leaflet - John Nothdurft... Urge Congress to Oppose Carbon Taxes Environment & Climate Dear United States Senators and... to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and protect the world’s climate. The revenue... gas emissions.) Higher carbon taxes cause environmental harm. Carbon taxes force the substitution... energy sources cause real and... ...