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Apr 23, 2013

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... ...

Apr 22, 2013

States Respond to Common Core Science Standards

Joy Pullmann

... a nonprofit that promotes free-market environmental stewardship. “If you start inculcating these... Achieve worked with approximately 13 federal agencies, including NASA, the Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Department of the... S. Global Change Research Program. “Federal agencies are... ...

Apr 12, 2013

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... ...

Apr 9, 2013

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... ...

Mar 28, 2013

The Simplicity of Sound Money

Patrick Barron

... Can Understand In a sound money environment, on the other hand, there is... or governments? In a sound money environment, they are the same. Individuals earn... open market. In a sound money environment, there is a limit to the... monetary theory in a sound money environment. The national currency... ...

Mar 21, 2013

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... ...

Mar 11, 2013

Is It Time to Get Rid of the EPA?

Henry I. Miller

... one of FDA’s siblings, the Environmental Protection Agency. Anti-Science at the EPA I... and anti-industry discards from other agencies, and that because it was supposed to protect Americans from bad things—polluted air... at EPA. The heads of the agency have ranged from the clueless to... necessary... ...

Mar 9, 2013

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... ...

Mar 8, 2013

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... ...

Mar 7, 2013

364 Billion Ways the Government Wastes Your Money

Gary Baise

... GAO claims there are nine federal agencies, including U.S. Department of Agriculture... of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, plus three tax activities, that have... more than 98%." EPA and other agencies now want to pursue 20 million... of duplication. Apparently one state... ...

Mar 4, 2013

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... ...

Feb 12, 2013

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... ...

Feb 8, 2013

The High Costs of Regulatory Enforcement

Wayne Crews

... on-budget amounts spent by federal agencies to produce rules and to police... amounts that taxpayers pay to support agencies’ administrative budgets, rather than compliance costs... costs incurred by federal departments and agencies stood at an estimated $61 billion... on writing and enforcing social and environmental... ...

Jan 29, 2013

EPA Cannot Regulate Water Flow, Federal Court Rules

Jeff Edgens

The 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... ...

Jan 10, 2013

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... ...

Jan 9, 2013

EPA Denies States’ Request for Ethanol Blending Waiver

Dave Banks

The 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... ...

Jan 8, 2013

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... ...

Jan 4, 2013

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... ...

Dec 7, 2012

Minnesotans Looking for New Leader to Fight EPA Regional Haze Application

Bonner R. Cohen

... restore balance between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state environmental protection agencies. Minnesotans now must look for a... new leader to stand up for state environmental protection agencies, as former Congressman Rick Nolan rode... taconite plants in... ...

Dec 5, 2012

West Virginia Workers Laid Off as EPA Withholds Mining Permits

Bonner R. Cohen

... it needs from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a surface mining project in... disrupt mountain streams and thus cause environmental harm. The delay in getting the... of both parties, who blame the agency for the lost opportunity to create... said Teresa Platt, director of the Environment... ...

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