The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. CONGRESS

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee prepares for a hearing on greenhouse gas emissions limits.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Analyst Steven Milloy on the lopsided nature of the witness list.

2. AUTOMOTIVE

New fuel economy regulations take effect for pickups and SUVs.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: General Counsel Sam Kazman on why the new rules are an unnecessary burden.

3. ENVIRONMENT

Louisiana’s congressional delegation demands more federal money for repair of levees damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Economics Policy Fellow John Berlau on how environmental lawsuits have interfered with levee construction.