The Washington Examiner
EPA Has ‘Plenty of Tools’ to Battle Climate Change Without Obama Regulations, Experts Say
The Washington Examiner discusses the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan with Myron Ebell. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt could…
Blog
My Take on Energy Department’s Prompt Letter to FERC
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is the federal agency responsible for regulating interstate power flows, but the Federal Power Act authorizes the Department of…
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Cook County, Illinois Voters not Fooled by Soda Tax’s Empty Promises
Less than two months after implementing a new “soda tax,” lawmakers in Cook County, Illinois, are repealing the cent-per ounce tax. The Washington Post…
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An Anniversary Toast for I, Whiskey
It’s been a tremendous year since we released I, Whiskey on YouTube and Facebook and co-hosted our red carpet premiere with the Distilled Spirits Council…
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Overcoming Regulatory Barriers to Serving the Underserved
How many people are pushed to the fringes of the banking system by Dodd-Frank regulations? How will the CFPB's new regulations prevent the underserved from…
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Fighting for Our Right to Party at WhiskeyFest
Don’t be afraid of sticking up for your favorite things – there’s always someone looking for the weakest target to tax, regulate, and restrict. If…
U.S. News & World Report
Cutting Off Consumers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau just released a new rule against payday loans, but instead of helping consumers avoid some pitfalls of borrowing, it will…
Blog
Pension Liabilities Bite in the Present, Too
Politicians should close underfunded public employee pension funds to new enrollees and offer new hires other options, such as defined contribution or hybrid plans.
News Release
FCC Reauthorization Should Be A Deauthorization
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Ryan Radia offered comment prior to the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing today on the Federal…
The Guardian
Fightback Begins Over Trump’s ‘Illegal and Irresponsible’ Clean Power Repeal
The Guardian discusses the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan with Myron Ebell. The US is set for a fresh battle…
The Washington Free Beacon
Clean Power Plan Repeal Will Save $33 Billion in Compliance Costs
The Washington Free Beacon covers the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan. Repealing the Clean Power Plan will save $33 billion…
The Daily Caller
Despite EPA Actions, Obama’s Climate Agenda ‘Has Not Been Fully Dismantled Yet’
The Daily Caller discusses the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan with Myron Ebell. While Republicans and industry groups cheer the…
Breitbart
EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Proposes to Save $33 Billion with Repeal of Obama-Era Energy Plan
Breitbart covers the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt proposed to repeal the agency’s…
Bloomberg Politics
Trump Plays Down Health Hazard in Making Climate Rule Repeal
Bloomberg Politics discusses the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan. When President Barack Obama unveiled his plan to pare emissions from…
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Joint Employer Deception from Democrats
Democrats in Congress need to be honest about their opposition to restoring a commonsense joint employer definition.
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House Members Repeat False Claims about Passenger Facility Charges
The current Senate Transportation and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill is a step forward on modernizing airport financing and governance in the U.S.
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Financial Transactions Tax Not the Answer for Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron is advocating for a Europe-wide tax on financial transactions to fund more foreign aid for Africa.
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Congress Should Roll Back New Payday Loan Rule
The hysteria in Washington around the release of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final short-term, small-dollar loan rule has been immense.
The Hill
Overnight Energy: EPA to Propose Clean Power Plan Repeal
The Hill covers the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt announced Monday that the formal proposal…
The Wall Street Journal
Oil and Spectrum Rights Models Offer a Clue
Thomas W. Hazlett’s “How Politics Stalls Wireless Innovation” (op-ed, Oct. 2) outlines the irrationality of the current political mismanagement of the electromagnetic spectrum and…
Breitbart
Exclusive–Trump’s EPA Transition Chair Myron Ebell: ‘Scrapping’ Clean Power Plan ‘Key Part of Deregulatory Agenda’
Breitbart covers the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan. Myron Ebell, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s (CEI) director of Energy and Environment programs and…
Breitbart
Exclusive: EPA Document Proposes to Eliminate Clean Power Plan ‘in Its Entirety’
Breitbart covers the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to repeal the agency’s Obama-era climate change program,…
The Washington Post
Gorsuch Could Strike a Mortal Blow to Unions
The Washington Post covers Janus v. AFSCME and CEI’s brief in the case. Last week, the Supreme Court announced that it would…
HuffPost
Trump Administration to Propose Scrapping Major Obama-Era Climate Change Policy
HuffPost covers the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan. The Trump administration is poised to scrap a policy limiting greenhouse gas emissions from…
News Release
CEI Applauds Repeal of So-Called Clean Power Plan
Besides the huge economic benefits from repealing the rule, we congratulate the Trump Administration for restoring legality to the regulatory process.
Blog
EPA Proposes Clean Power Plan Repeal Rule
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt will soon release the agency’s proposed rule to repeal the Clean Power Plan.
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Past-Due Nomination of EPA’s Number Two Official Is Welcome News
President Donald J. Trump nominated Andrew R. Wheeler to be deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on October 5th. Wheeler has worked since…
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New Study on Self-Dealing at the IPCC
According to a new study published this week in the journal Scientometrics, an in-depth analysis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s AR5 report…
National Review Online
Consumers Harmed by Consumer Protection Bureau – Again
Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued yet another rule that will harm consumers. A new rule on small dollar loans will kill off about…
News Release
CEI’s Myron Ebell Hopes EPA Court Filing Will End Clean Power Plan “In Its Entirety”
In anticipation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s upcoming filing in the litigation concerning the so-called Clean Power Plan, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Myron Ebell said:…
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CEI Calls on EPA to Reconsider More-Stringent Fuel Economy Standards
On Thursday, October 5, the Competitive Enterprise Institute submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its Final Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) of greenhouse…
Comment
CEI Comments on EPA & NHTSA Reconsideration of Fuel Economy Standards
View Full Document as PDF The Obama EPA’s final Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) is arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion. Reconsideration is…
The Hill
Abolish Financial Protection Bureau Before it Does More Harm
The Hill covers CEI’s “Case against the Financial Protection Bureau” by Iain Murray. With each passing week, the speculation grows that the activist liberal…
The Washington Examiner
The Media are Missing Trump’s Much-Needed Regulatory Relief
The Washington Examiner covers Wayne Crews’ “Red Tape Rollback Report.” For decades, the federal government kept adding regulations without taking any old ones off…
News Release
CEI Sues DOJ Over Former AG Lynch Alias Email Account Records
The Competitive Enterprise Institute today sued the Department of Justice for emails from former Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s alias email address that used the name…
Litigation
CEI v. DOJ (Loretta Lynch/Elizabeth Carlisle)
The Competitive Enterprise Institute sued the Department of Justice for emails from former Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s alias email address that used the name “Elizabeth…
News Release
CFPB Payday Loan Rule Hurts Consumers in Urgent Need: Statement by CEI expert
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today unveiled its long-awaited rule against short term “payday” loans. CEI Senior Fellow John Berlau criticized the new rule,…
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New Research, Same Story: Government Housing Policy Doesn’t Work
The Urban Institute today published an updated report, titled Nine Charts about Wealth Inequality in America. As part of the project, the authors highlight…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Urging Repeal of Estate Tax
View Full Document as PDF Dear Leader McConnell, Speaker Ryan, Chairman Hatch, and Chairman Brady, The undersigned organizations appreciate your work to…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Urging Comprehensive, Pro-Growth Tax Reform
View Full Document as PDF Dear Speaker Ryan, Leader McConnell, Secretary Mnuchin, Director Cohn, Chairman Hatch, and Chairman Brady: On behalf of…
The Daily Caller
Trump Will Soon Unveil His Own ‘Global Warming’ Policy – Here’s What That Might Look Like
The Daily Caller discusses the possible replacement of the Clean Power Plan with Will Yeatman. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to repeal…
Greenwire
Trump Is Biggest Rule Cutter Since Reagan – CEI Analysis
Greenwire covers Wayne Crews’ “Red Tape Rollback Report.” President Trump has shown a strong commitment to deregulation during his first eight months in office,…
Politico
CEI Sues for Paris Documents
Politico’s Morning Energy covers CEI’s FOIA lawsuit against the State Department regarding Paris Climate Treaty documents. The Competitive Enterprise Institute filed …
The Packer
Trump living up to anti-regulation rhetoric
The Packer cites Senior fellow Clyde Wayne Crews on regulations. The Competitive Enterprise Institute has put some stats together that said the Trump Administration’s…
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Small Business Needs Relief from Federal ‘Joint Employer’ Scheme
Today, the Save Local Business Act was approved by the House Education and Workforce Committee, a great step forward from clearing up the confusion caused…
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Limiting Federal Control over State Policy: Christie v. N.C.A.A.
Our friend Damon Root over at Reason has a round-up of three important cases that will be decided in the Supreme Court’s upcoming term. One…
The Daily Caller
State Department Sued for Internal Records on the Paris Climate Accord
The Daily Caller covers CEI’s FOIA lawsuit against the State Department. A libertarian think tank filed suit against the State Department for records regarding…
InsideSources
Free-Market Coalition Urges Action on Franchise Rule
InsideSources covers a coalition letter, led by CEI, in support of the Save Local Business Act. A coalition of free-market advocates sent a letter…
Politico
Joint Employer Bill Draws Support
Politico’s Morning Shift covers a coalition letter, led by CEI, in support of the Save Local Business Act. A coalition of 28 pro-business groups…
The Washington Examiner
Competitive Enterprise Institute Sues State Department for Climate Change Communications of Obama Officials
The Washington Examiner discusses CEI’s FOIA lawsuit against the State Department with Chris Horner. The Competitive Enterprise Institute filed suit Tuesday against…