News Release
CEI’s Myron Ebell Applauds Confirmation of EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler
Today, the Senate voted to confirm Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator.
The Washington Journal
VIDEO: Myron Ebell Discusses the Green New Deal on the Washington Journal
Competitive Enterprise Institute Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell joined the Washington Journal to discuss the "Green New Deal" with Greenpeace…
Comment
Myron Ebell Testimony on the Green New Deal for Congressional Western Caucus Policy Forum
Chairman Gosar and Members of the House Western Caucus, Thank you for inviting me to speak today at this forum on the Green New Deal. …
Blog
White House to Create President’s Commission on National Climate Security
The Washington Post obtained leaked Trump administration documents this week that reveal that the White House is preparing an executive order to create a President’s…
Blog
Sen. McConnell Calls for Senate Vote on Green New Deal, Markey Calls ‘Sabotage’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said on February 12th that he planned to schedule a vote on the Green New Deal Resolution in the near future using Rule…
Blog
House Republican Committee Leaders Begin Caving on Climate Science and Policies
Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Frank Lucas (R-OK), the ranking Republican members of the two committees with the most jurisdiction over climate science and energy-rationing…
The Los Angeles Times
CON: Green New Deal Will be All Pain and No Gain
The Green New Deal sounds really good. But as the details start to come out, it looks worse and worse. In fact, the costs would…
PowerLine
The Trouble With Solar
PowerLine cited Director of Global Warming and International Environmental Policy Myron Ebell on the Green New Deal: Via InstaPundit, Myron Ebell points out that if…
Blog
Green New Deal Launched with Support from Democratic Presidential Candidates
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) held a press conference outside the Capitol building on February 7th to introduce their House and Senate resolutions for a…
News Release
So-Called ‘Green New Deal’ Costs Would Be Stupendous, Implementation Catastrophic
Today, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released a legislative outline of the so-called “Green New Deal.”…
News Release
America’s Economic Revival Has Been Based on Environmental Deregulation and Increased Energy Production
Tonight, President Trump delivered his State of the Union address from the well of the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol, focusing on topics including…
The Washington Times
Conservatives Want More Permanent Exit from Paris Climate Accord
The Washington Times cited Director of Global Warming and Environmental Policy Myron Ebell on the Paris climate treaty: “The Paris climate treaty is clearly a…
The Washington Times
Goodbye to a Misguided War on Coal
The unexpected departure of Dr. Jim Yong Kim as president of the World Bank gives President Donald J. Trump the perfect opportunity to reverse the anti-fossil fuel, energy poverty…
Blog
Green New Deal: 626 Groups Send Congress a Back-to-Dark Ages Manifesto
Six-hundred twenty-six organizations, some of them major environmental groups, sent a letter to Members of the House of Representatives on January 10th that details their demands for…
News Release
CEI: Pro-Energy, Deregulatory Policies Lead to Economic Growth
In a new report released this morning, the Rhodium Group claims that carbon dioxide emissions rose by 3.4 percent last year. But that news is…
The Washington Examiner
CEI Warns Lawmakers that a ‘Green New Deal’ Would Risk a Humanitarian Crisis
The Washington Examiner cited CEI’s latest report, Free to Prosper: A Pro-Growth Agenda for the 116th Congress and Director of the Center for Energy and Environment, Myron Ebell:…
Gas & Electricity
Trump Administration Tells EPA To Freeze All Grants, Contracts
Gas & Electricity cited CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell on EPA freeze. “They’re trying to freeze things to make…
Washington Examiner
Electric-Car Tax Credits Are Popular — And Congress Can’t Decide Whether To Expand Or Abolish Them
Washington Examiner cited CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell on electric-car tax credit. “The people who buy these vehicles are…
The Epoch Times
Supreme Court Finds Limits To Endangered Species Act
The Epoch Times cited CEI’s Center For Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell on Supreme Court ruling on ESA. A unanimous Supreme Court overruled…
News Release
2018 National Climate Assessment Report Is Full of Dubious and Junk Science
Late last week, the Trump Administration released the 4th National Climate Assessment report, as required by law. Media headlines have breathlessly reported on the “chilling”…
Liberty Unyielding
New York Governor Violated First Amendment Through Political Harassment
Liberty Unyielding cited CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell in reference to Attorney General Claude Walker’s subpoena case. New York Governor…
Blog
UN Special Report: Turning the World’s Energy Economy upside down Is a Good Idea
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on October 6th released a “Special Report (SR15) on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees C.” The…
Blog
David Henderson (1927-2018), RIP
We are sad to note the death of our good friend and strong ally, David Henderson, on September 30th in London. After a career as…
The Daily Caller
Senate Confirms Trump’s Head Environmental Attorney After Sitting On The Nomination For 16 Months
The Daily Caller cited CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell on Jeff Clark’s nomination. “The Senate’s confirmation of Jeff Clark…
Citation
CEI Praises Senate for Confirming Jeff Clark to lead DOJ’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division
Today, the Senate voted to confirm Jeff Clark to be Assistant Attorney General heading up the Department of Justice’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division.
Environmental Law Institute
Pruitt’s Gone, But Wheeler Carries on Agenda
Scott Pruitt’s 16-month tenure as EPA administrator turned out to be a mixed bag. When President-elect Trump nominated Pruitt, he thought he was getting exactly…
U.S. News
Carbon Tax Gets Renewed Attention But Still Faces Resistance
U.S. News cited CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell on carbon taxes. Prominent opponents of the carbon tax also believe that…
News Release
IPCC Report Reaches Dire Conclusions Based on Models that Overstate Rate of Warming
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report Monday related to the issue of climate change.
The New York Times
Major Climate Report Describes A Strong Risk Of Crisis As Early As 2040
The New York Times cited CEI’s Director, Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on carbon taxes. Americans for Prosperity, the political advocacy…
Blog
Five Western States Will Vote on Energy Questions on November Ballots
Five western states have initiatives or referendums on energy issues. They include increasing renewable energy mandates, instituting a carbon tax, restricting oil and gas production,…
Comment
CEI Comments on Revision of the Regulations for Listing Species and Designating Critical Habitat
The Endangered Species Act has proven bad for wildlife because it is bad for people. The Act’s legislative language as passed by Congress is largely…
Comment
CEI Comments on ESA Proposed Revisions of the Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants
The Endangered Species Act has proven bad for wildlife because it is bad for people. The Act’s legislative language as passed by Congress is largely…
AZ Big Media
What Could Scrapping Mineral Withdrawals Mean For Arizona?
AZ Big Media cited Director Myron Ebell on Arizona mining withdrawals. In a release published by the Arizona Mining Association, Myron Ebell, director…
Blog
Bangkok Climate Talks Make Little Progress on ‘Roadmap’ for Paris Climate Treaty
International climate negotiators meeting in Bangkok, Thailand this week have apparently made little progress on agreeing to a “roadmap” or “rule book” for implementing…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Opposing Environmental Protection Agency Veto Power over Development Projects
In 2013, organizations from coast-to-coast called on then-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to reject an unprecedented decision on Pebble Mine and warned…
Blog
Australia Dumps Another Prime Minister for Pushing Climate Policies
Climate policy has once again toppled a prime minister in Australia. After Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton threatened to challenge Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership over…
Blog
EPA Proposes Rule To Replace ‘Clean Power’ Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency on August 21st released its proposed rule to replace the “Clean Power” Plan (CPP). The rule, which is called the …
News Release
CEI: EPA’s Proposed Affordable Clean Energy Rule “Huge Improvement” Over Clean Power Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency today released a proposed replacement for the Obama Administration’s “Clean Power Plan,” which was finalized in August of 2015. CEI opposed…
The Hill
Wildlife has little to show for staggering cost of Endangered Species Act
The Department of the Interior recently proposed significant changes to the rules implementing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). As welcome as these changes…
Arizona Daily Star
More Realistic Fuel Economy Rule Would Cut Traffic Fatalities and Lower Gas Prices
The Trump administration has proposed to halt the steady increases in auto fuel economy standards that were part of backroom deals made by the Obama…
The Newburgh Gazette
19 States Vow to Sue Over Proposed Fuel Efficiency Rollbacks
The Newburgh Gazette cited Director of Global Warming and International Environmental Policy Myron Ebell on fuel economy standards. Myron Ebell, a senior energy scholar…
The Daily Caller
‘Make Cars Great Again’: Trump is Rolling Back Obama’s Vehicle Emissions Standards
The Daily Caller cited Director of Global Warming and International Environmental Policy Myron Ebell on fuel economy standards. “The administration’s announcement that it will…
The San Francisco Chronicle
Brown Vows to ‘Fight this Stupidity’ as EPA Unveils Fuel-Economy Freeze
The San Francisco Chronicle cited Director of Global Warming and International Environmental Policy Myron Ebell on the EPA and the fuel economy. The administration’s announcement…
The American Spectator
Carbon Tax Bill Finds Few Friends
The American Spectator cited Director of Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on carbon tax. In a joint op-ed, Myron Ebell of…
Blog
Carbon Taxers in Full Retreat in Canada
New Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on August 2nd his government was filing suit in Ontario’s Court of Appeal challenging the Canadian federal government’s…
Blog
Massachusetts Passes Scaled-Down Green Energy Bill
A massive green energy and climate bill passed by the Massachusetts Senate was scaled back considerably in negotiations with the House before being passed…
The New York Times
Pruitt’s Successor Wants Rollbacks, Too. And He Wants Them to Stick.
The New York Times cited CEI’s Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on EPA’s change in leadership and changing standards.
The Sacramento Bee
PRO: More Realistic Fuel Economy Rule Would Cut Traffic Fatalities and Lower Car Prices
The Trump Administration has proposed to halt the steady increases in auto fuel economy standards that were part of backroom deals made by the Obama…
News Release
CEI: Proposed Changes to CAFE Standards Are Good News for Consumers
Today, the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency released proposed revisions to future fuel economy standards set under the Obama Administration.
The Hill
Top Conservative Groups Urge Trump to Reject Climate Change Agreement
The Hill cited CEI’s Myron Ebell on the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. In a letter sent Monday to President Trump, the…
The Washington Examiner
A Carbon Tax Would be a Costly Failure
Recently, some Republicans have developed the rather unfortunate habit of floating tax increases shortly after cutting taxes. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into…
Blog
Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo to Introduce Carbon Tax Bill
Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) plans to introduce a bill to tax carbon dioxide emissions next week and will speak at a press conference at 9…
Blog
House Votes for Scalise Resolution Opposing Carbon Taxes
The House of Representative voted on July 19th for a resolution “expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to American…
News Release
CEI Praises Dept of Interior’s Proposed Changes to Endangered Species Act Regulations
This week, the Department of Interior announced proposed revisions to portions of the regulations that implement sections of the Endangered Species Act.
News Release
CEI Supports Resolution Opposing a Carbon Tax
Lars Larson
Radio: Myron Ebell Discusses Leadership Changes at the EPA With Lars Larson
Myron Ebell, Director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute joined the Lars Larson show to discuss…
News Release
CEI Applauds President Trump’s Pardon of Dwight and Steve Hammond
Today, President Trump announced the pardon of Dwight and Steve Hammond, two ranchers from Eastern Oregon who were prosecuted under the Antiterrorism Act of 1996…
USA Today
Andrew Wheeler Keeps a Low Profile at the EPA, Gets Things Done
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt was driven from office by a steady drumbeat of allegations of personal misconduct. Now that this orchestrated campaign has…
USA Today
Andrew Wheeler keeps a low profile at the EPA, gets things done
NPR
AUDIO: Myron Ebell Discusses Scott Pruitt’s Record as EPA Director
Director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, Myron Ebell, joined NPR’s All Things Considered to discuss the record…
News Release
CEI on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s Resignation
On behalf of CEI, we thank Scott Pruitt for his outstanding service as EPA administrator, and we regret that personal troubles got in the way.
Greenwire
Conservatives face off on Obama-era agreement
Greenwire cited Myron Ebell on CEI’s coalition letter to reject the Kigali Amendment. Almost two dozen conservative and free-market groups are pushing back…
News Release
CEI Leads Coalition of 22 Groups Asking Trump to Reject Kigali Amendment’s Red Tape
Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) sent a letter to President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, asking them to reject the Kigali Amendment…
Blog
Reforming ‘Waters of the United States’ Critical for Economic Growth
The Waters of the United States rule vastly expanded government control over land in America and is one of the prime examples of the…
Blog
Report Finds All European Union Countries Failing Paris Climate Targets
CANEurope (for Climate Action Network Europe) released a report this month that finds that all 28 member nations of the European Union are failing…
The Hill
GOP Offshore Drilling Proposal Triggers Debate
The Hill cited Myron Ebell on a proposed bill that would give states a larger share of royalties to incentivize them to back expanded offshore…
The New York Times
Scott Pruitt, Under Fire, Plans to Initiate a Big Environmental Rollback
The New York Times cited Myron Ebell on Scott Pruitt’s role as director of EPA and recent legal proposals. Pruitt has been under heavy criticism lately for his…
Blog
Massachusetts Senate Unanimously Passes Carbon Tax Bill
The Massachusetts Senate on June 14th unanimously passed a mammoth climate bill that contains instructions to put a price on carbon dioxide emissions. S. 2545,…
Comment
Testimony of Myron Ebell on The Enhancing State Management of Federal Lands and Waters Act
View Full Document as PDF Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Lowenthal, and members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify today…
The Daily Caller
Trump Unveils His Pick to Head the White House’s Environmental Council
The Daily Caller cited Myron Ebell on the professional successes of Mary Neumayr as head of the White House council leading policy coordination on energy…
The Daily Caller
It’s Been One Year Since Trump Promised To Leave The Paris Climate Accord
The Daily Caller cited Myron Ebell on the paradigm shift that has occurred with federal acceptance of affordable energy since the advent of the Trump…
USA Today
Reported Federal Funding For Climate Change Programs Is Incomplete, Says Watchdog
USA Today cited Myron Ebell on the financial benefits that will come because of deregulation by the Trump administration of Obama-era regulations and the benefits…
Standpoint Magazine
Trump Prefers Energy Dominance to Paris
Donald J. Trump has made many decisions since becoming President of the United States that have offended the permanent political establishment in Washington; and in…
News Release
CEI on Paris Climate Decision Anniversary: Trump Should Tell the Senate to Vote It Down
This Friday marks the one-year anniversary of President Trump withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate treaty. The Competitive Enterprise Institute strongly supported Trump’s…
Blog
President Trump Replaces Obama Executive Order on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
President Donald Trump on May 17th issued an executive order that replaces a March 19th, 2015 executive order by President Barack Obama requiring all federal departments…
SFGate
Trump, Top Car Executives Meet Amid Struggle Over Climate Rules for Automobiles
SFGate cited Myron Ebell on the need for diversification in motor vechicle standards in order to suit the diverse needs of Americans living across the…
Blog
UN Climate Talks in Bonn Result in More Climate Talks in Bangkok
The annual subsidiary body meetings of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Bonn, Germany over the past two weeks have…
The Washington Examiner
Trump’s Transition Chiefs Urge Him to Stay the Course On Auto Rollback
The Washington Examiner cited Myron Ebell in his signing a joint letter to the president urging him to stay on course in reforming auto emissions…
Blog
Good News from the United Nations Climate Talks in Bonn
The subsidiary bodies of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are meeting in Bonn, Germany this week and next to try to draft…
E&E News
Key Obama Climate Orders Still On the Books
E&E News cited Myron Ebell on the inefficiencies of the Trump administration in rescinding executive orders dating from the Obama administration which hold strong implications…
Morning Consult
Fewer GOP Voters Worried About Climate Change Since Irma and Harvey
Morning Consult cited Myron Ebell about the polarization of public discussion regarding climate change in contemporary debate owing to the limitation on the breadth of discussion…
News Release
CEI Welcomes Confirmation of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Today, the Senate confirmed Mike Pompeo as the U.S. Secretary of State. Competitive Enterprise Institute director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell…
News Release
CEI Applauds Introduction of Resolution Opposing a Carbon Tax
Today Reps. Steve Scalise (R, LA) and David McKinley (R, WV) introduced a resolution “expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be…
Blog
City of Boulder and Two Colorado Counties Join Climate Shakedown Racket
Boulder, Colorado and Boulder and San Miguel Counties filed suit in state court this week against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy. The suit claims that petroleum products…
News Release
Senate Confirms Well-Qualified Deputy EPA Administrator
Andrew Wheeler has the experience and expertise to continue the important reforms and policies begun at the EPA.
CNN Newsroom
VIDEO: Myron Ebell Joins CNN Newsroom With Ana Cabrera to Discuss Criticisms of EPA Administrator Pruitt
Director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, Myron Ebell, recently joined the CNN Newsroom to discuss criticisms of EPA Administrator Scott…
The New York Times
E.P.A. Prepares to Roll Back Rules Requiring Cars to Be Cleaner and More Efficient
The New York Times talks to CEI’s Myron Ebell about the EPA’s rollback of deadly fuel efficiency standards. Mr. Trump directed the…
The Jim Bohannon Show
AUDIO: Myron Ebell on Jim Bohannon Show Discussing Fuel Economy Standards
Director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Myron Ebell, recently joined The Jim Bohannon Show on…
News Release
CEI Commends EPA for Reviewing CAFE Rules
This is a step forward to ensure the future of automobiles will be cars that are safe, affordable, and what consumers want to buy.
Bloomberg
Trump EPA Plans New Restrictions on Science Used in Rule Making
Bloomberg quotes Myron Ebell on costly EPA regulations: Advocates of the change say that by revisiting the science that underpins a swath…
E&E News
Pruitt’s climate clash was declared dead. There’s a Plan B
E&E News talks to Myron Ebell about potential moves on several petitions revisiting endangerment findings. Taking comment on the petitions would be…
U.S. News and World Report
Weathering Trump’s Skepticism, U.S. Officials Still Fighting Global Warming
U.S. News and World Report talks to Myron Ebell about the Trump administration’s work on climate change. “I am concerned that much…
Daily Caller
Tillerson’s Exit Signals Rise Of Global Warming Skeptics In Trump’s Admin
The Daily Caller quotes Myron Ebell on what Rex Tillerson’s departure at Secretary of State means for the Paris Climate Treaty. Competitive…
Blog
Judge in California Suit against Oil Companies Orders Climate Tutorial
A federal judge in California last week ruled that a suit brought by the cities of Oakland and San Francisco seeking climate damages from major…
National Review
Autos, Engine Bans, and the New Socialism
National Review talks to Myron Ebell about the possible threat of an electric vehicle mandate. “This idea that the government knows better what…
Blog
President Trump in CPAC Speech Says Deregulation Is as Important as Tax Cuts
President Donald J. Trump in his speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference today spent seven minutes discussing his deregulatory agenda, ending the war on…
The Washington Post
This group thinks Trump hasn’t done enough to unravel environmental rules. Here’s its wish list.
The Washington Post quoted Myron Ebell on the failings of the personnel process within the EPA as being a major cause of dysfunction for the…
The Hill
Trump’s Plan for Energy Star Sparks Industry Uproar
The Hill quotes Myron Ebell on President Trump’s intent to end funding for the Energy Star program: President Trump is facing…
E&E News
Where’s Pruitt’s Red-Team Debate?
E&E News talks to Myron Ebell about the apparently stalled efforts of Pruitt’s EPA: “My impression is that the reason this has…
E&E News
Pact’s future uncertain as White House champion exits
Myron Ebell spoke to E&E News on the Kigali Amendment: The Kigali Amendment, which has split parts of the Trump administration, is…