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…