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EPA Takes on Costly, Unnecessary Wood Heater Regulations

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EPA Takes on Costly, Unnecessary Wood Heater Regulations

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 12/17/2018

The Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency cranked out so many bad major rules that it was hard to pay attention to all the also-bad, but relatively…

Energy and Environment

Infrastructure Bill Should Attack Climate Red Tape, Not Increase It

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Infrastructure Bill Should Attack Climate Red Tape, Not Increase It

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 12/13/2018

Enacting legislation will be more difficult in next year’s divided Congress, but an infrastructure bill is something that could get done. Democrats and Republicans may be…

Climate

Draft Legislation Proposes Transition from Renewable Fuel Standard to High-Octane Fuel

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Draft Legislation Proposes Transition from Renewable Fuel Standard to High-Octane Fuel

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 11/30/2018

In a sweeping effort to change the way Washington regulates both fuels and vehicles, Reps. John Shimkus (R-IL) and Bill Flores (R-TX) of the House…

Automobiles and Roads

Air Conditioning—Treating a Public Health Benefit As a Threat

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Air Conditioning—Treating a Public Health Benefit As a Threat

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 11/29/2018

A study by the International Energy Agency predicts that billions more people around the world will own an air conditioner by 2050. This is great…

Climate

CEI Challenges Federal Rejection of Alaska’s Pebble Mine

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CEI Challenges Federal Rejection of Alaska’s Pebble Mine

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 11/15/2018

Most job-creating projects don’t require government subsidies―the only thing private sector builders need is less federal red tape getting in their way.   A good case…

Energy and Environment

The Montreal Protocol—Did it Really Make a Difference?

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The Montreal Protocol—Did it Really Make a Difference?

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 11/09/2018

An executive summary of the latest scientific compendium on ozone depletion, the Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018 is now out. The report was released in…

Climate

U.S. Officials Wary of United Nations Ozone Treaty Negotiations in Ecuador

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U.S. Officials Wary of United Nations Ozone Treaty Negotiations in Ecuador

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 11/07/2018

The 30th meeting of the parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) is being held in Quito…

Climate

Infrastructure in Divided Congress Must Include Regulatory, Permitting Reforms

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Infrastructure in Divided Congress Must Include Regulatory, Permitting Reforms

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 11/07/2018

Even before the results were in, the election-night talking heads were speculating on what, if anything, congressional Democrats and Republicans can agree on and get…

Climate

Environmental Groups Petition EPA to Prevent Damage from Renewable Fuel Standard

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Environmental Groups Petition EPA to Prevent Damage from Renewable Fuel Standard

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 11/02/2018

EarthJustice, the National Wildlife Federation, and other environmental pressure groups have petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to better police the land use requirements in…

Energy

China Caught Cheating on Montreal Protocol Ahead of Major Meeting

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China Caught Cheating on Montreal Protocol Ahead of Major Meeting

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 11/02/2018

A recent study has found that emissions of carbon tetrachloride from East Asia are on the rise, even though production of this chemical has…

Energy and Environment

New York State Latest to Sue Over Climate Change

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New York State Latest to Sue Over Climate Change

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 10/27/2018

New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood launched a lawsuit on October 24th against ExxonMobil Corporation over the company’s treatment of climate change-related risks and costs. The…

Climate

Bricks and Wood Heaters Also Need Relief from Obama-era Overreach

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Bricks and Wood Heaters Also Need Relief from Obama-era Overreach

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 10/09/2018

Several of the Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency’s most expensive and far-reaching Clean Air Act regulations are back in the news now that the Trump administration is…

Energy

Three States Join California in Raising Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Costs

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Three States Join California in Raising Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Costs

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 09/14/2018

Maryland, New York, and Connecticut are following California’s lead in proposing restrictions on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the class of refrigerants widely used…

Climate

Reform Federal Process for Environmental Permits

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Reform Federal Process for Environmental Permits

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 08/24/2018

The Trump administration has initiated several steps to streamline the federal permitting process for major projects, including resource extraction and infrastructure. In particular, it has focused…

Chemical Risk

Department of Energy Proposes ending Obama-era Rules on Incandescent Light Bulbs

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Department of Energy Proposes ending Obama-era Rules on Incandescent Light Bulbs

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 08/10/2018

Energy and Environment News reported Wednesday that the Trump Department of Energy (DOE) is pushing back against two last-minute Obama regulations that would expand…

Energy

Twenty-Two Free Market and Conservative Groups Tell Trump To Ditch the Kigali Amendment

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Twenty-Two Free Market and Conservative Groups Tell Trump To Ditch the Kigali Amendment

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 07/13/2018

The U.N. Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Ozone-Depleting Substances would restrict many of the cheapest and most effective refrigerants now used in home…

Energy

Environmental Protection Agency to Streamline Permits for Major Projects

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Environmental Protection Agency to Streamline Permits for Major Projects

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 06/30/2018

In a move that furthers the Trump administration’s goal of reducing unnecessary and duplicative red tape while also helping refocus his agency’s efforts on its…

Energy

Last Chance for the 115th: Reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard

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Last Chance for the 115th: Reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 06/21/2018

It has now been more than decade since the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) was last revised, and the program is not getting any better with…

Energy

Trump Nominates Mary Neumayr and Dan Simmons

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Trump Nominates Mary Neumayr and Dan Simmons

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 06/17/2018

The White House has announced that President Donald J. Trump will nominate two individuals for positions of considerable importance to energy and environmental issues.

Energy

Full Court Press on Kigali Amendment Begins

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Full Court Press on Kigali Amendment Begins

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 06/16/2018

The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which would restrict production of many commonly-used refrigerants on the grounds that they contribute to global warming,…

Climate

Hydroelectric Hearing Highlights Costs of Federal Permitting Delays

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Hydroelectric Hearing Highlights Costs of Federal Permitting Delays

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 06/10/2018

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on energy held a hearing on June 7th on energy infrastructure licensing reform. Although Improving the Hydropower…

Energy and Environment

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Fiscal Commission Should Support Increased Energy Production, Not Increased Energy Taxes

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 11/15/2010

Among the many suggestions in the Fiscal Commission’s draft report is a 15 cents-per-gallon increase in the federal gasoline tax. No doubt, this…

Energy and Environment

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An Election-Night Win For Domestic Energy Jobs

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 11/04/2010

Draw up a map of the U.S. and shade in the regions that rely on energy jobs — places like Appalachia, the Rockies, western Gulf…

Energy and Environment

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Moratorium Lifted, But Drilling Still Blocked

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 10/13/2010

With much fanfare, the Obama administration has lifted its moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. But don’t expect much actual drilling any…

Energy and Environment

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Washington’s New War on the West

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 10/04/2010

The economic track record of the current administration and Congress is not a good one. Unemployment remains stubbornly high at nearly 10 percent, and many…

Energy and Environment

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The Failed Stimulus Package Reveals What Economy Really Needs

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 09/29/2010

A failure can make for a valuable learning experience, and the stimulus package is no exception. Clearly the stimulus has not worked, and from…

Energy and Environment

Blog

An Annoying Regulation for Every Room in the House

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 09/24/2010

The Obama administration isn’t satisfied giving the American people several big things we don’t want — the stimulus package, expanded bailouts, Obamacare — but it…

Energy and Environment

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Kiss Your Ash Goodbye — Regulating Coal Combustion Byproducts As Hazardous Is An Unnecessary Job Killer

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 09/08/2010

The Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to regulate carbon dioxide as an air pollutant is currently garnering most of the attention from the agency’s critics, but…

Energy and Environment

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Federal Regulators Making Laundry More Costly And More Dingy

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 08/27/2010

In a classic case of a government solution in search of a problem, Washington has for years set energy efficiency standards for home appliances. By…

Consumer Freedom

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  • Michelle Minton
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  • Iain Murray
  • Ryan Radia
  • Marc Scribner
  • Fred L. Smith, Jr.
  • Devin Watkins
  • Ryan Young

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