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The problem with the EU’s deforestation regulation
The European Union’s (EU) Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) was adopted in 2023. The stated objective of the EUDR is “to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
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Rescinding the blanket 4(d) rule is good for species and people
At the close of 2025, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed to rescind the blanket 4(d) rule in part due to a…
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CEI’s The Surge: Clean Water Act reform, new CAFE standards, and more
If you are interested in analysis and perspective on current energy and environmental issues, then we encourage you to subscribe to this new publication and…
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Organic Food Standards May Violate First Amendment
WASHINGTON, DC December 20, 2000—New standards for organic foods may violate First Amendment free speech rights, the Competitive Enterprise…
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All the Hype that Can Be Put to Type: Sean Paige Op-Ed in Washinton Times
Published in the Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) Published in the Washington Times October 08, 2000 …
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A Scorched-Earth Debate Hits West
Smoke still is rising from vast scorched acreage in the Rocky Mountain West, and fire continues ruthlessly to consume the tinderbox that much of the…
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Abolish The Forest Service: Bob Nelson in Forbes Magazine
Thin out small trees to protect forests from fire. Not a bad idea, as recently floated by the U.S. Forest Service, but too late when…
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Western Wildfires: Seeing the Forest Through Dense, Dead, and Diseased Trees
This year’s forest-fire season in the West may be the worst in 50 years. An area larger than Maryland-6.5 million acres-has burned, and…
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Let’s Go to the Videotape! Documentary Provides Balance to Save-the-Rainforest Celebs
From the August/September 2000 issue of CEI UpDate Two cute tamarinds, perched on a branch, appear to frown and furrow their brows with…