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A new Endangered Species Act final rule removes improper interpretation of “harm”
On July 14, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published an important final rule in the…
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Legislators should increase entrance fees to fund national parks
On August 4, 2020, the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) was signed into law. Among other things, the law funnels up to 50…
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House subcommittee to hold hearing on forest management bills
On Thursday, May 21, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a hearing on several bills, many of which would…
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Supreme Court Reviews Water Quality Regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court today hears arguments over the reach and constitutionality of the Clean Water Act, setting the stage for a potentially…
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Frist Should Cancel Senators’ Christmas Vacations
Contact: Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 Washington, D.C., December 20, 2005— Statement of Myron Ebell, Director of Global Warming & International Environmental Policy at the Competitive…
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A Windfall of Bad Ideas
In the third-quarter of 2005, the major U.S. oil companies—ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP America, and Shell Oil Company—collectively earned almost $26 billion in profits, an…
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Privatizing the Inner City
In June the Supreme Court said that <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />New London, Conn. could force Susette Kelo and a…
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House Urged to Reconsider Arctic and Offshore Oil Exploration
Contact: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 Washington, D.C., November…
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Trade Liberalization Again Threatened by Agricultural Special Interests
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Washington, D.C., October 20, 2005— The world's best hope for eliminating poverty – the continued liberalization…
