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Permitting Reform for a Freer and More Prosperous Nation
Contents Special Advisors The Importance of Permitting Reform Part 1: 11 Principles for Permitting Reform Part 2: Statute-by-Statute Analysis for Permitting…
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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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Unbearable Legislation
The decision by the Secretary of the Interior to list the polar bear as “threatened” removes all doubt that the Endangered Species Act…
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April Issue of CEI’s Monthly Planet
Full Document Available in PDF Environmentalism, RIP? Not So Fast, by Angela…
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Environmentalism, RIP? Not So Fast
Full Document Available in PDF Is environmentalism dead? Yes, say environmental activists…
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Nation Descends into Mercury Madness
Mercury is all over the news these days, which is appropriate for an element named after the messenger of the gods. At some Maryland high…
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Law of the Sea Treaty Debated
David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey are correct that most reasons prompting President Reagan to reject the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST)…
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Senate Should Approve Oil Exploration in Arctic
Contact: Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 Washington, D.C., March 15, 2005—The Competitive Enterprise Institute urges the Senate this week to retain provisions in budget reconciliation legislation that…