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EPA’s WOTUS Replacement Rule Another Step in the Right Direction
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today released their Navigable Waters Protection rule, which replaces the 1986 wetlands rule.
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NEPA Reforms a Big Step toward Correcting Worst Abuses of Environmental Permitting Process
The White House Council on Environmental Quality today released a proposed rule reforming the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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Trump Announces U.S. Exit from Paris Climate Treaty: CEI Statement
President Trump’s Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo, today announced the beginning of a yearlong process of withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement…
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WOTUS Rule Repeal Great News for Rural Americans
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the repeal of the Obama administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. EPA is expected to announce…
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Trump Administration Environmental Agenda Focuses on Stewardship, not Alarmist Policies
In a speech today at the White House, President Trump touted his administration’s record of defending the environment and simultaneously expanding the development of energy…
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Final ACE Rule Reverses “Ill-Advised and Punitive” Obama-Era Regulation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued its final Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, which will replace the previous administration’s so-called “Clean Power Plan.”…
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House Should Reject Bill to Remove Land and Water Conservation Fund from Appropriations Process
The House Natural Resources committee is scheduled to markup H.R. 3195 on Wednesday, June 19. The bill would turn the Land and Water Conservation Fund…
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House Members Should Vote No on Amendment to Block Pebble Mine Project
The House of Representatives is expected to vote as early as tomorrow on the Huffman Amendment to H.R. 2740 (amendment 63 to Division E of…
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CEI Applauds EPA Directive to Improve Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Regulations
According to a report by Bloomberg News, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler directed EPA leadership to write new rules for how it weighs…
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CEI Congratulates David Bernhardt on Confirmation as Secretary of Interior
Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm David Bernhardt as Secretary of the Interior. Bernhardt was confirmed by a vote of 56-41.
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More than 140 Organizations and Individuals Join CEI Letter to White House Backing Climate Review Panel
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), joined by 36 organizations and more than 100 individuals, sent a letter today to President Trump expressing strong support for…
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Senate Democratic Co-Sponsors Abandon Green New Deal, Vote ‘Present’
Today, the United States Senate voted against advancing Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) Green New Deal resolution to the Senate floor…
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CEI’s Myron Ebell Applauds Confirmation of EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler
Today, the Senate voted to confirm Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator.
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So-Called ‘Green New Deal’ Costs Would Be Stupendous, Implementation Catastrophic
Today, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released a legislative outline of the so-called “Green New Deal.”…
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America’s Economic Revival Has Been Based on Environmental Deregulation and Increased Energy Production
Tonight, President Trump delivered his State of the Union address from the well of the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol, focusing on topics including…
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CEI: Pro-Energy, Deregulatory Policies Lead to Economic Growth
In a new report released this morning, the Rhodium Group claims that carbon dioxide emissions rose by 3.4 percent last year. But that news is…
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2018 National Climate Assessment Report Is Full of Dubious and Junk Science
Late last week, the Trump Administration released the 4th National Climate Assessment report, as required by law. Media headlines have breathlessly reported on the “chilling”…
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IPCC Report Reaches Dire Conclusions Based on Models that Overstate Rate of Warming
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report Monday related to the issue of climate change.
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CEI: EPA’s Proposed Affordable Clean Energy Rule “Huge Improvement” Over Clean Power Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency today released a proposed replacement for the Obama Administration’s “Clean Power Plan,” which was finalized in August of 2015. CEI opposed…
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CEI: Proposed Changes to CAFE Standards Are Good News for Consumers
Today, the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency released proposed revisions to future fuel economy standards set under the Obama Administration.
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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.
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CEI Supports Resolution Opposing a Carbon Tax
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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CEI’s Ebell Responds to Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Leasing Plan
Myron Ebell, Director of Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, responded to today’s announcement by the Trump administration to allow drilling off all…
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Ebell Reacts to Tax Bill Passage, ANWR Oil Production
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Myron Ebell responded to the passage of the tax bill today, which contained a provision for oil and gas production in…
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CEI’s Myron Ebell Comments on Trump’s Proclamations Downsizing two Utah National Monuments
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CEI’s Ebell Praises Administration Nominees To Serve In Key Environmental Posts
CEI Director for the Center of Energy and Environment Myron Ebell praises Trump Administration nominees to serve in two key environmental posts: “Kathleen Hartnett White…
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CEI’s Ebell Says Climate Assessment Report is Full of Junk Science
CEI Director for the Center of Energy and Environment Myron Ebell responded to the National Climate Assessment report released today by the Trump Administration: “It…
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EPA Reforms of Advisory Boards are “Long Overdue” Says CEI
Sensible reforms mean the advisory boards must be objective and free from conflicts of interest.
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CEI Applauds Repeal of So-Called Clean Power Plan
Besides the huge economic benefits from repealing the rule, we congratulate the Trump Administration for restoring legality to the regulatory process.
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CEI’s Myron Ebell Hopes EPA Court Filing Will End Clean Power Plan “In Its Entirety”
In anticipation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s upcoming filing in the litigation concerning the so-called Clean Power Plan, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Myron Ebell said:…
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CEI Supports Reducing Federal Lands for National Monuments, Returning Lands to Private Ownership
Myron Ebell, director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Center for Energy and Environment, responded to the Interior Department’s assessment of the use of federal land as…
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CEI Continues to Support President Trump’s Paris Climate Accord Decision
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CEI Praises EPA Decision to Repeal Disastrous Waters of the U.S. Rule
This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved to repeal the Obama administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. This rule expanded federal oversight…
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CEI Commends President Trump’s Decision to Cancel Paris Climate Agreement
Today, President Trump announced he would withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. The Competitive Enterprise Institute commends the decision as a positive…
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Why the Paris Climate Agreement Is All Pain, No Gain for Americans
As President Trump weighs his final decision on the Paris Climate Agreement, he should consider the benefits of withdrawing U.S. commitment from this harmful treaty,…
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CEI Reviews Trump Budget on Regulation, EPA, Transportation and Infrastructure
Policy experts offered their first takes on President Trump's budget, with a focus on regulatory reform, the EPA, and transportation and infrastructure reforms.
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CEI Launches Television Ad Campaign Urging President Trump to Withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement
CEI launched an aggressive advertising campaign this week aimed at urging President Trump to keep his campaign promise to American voters and withdraw from the…
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CEI and AEA Lead Coalition of Forty Four Free-Market Groups Urging Trump To Withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and the American Energy Alliance (AEA) lead a coalition of 44 free-market and conservative organizations who sent a letter today to…
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CEI Applauds Trump Executive Order To Counter Massive Land Grabs
President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday directing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review the designation of dozens of national monuments on federal lands. The…
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CEI Releases Ad Urging Trump to Withdraw from Paris Climate Treaty
Today, White House senior advisers are scheduled to meet about the future of U.S. involvement in the Paris Climate Treaty, even though President Trump made…
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CEI Praises Trump Executive Order on Climate and Energy Policy
“Today’s Executive Order is a positive step toward scrapping President Obama’s climate regime, but there is still work to be done," said CEI's Center for…
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CEI Comments on Proposed EPA Budget
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell commented on the reports of the Trump administration’s proposed cuts in…