Legacy Newsletters

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/02/2005

Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Greenpeace is fined for damaging a coral reef with its ship Rainbow Warrior…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/31/2005

Issues in the News 1. LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL President Bush nominates Judge Samuel Alito to succeed Justice Sandra Day…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/25/2005

Issues in the News 1. TELECOM Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH) announces some of the elements of a new push…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/21/2005

Issues in the News 1. TRADE The director general of the World Trade Organization calls on the U.S. and the European…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/18/2005

1. TELECOM Congress prepares to address major reforms to telecommunications policy.   CEI Expert Available for Comment: Technology Counsel…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/17/2005

Issues in the News 1. GLOBAL WARMING Researchers study the summer of 2005 for evidence that global warming is melting…

Climate

• By: Peter Suderman
• 10/13/2005

Issues in the News 1. WETLANDS The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear two cases on federal wetlands regulation involving questions…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/11/2005

Issues in the News 1. GAS PRICES Members of the Wisconsin state legislature push for a law that would require increased use…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/07/2005

Issues in the News 1. PROPERTY RIGHTS City officials in Washington, D.C. plan to use eminent domain to acquire land…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/06/2005

Issues in the News 1. FOOD SAFETY The Food and Drug Administration is poised to issue guidelines on the sale of…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/03/2005

Issues in the News 1. LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL President Bush nominates White House counsel Harriet Miers to replace Justice Sandra…

Energy and Environment

• By: Peter Suderman
• 09/30/2005

Issues in the News   1. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY The U.S. House of Representatives approved the first major reform in 30 years to the…

Energy and Environment

• By: Peter Suderman
• 09/29/2005

1. GLOBAL WARMING Researchers blame global warming for the continued melting of the arctic ice shelf.   CEI Expert Available…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/28/2005

Issues in the News   1. LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL The Associated Press profiles Colorado State Treasurer Mark Hillman and…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/27/2005

Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Legislation aimed at reforming the Endangered Species Act could be voted on in the…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/26/2005

1. LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL The nomination of Judge John Roberts to be the nation’s next Chief Justice heads to the Senate…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/23/2005

1. ENVIRONMENT The House Resources Committee approves Chairman Richard Pombo’s plan for reform of the Endangered Species Act. CEI Expert…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/22/2005

Issues in the News 1. AUTOMOBILITY Anti-car activists sponsor the 2005 observance of “World Car-Free Day.” CEI Expert…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/21/2005

Issues in the News 1. HURRICANES Oil and gas facilities in the Gulf Coast are threatened by the approach of…

Energy and Environment

• By: Peter Suderman
• 09/20/2005

Issues in the News 1. ENDANGERED SPECIES Congressman Richard Pombo introduces new legislation that would rewrite the Endangered Species Act to better…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/14/2005

Issues in the News 1. AUTOMOBILITY The Wall Street Journal editorializes on why tightening federal fuel economy standards would “trade blood…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/13/2005

1. HURRICANE KATRINA A congressional task force concludes that the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act blocked the construction of affordable…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/12/2005

Issues in the News   1. HURRICANE KATRINA New Orleans slowly begins to show signs of recovery.

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/09/2005

Issues in the News 1. HURRICANE KATRINA Public health officials predict a surge in disease-carrying mosquito populations in standing water along…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/08/2005

Issues in the News 1. HURRICANE KATRINA Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert suggests that New Orleans should not be rebuilt.

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/07/2005

Issues in the News 1. ENERGY Lost refining capacity in the wake of Hurricane Katrina contributes to higher gas prices and…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/06/2005

Issues in the News 1. HURRICANE KATRINA Sen. Trent Lott calls on the federal and Mississippi state government to cut the…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/02/2005

Issues in the News   1. NATURAL DISASTER Congress moves to provide $10.5 billion in aid to victims on Hurricane…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/01/2005

Issues in the News   1. ENERGY The Bush administration moves to avert gas shortages in the wake of Hurricane…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/31/2005

1. ENERGY The aftermath of hurricane Katrina raises oil and gas prices. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Global Warming…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/30/2005

Issues in the News 1. HEALTH & SAFETY Researchers suggest television ads for junk food are responsible for childhood obesity.

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/29/2005

Issues in the News 1. FINANCE Hurricane Katrina threatens to cost insurers billion of dollars in losses. CEI Expert Available…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/25/2005

Issues in the News   1. HEALTH & SAFETY Tempers run high in California at a public meeting over whether to…

Climate

• By: Peter Suderman
• 08/23/2005

Issues in the News 1. ENERGY A power plant in Alexandria, Virginia, which serves customers in the District of Columbia and Maryland, may…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/22/2005

Issues in the News 1. E-COMMERCE Real estate company Remax announces the creation of an online database of homes for sale…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/19/2005

Issues in the News 1. LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL The Wall Street Journal editorializes in favor of CEI’s lawsuit challenging the government-protected…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/16/2005

Issues in the News   1. ENERGY CNN contrasts the current high gas prices in the U.S. with other nations…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/12/2005

Issues in the News 1. HEALTH & SAFETY More people are debunking the myth that fast food is responsible for obesity…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/10/2005

Issues in the News 1. HEALTH & SAFETY The EPA proposes new regulations governing storage of radioactive waste at the proposed…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/09/2005

Issues in the News   1. ENEGRY Crude oil prices hit a new record high. CEI Expert Available to…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/08/2005

Issues in the News 1. NATURAL RESOURCES A summer wildfire in Washington state expands to 32,000 acres. CEI Expert Available…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/05/2005

Issues in the News 1. HEALTH & SAFETY A new study raises concerns about the health effects on children of pesticides…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/02/2005

Issues in the News 1. INTERNATIONAL President Bush gives John Bolton a recess appointment to serve as U.S. ambassador to the…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/01/2005

Issues in the News   1. ENERGY The Washington Post cites CEI on the pork-barrel spending in the recent energy…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/28/2005

Issues in the News 1. TRADE The U.S. House of Representatives approves the Central American Free Trade Agreement. CEI Expert…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/22/2005

Issues in the News 1. HEALTH & SAFETY A new report by the Centers for Disease Control finds dramatically lower levels…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/21/2005

Issues in the News 1. HEALTH & SAFETY Critics of industry-funded science point to alleged conflict-of-interest violations by NIH researchers.  Many of…

Climate

• By: CEI Staff
• 07/15/2005

1. ENERGY Investors Business Daily quotes Marlo Lewis, Jr. on the folly of wind power mandates. CEI Expert Available…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/14/2005

Issues in the News   1. CIVIL LIBERTIES Members of Congress move to restrict some of the most controversial elements…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/11/2005

Issues in the News   1. GLOBAL WARMING The Bush Administration’s position on global warming is affirmed at the G8…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/06/2005

  1. GLOBAL WARMING President Bush defends the U.S. position on global warming before the leaders of the G8 nations.

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/28/2005

Issues in the News   1. ENERGY The Senate votes today on major energy legislation. From CEI: Director of…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/27/2005

Issues in the News 1. LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL A ruling from the Supreme Court is expected today on the Grokster copyright…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/24/2005

Issues in the News   1. LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL The U.S. Supreme Court issues a close but devastating opinion for…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/23/2005

Issues in the News   1. FINANCE The Securities and Exchange Commission gets taken to task by a federal appeals…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/20/2005

Issues in the News 1. ENERGY Senators face a showdown on whether to include Sen. Bingaman’s global warming and renewable fuel…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/17/2005

Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT The White House is backing a bill that would allow for offshore fish farms in…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/16/2005

Issues in the News 1. CIVIL LIBERTIES The House of Representatives votes to limit some of the powers granted to the…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/15/2005

Issues in the News   1. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY The House Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs examines government red…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/14/2005

Issues in the News   1. CIVIL LIBERTIES A coalition of conservatives and liberals unite to oppose the renewal of…

Energy and Environment

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/13/2005

Issues in the News   1. ENERGY The Senate is debating whether to add limits on greenhouse gas emissions to…

Energy and Environment