COVID19 lessons: Govern, work and live smarter
Tough times teach tough lessons. Tossing aside foolish policy is a lesson worth learning.
State regulators, feds team up to deep-six California swordfishermen
What is being done in the name of protecting marine mammals and sea turtles from the practices of California fishermen will ironically – and predictably – benefit foreign suppliers of swordfish, many of whom operate with nary a thought of protecting endangered marine life.
Banning plastic grocery bags spreads disease
Count on at least two results from the outlawing of plastic grocery bags: increased energy use and environmental cost to produce more paper grocery bags; and increased spreading of germs from reusable tote bags at grocery stores, which is especially worrisome with coronavirus spreading.
Trump Administration deep-sixes Obama WOTUS rule
The Trump administration has overturned and replaced an Obama-era rule that would have imposed federal zoning on millions of acres of private land throughout the country.
Two big wins for freedom!
Every puddle and muddy ditch no longer the feds to control. Courts can't overrule Congress because the Left hides behind kids. Celebrate!
White House moves to speed up approval of infrastructure projects under NEPA
Hoping to break the logjam that, for decades, has held up construction projects throughout the United States, the Trump administration Jan. 9 rolled out sweeping reforms of the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Conservation Nation E3: Reformers draining the swamp
In Episode 3 of CONSERVATION NATION, host Gabriella Hoffman interviews several conservation stakeholders who are implementing reforms in the name of true conservation.
DOE should revive the Office of Policy Analysis
Re-establish the Office of Policy Analysis (OPA) in DOE's massive Office of Science (SC).
You’ve heard of Amazon Prime, why not EPA Prime?
Government runs at pre-industrial speeds. Why not try fast, smooth, pleasant and accurate?
Trump water reforms a relief for rural communities
Had the Obama "WOTUS" rule not been repealed, landowners would have had to get permits from federal bureaucrats before making any significant modifications to their property.
EPA still abusing wetlands regulation
Bad habits are hard to shed. And if you are a bureaucrat at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who has become accustomed to throwing the agency’s considerable weight around, why turn over a new leaf?
EU governance chaos
Populism is not a dirty word. It means democracy.
Presidential orders seek to kickstart mining industry revival
History was made in March when federal officials gave the green light for construction and operation of copper mines in Arizona and Minnesota. Credit a pair of presidential orders designed to guarantee America's supply of vital resources.
Sanity and humanity return to the World Bank?
Extreme greens grouse, but African and other poor families see hope in David Malpass.
Congestion tolls: NYC’s new cash cow
New York City within two years will become the first American city to impose new tolls on passenger and commercial vehicles that enter the southern half of Manhattan.