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CFACT Collegians Fuel Federal Energy Debate

CFACT Collegians are once again stepping into the federal rulemaking process, urging agencies to choose practical, science-based regulations over red tape that punishes American energy production. Taylor Elliott of Lipscomb University in Tennessee, Thien Nguyen of the University of Texas at Austin, and Zach Lochard of Southern Illinois University Carbondale each weighed in on a different federal proposal. Taken together, their comments make a clear case for CFACT’s approach: protect the environment with human prosperity kept paramount, modernize and deregulate outdated or biased rules, and make America energy independent. Taylor Elliott called for balanced marine mammal protections and regulatory support for [...]

By Nate Myers |2026-05-20T22:48:11-04:00May 20th, 2026|Comments Off

The Hills Are Alive With CFACT

This spring, students in California and Illinois led nature-focused hikes that brought CFACT’s message directly onto the trail. At San Diego State University, CFACT collegians Caleb Rothstein and Jack Krepps led a group hike at Cowles Mountain in Mission Trails Regional Park, providing scenic views of the Pacific Ocean, the perfect visual for attending students as they learned from Caleb and Jack how offshore wind is detrimental to endangered whale species. Despite a heat advisory and some shifting arrival times, the group still brought out 11 attendees for the outing. The hike also gave newer second-semester members a relaxed opportunity to [...]

By Nate Myers |2026-05-15T18:18:58-04:00May 15th, 2026|Comments Off

IL Lawmakers Get CFACT-Checked

CFACT students took the fight for energy sanity straight to the Illinois State Capitol. On May 1, National Director Nate Myers met CFACT collegian Zach Lochard in Springfield, Illinois, along with two newly recruited students: Matt Saner of Illinois State University and Conner McEleney of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Together, the group spent several hours conducting a “hill-drop,” personally delivering CFACT literature to every available Illinois state lawmaker's office. The students distributed a specially designed “Illinois Green Energy Fact Check” flyer challenging recent claims made by state politicians and environmental activists about the cost, reliability, and supposed benefits of Illinois’ [...]

By Nate Myers |2026-05-06T20:40:29-04:00May 6th, 2026|Comments Off