By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor January 16, 2020 A BIG week in Washington! Impeachment staggers forward as the House finally sends articles of impeachment to the Senate. Of course, this is the government at work, so it’s all about process and now this will drag on for an indeterminate amount of time. […]
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Trump takes the keys back from California on auto standards
By Mike Palicz, Americans for Tax Reform President Obama’s special waiver allowing California to set and enforce its own greenhouse-gas regulations for cars beyond federal standards has been a complete disaster. California’s waiver from the federal fuel economy rules, the so-called Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, kneecaps […]
Feds are overreaching on water rules (again)
The Federal government appears to be cracking down on agricultural water use as well as alleged pollution from ordinary agricultural activities, making it harder for farmers to cultivate or irrigate their land — and it also seems the feds are overreaching with the new […]
The Gubernator unloads on Trump for blocking fuel efficiency rules
It’s the battle of the improbable GOP celebrity politicians! Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California governor and star of “Kindergarten Cop” and “Twins,” has penned an op-ed in the Washington Post blasting President Donald Trump for the administration’s move to block California’s vehicle fuel efficiency standards — […]
Rolling back EPA methane leak rules rewards bad actors
The Trump administration’s move to roll back Obama-era regulations on methane leakage will not only harm the environment — they will do nothing to boost American energy production and will produce negligible savings for industry, while rewarding companies that defied the rules, according […]
Bringing science back to environmental protection
Unlike the fever swamp of politics, science has a nice way of looping in things like facts and evidence on occasion, which is great because it makes it easier for people to analyze and understand what is going on, maybe sometimes at least. On that note the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a big […]