The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is supposed to insulate the U.S. from oil embargoes and foreign wars. More often, it has been used like an insurance policy for private companies.
The Colorado River Indian Tribes have just won a victory—but there are a lot more controls that need to be lifted.
In drought or flood, bad environmental policy is making Californians miserable.
Despite what you may have heard, many "recyclables" sent to recycling plants are never recycled at all.
The factory may have been a bad deal for Virginia, but tying the decision to Chinese aggression is the wrong move.
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Federal regulators and lawmakers are pushing bans after a new study came out linking indoor gas stove usage to childhood asthma.
If SCOTUS finds in favor of a small-town Idaho couple in Sackett v. EPA, it could end the federal government's jurisdiction over millions of acres of land.
The country's new ban increases costs for businesses while doing nothing to address the problem of global plastic pollution.
Warning diners that red meat is bad for the environment is yet another attempt to socially engineer food choices.
Deregulated states may spend more on transmission, but that part of the market is still heavily regulated.
California's economy is growing despite Gov. Gavin Newsom's policies, not because of them.
It shouldn't be surprising that a misanthropic worldview like Paul Ehrlich's can be taken in xenophobic directions.
The Inflation Reduction Act extended tax credits for buying electric vehicles, but the requirements will put them out of reach for most customers.
The EPA and Army Corps have finalized a revised definition of "waters of the United States," which defines the scope of federal regulatory jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.
It shouldn't be the federal government's responsibility to protect wealthy homeowners from the inevitable.
When I was young, I assumed government would lift people out of poverty. But those policies often do more harm than good.
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Rivian, an electric truck manufacturer that hopes to compete with Tesla, received a lucrative deal to build a new factory in Georgia despite concerns about its finances.
Living without government services isn't necessarily cheaper or easier, but it sure beats putting up with municipal bureaucracies.
A review of the new book Tickets For The Ark, by Rebecca Nesbit
The city has not yet announced whether it will fight the order in court.
The maritime industry inserted some protectionism into the National Defense Authorization Act.
Mondays are good days for bear stories, even if we have not posted any in a while.
If all Californians bought E.V.s tomorrow, it would be a nightmare.
Golden State lawmakers have refused to fix the California Environmental Quality Act. Now it could cost them a brand new office building.
The Superabundance authors make a compelling case that the world is getting richer for everyone.
Superabundance explains why a world of 8 billion people is infinitely richer than one with 1 billion.
The Department of Energy has announced a good way to spend some of the funds authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
“I think the Chestnut is an example of an interventionist approach,” says scientist Jared Westbrook. “We might have some capabilities and responsibilities to correct some of the problems that we created.”
Food prices were up 0.5 percent during November, even as energy prices fell by about 1.6 percent.
A new study examines what happened in British Columbia, while a second looks at how to ensure "revenue neutrality."
The war on animal food products continues to pick up adherents in Europe.
Social housing supporters hope that the city can get city-owned, city-operated housing right with a new office, a more expansive mission, and different branding.
How a Prohibition-era legal precedent allows warrantless surveillance on private property.
Backyard chickens are slowly making headway, but not without tradeoffs.
Ending subsidies can help cut emissions and energy costs.
Regulators are beginning to smile on the sci-fi project of creating real meat products without the typical death and environmental destruction.
Private property was the solution to their failed experiment. But people keep repeating the Pilgrims' mistakes.
Poor countries expecting a climate change reparations bonanza will likely be disappointed.
