The West Virginia senator had proposed a series of exceedingly modest tweaks designed to speed up the yearslong environmental review process for new energy projects.
The island is begging the Biden administration to allow foreign ships to bring fuel to help restore power. But entrenched maritime interests balk at competition.
Why are activists trying to stop research into a promising backup plan to handle climate change?
Haarlem lawmakers claim the ban will help fight climate change.
It's the economics of energy production that make petrostates more trigger-happy, Emma Ashford argues in Oil, the State, and War.
If climate change is an emergency that requires immediate action, it makes sense to streamline environmental reviews that tangle green energy projects in red tape.
Total human neurons outweigh all farmed animals by a factor of 30–1.
After a Category 1 hurricane made landfall Sunday, a million Puerto Rican households are still without power.
The current franchise dealership model does not benefit consumers. It also may not benefit dealerships.
This fiscal irresponsibility throws gasoline on the country's already raging inflation fire.
Europe is facing an energy crisis, but bureaucrats need to realize that long-term climate goals can be addressed without sacrificing the well-being of the population.
The senator from Florida calls for tariffs on imported fruits and vegetables.
Climate scientist Andrew Dessler of Texas A&M University defends urgent action on climate against scientist and author Steven Koonin.
The market already is moving in the EV direction, so the state should just let companies do their thing.
A little readiness is a good hedge against the surprises the world just seems to keep throwing our way.
Government should not penalize investment, thwart competition, discourage innovation and work, or obstruct production.
Tiffany Lindsay wants answers and an apology after her neighbors discovered her dead dog, shot the night before by Detroit police, in their garbage can.
New Jersey is the first state to ban single-use bags made from both plastic and paper, but one is actually worse for the environment than the other.
Green activists have some good points. But the pursuit of a chemical-free world hurts vulnerable people the most.
Wonderful news for California's economy and consumers!
Amid a heat wave, warnings were sent out not to recharge electric vehicles during peak hours.
From student debt cancellation to green subsidies, the White House is giving handouts paid for by hardworking lower-wage Americans.
Texas A&M University's Andrew Dessler vs. Steven Koonin, former undersecretary for science at the Department of Energy
The California Environmental Quality Act gives everyone the right to delay the approval of new housing. The Golden State's NIMBY activists are happy to exercise that right.
If Japan can get over its anti-nuclear Fukushima freak out, then the rest of the world should too.
If the Golden State wants to convert to electrical vehicles, it better start embracing nuclear power.
Ignoring the principles of supply and demand, Fetterman thinks high gas prices should be a matter for law enforcement.
Multiple state agencies told Sheriff Randy ‘Country’ Seal that he had no right to collect taxes from a rancher in his parish. He sued anyway.
The Norwegian government euthanized Freya the walrus on Sunday, citing safety concerns for the crowds that gathered to watch her sunbathe.
America gets about 42 megawatts of power from offshore wind. Another 18,000 megawatts are currently tied up in permitting battles.
Why should we believe that this boondoggle will produce better results than hundreds of other corporate welfare programs?
Five Circuits have considered, and rejected, fossil fuel efforts to get state-law tort and nuisance claims removed to federal court. Will their luck change in the Supreme Court?
Leaving the country dependent on Russian natural gas was not too smart.
This stunt to save energy will do very little but make people sweat
Asking America's agriculture industry to stand on its own two feet remains a third rail in American politics.
Brayton Point was a coal-fired plant that tried to clean up its act. Protesters and politicians demanded its closure. A new offshore wind project won't be sufficient to replace it.
Thanks to some amazing recent crop biotech breakthroughs
Frank Javier Fonseca's punishment, which may amount to a life sentence, is a microcosm for many of the issues with the U.S. criminal legal system.
Prices for food and housing continued to rise but were offset by lower gas and energy prices.
Even Democrats are criticizing the bill's unrealistic expectations.
The West Virginia senator conditioned his support for the Inflation Reduction Act on reforming federal environmental review laws. His Senate colleagues don't seem so hot on the idea.
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California should build infrastructure, not shame water users.
Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey surveys the provisions within the recent Inflation Reduction Act aimed at curbing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
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