European Union Approves Weedkiller
Anti-GMO scaremongering fails to stop glyphosate.
Energy & Environment
GMO Virus Could Save Florida's Orange Groves
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will reportedly approve a GMO virus to fight citrus greening disease.
Destroy Capitalism to Save the Climate, Argues New York Times Op-Ed
Centrally planning the climate will work about as well as centrally planning economies did.
Tax Reform Fight Shows Why Subsidies Never Die
The House wanted to scale back an expensive wind energy subsidy, but the Senate prefers to preserve the status quo.
Nebraska Regulators Approve Keystone XL Pipeline
A big defeat for anti-pipeline activists.
Current Farm Bill Waste Targeted as Congress Moves Toward Next Farm Bill
Two new efforts in Washington seek to rein in the subsidies.
Finally Fake Meat that Tastes Deliciously Like the Real Thing
Tasty Impossible Burger uses 95 percent less land, uses 74 percent less water, and emits 87 percent less greenhouse gas.
Permissionless Biotech Crop and Livestock Innovation
The USDA just dumped Obama administration's proposed ridiculous biotech crop regulations; the FDA should quickly follow suit.
Merchants of Environmentalist Doubt*
Contrary to activist claims, the popular herbicide glyphosate does not cause cancer in people, says a new study.
Florida Appeals Court Upholds City's Veggie-Garden Ban
A court says a city can squash your property rights because it thinks vegetables are ugly.
New Farm Subsidy Programs Were Supposed to Save Money; Instead They've Cost Billions More Than Predicted
Most of the money has gone to a small collection of well-off farms.
A Professor Whose Renewable Energy Claims Are Challenged Sues For Libel
Is there no more room for scientific skepticism and debate?
23rd U.N. Climate Change Conference Opens in Bonn
The Trump administration sends low-level bureaucrats as delegates to the climate negotiations.
Trump Did Not 'Suppress' the New National Climate Science Special Report
It says "human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases, are the dominant cause of the observed warming."
Republicans' Tax Plan Crashes Jerry Brown's Electric Car Fantasies
The new tax reform bill eliminates a huge tax credit for electric vehicle purchases.
The Deceptive Art of Confirmation-Biased 'Science': Condemning Glyphosate
With a little conflict of interest thrown in
Trump's EPA Feeds the Ethanol Swamp Dwellers, Just As He Promised
The biofuels mandate is crony capitalism as usual.
The Whitefish Contract Is a Natural Consequence of FEMA's Mismanagement
Free money and poor oversight sap the incentive of localities to prepare for disasters or respond to them effectively.
Super Hacker George Hotz: I Can Make Your Car Drive Itself for Under $1,000
Comma.ai aims to bring plug-and-play autonomy to the masses.
Federal Ban on Foreign Sand Rubs Florida the Wrong Way
Hurricane Irma sheds light on the hidden costs of yet another protectionist measure.
Nova Offers an Unusual Environmental Whodunnit Starring Volcanoes
In this documentary murder mystery, the suspects all belch smoke and lava.
Stossel: Hurricane Reconstruction
Is rebuilding after disasters the government's responsibility?
Rick Perry, Coal, and Crony Capitalism
"There is no free market in the energy industry," says the secretary of energy.
Chicago's Soda Tax Fizzles
Everybody realized it was about bringing in money, not improving public health.
Mr. Smith Goes to Court
Friday A/V Club: The military sued Frank Capra, so he made a movie about it.
Technological Advances Offer Optimism For The Future
Genetically-engineered hens, embryo surgeries, and robot farmers.
"The War On Coal Is Over," Declares EPA Administrator Pruitt
But the war over coal regulation moves on to a new front
Puerto Rico's Hurricane Recovery Just Got Even More Expensive
DHS ends waiver of protectionist shipping law that drives up costs.
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Will Reportedly Revoke Obama's Clean Power Plan
Is the plan actually necessary for bringing emissions down?
Are We All Gonna Die If Animal Rescuers Remain Unbound by Red Tape?
Worry-warts and rivals team up to impose bureaucratic hurdles on animal-rescue volunteers.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry Orders Regulators to Figure Out How to Keep Renewables from Crashing the Electric Power Grid
New energy market distortions to fix old energy market distortions
Puerto Rico Responds to Disaster Stupidly by Banning Alcohol Sales
Governor's decree makes recovery even harder for bar owners.
Trump Waives Jones Act for Puerto Rico for 10 Days. That's Good, but It's Not Enough.
Congress needs to vote to stop protecting shipping cartel from market competition.
Federal Relief to Puerto Rico Won't Include Waiving Law That Drives up Import Costs
Administration says it will not reduce effects of the anti-free-trade Jones Act.
Hey, Congress: If You Really Want to Help Puerto Rico Recover, Dump the Jones Act
Crony law benefitting U.S. shipping companies will drive up costs, extend hurricane crisis.
Florida Town Booted Food Truck Offering Meals to Hurricane Survivors After Nearby Restaurant Complained
Mayor says the town doesn't ban food trucks, but only allows them on certain days. And that's one rule that can't bend even in the wake of a major hurricane.
The Ninth Circuit's Foie Gras Blunder
A federal appeals court raises California's unconstitutional ban from the dead.
Does the Colorado River Have Rights?
The river doesn't need rights if people have strong property rights to its water.
California Demands Money from Gatorade to Protect Water from Slander
Silly mobile game pisses off nannies, costs company $300,000.
Climate Models Run Too Hot: Settled Science Again
A Nature Geoscience study finds that humanity has more time to avert dangerous man-made warming.
