There Would Be a Lot More Good News if Government Would Get Out of the Way
"The quality of life we have even during COVID is so much higher than anything humanity experienced, and it's only going to get better."
Environmental Protection Agency
Biden Reverses Trump's Showerhead Deregulation
"You have showers where I can't wash my hair properly. It's a disaster!" said Trump in 2015.
Could the Supreme Court Revive the Trump Administration's ACE Rule?
The D.C. Circuit rejected the Trump Administration's approach to regulating power plant emissions of greenhouse gases. Some states and industry groups want the Supreme Court to take a look.
Environmental Protection Agency
Will Chantell and Michael Sackett Get Another Day in the Supreme Court?
The Sackett's' litigation with the Environmental Protection Agency has continued, and may provide the Court with a new opportunity to consider the scope of federal regulatory jurisdiction.
District Court Orders Remand-Without-Vacatur of Trump WOTUS Rule
The Trump Administration's Clean Water Act rule will remain in place while the Biden Administration works on a replacement.
Court Blocks Biden Administration "Pause" of Oil & Gas Development on Federal Lands
The Biden Administration suffers a significant setback in its efforts to curb fossil fuel development.
No, Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Will Not Turn the Florida Keys Into Jurassic Park
The goal is to drastically reduce the population of disease-carrying bloodsuckers.
Democrats Learn to Love the Congressional Review Act
Senate Democrats vote to repeal a Trump Administration regulation easing restrictions on methane emissions.
Are Federal Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations A Sensible Strategy for Climate Change?
If there is an urgent need for emission reductions, regulatory ossification and legal risks counsel the consideration of other approaches, such as a carbon tax.
Did the Assault on the Capitol Derail Last-Minute Trump Regulations?
Rioters who ransacked a Senate office may have prevented a few Trump policies from taking effect.
D.C. Circuit Considers Obama and Trump Administration Climate Rules
A marathon oral argument on EPA's attempts at climate policy.
The Environmental Protection Agency Is Turning 50
A symposium looking back at the agency's history, and forward to its future.
What Explains the "Republican Reversal" on Environmental Protection?
A book review of "The Republican Reversal: Conservatives and the Environment from Nixon to Trump" by James Morton Turner and Andrew C. Isenberg
Supreme Court's Muddled Clean Water Act Ruling Threatens Property Rights and the Trump Administration's Deregulation Efforts
Federal clean water regulations are a confusing mess for property owners. The Supreme Court just made things worse.
D.C. Circuit Rejects Trump Reforms of EPA Science Advisory Committees
Another big legal victory for environmental groups this week.
The Trump Administration's Uncooperative Environmental Federalism
The EPA has talked the talk of cooperative federalism, but it's not yet fully walking the walk.
Environmental Protection Agency
Is Trump's EPA Seeking To Gut Good Science?
Congress wants to know if the agency is strengthening transparency or silencing science.
Another Court Invalidates 2015 WOTUS Rule
As we await the Trump Administration to finalize a new definition of "waters of the United States," federal courts continue to reject the Obama Administration's effort
Court Tosses 2015 WOTUS Rule
In redefining "waters of the United States," the Obama Administration failed to follow the Administrative Procedure Act.
Revising WOTUS
The Trump Administration is attempting a welcome redefinition of "waters of the United States"
Environmental Protection Agency
It's 'Time to Panic' Over Climate Change, Asserts New York Times Op-Ed
That's wrong. Promoting fear hinders more than helps environmental progress.
Let the WOTUS Wars Commence
The EPA and Supreme Court set the stage for important legal decisions on the scope of the Clean Water Act.
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency Gives $45,000 Grant to Help Non-Profit Build Sea Turtle-Shaped Trash Can
The $45,000 grant goes to a New York environmental group's "Going Strawless to Save the Sea Turtle" campaign.
Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA Wants to Get Out of Puddles and Ditches. Environmental Activists Are Outraged.
A welcome new federal approach under the Clean Water Act.
Environmental Protection Agency
Reforming Environmental Policy: Zycher's Proposal and My Response
A discussion on how to reform federal environmental policy.
Oops! The EPA Published the Social Security Numbers of People Who Filed FOIA Requests
Thanks to a design bug in a government transparency website, dozens of social security numbers were mistakenly made public.
Another EPA Loss in Court
For the second time this week, a federal court has rejected the EPA's effort to delay an Obama Administration rule.
Federal Court Rejects EPA Attempt to "Suspend" WOTUS Rule
The Trump Administration faces another legal setback in its effort to reform federal environmental regulation.
The $289 Million Verdict Against Monsanto Is Scientifically Outrageous
California jurors misled by activist misinformation
Will EPA Trump California's Clean Air Act Waiver?
The Trump Administration is seeking to roll back federal automotive fuel economy standards and prevent California from maintaining more stringent standards of its own.
Environmental Protection Agency
In the Age of Trump, Liberals Have Rediscovered the Value of Federalism
California might end up asking conservative judges to strike down federal rules for vehicle emissions.
Trump Pumps the Brakes on Obama-Era Fuel Standards
The administration says its proposal will make cars more affordable and save lives.
After Months of Scandals, Scott Pruitt Resigns EPA Post
President Trump announced the EPA administrator's departure in a pair of tweets.
Environmental Protection Agency
Scott Pruitt's Newest Scandal Involves a Salty Practice Called 'Ratfucking'
The EPA administrator's perks now include a $43,000 phone booth, a Chick-fil-A franchise for his wife, and ratfucking.
Will EPA Head Scott Pruitt Be Shown the Door?
A parade of nearly comical ethics scandals is overwhelming his record as a deregulator.
Scott Pruitt Kicks Himself in His Own Ass, Again
EPA head bars reporters from 'unfriendly' media from public meeting on pollution
Environmental Protection Agency
Activists Decry Effort to Bring Economic Rationality to Clean Air Regulation
"A standard demanding the return of the Stone Age would not prove 'requisite to protect the public health.'"
California Sues EPA to Maintain Automobile CAFE Standards That Hurt the Poor
How cowardly politicians avoid telling voters that they should pay more for the privilege of driving
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's Taste for Swampdweller Perks Is Distracting from His Deregulatory Agenda
Hated by activists, he should have known that he needed to be squeaky clean in his personal and professional life.
Government Watchdog Says Pruitt's $43,000 Phone Booth Broke the Law
Pruitt's recurring waste of taxpayer money undermines his laudable regulatory reforms.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Has Four Government Email Addresses, Which Is Three More Than He Needs
Unlike everyone else, Scott Pruitt apparently can't get enough email.
D.C. Government Thinks It Found the Real Problem With EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's Sweetheart Condo Deal
The Scott Pruitt condo scandal is all about rent-seeking, but not in the way the D.C. city government seems to think.
Rage Over Social-Media 'Censorship' Spurred YouTube Shooting Spree, Trump Proposes 1,300 Chinese Tariffs, Burning Rubber Not Free Speech: Reason Roundup
Meanwhile, corruption scandals dog Scott Pruitt at EPA.
Are Dry Stream Beds Navigable Waters of the United States?
According to federal regulations, they are. But Congress is now subjecting that rule to scrutiny.
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Blew $690,000 on Parking Spaces No One Was Using
And another $840,000 subsidizing parking spaces, despite federal rules meant to limit commuting by car as a way to protect the environment.
Ronald Bailey Talks Designer Kids, Paris Climate Agreement, and More on Federalist Radio
Host Ben Domenech also asks about deregulation at the FDA and EPA.
