House Should Shun Senate CAFE Standards
The House of Representatives should ignore the Senate’s recent call to dramatically raise Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.
Posted: 06/29/2007 | News
Proposed EPA Smog Standards Unrealistic
Reducing smog emissions standards from the current 85 parts per billion (ppb) to between 70 ppb and 75 ppb, as recently suggested by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), is virtually impossible.
Posted: 06/22/2007 | News
China Surpasses US As Top CO2 Emitter
China is now the world leader in carbon dioxide emissions, news that reinforces the need for the developing countries to be included in plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Posted: 06/21/2007 | News
New EPA Wetland Regulations A Victory For Private Property Owners
The Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have issued guidelines for determining whether seasonal wetlands fall under government jurisdiction, finally giving landowners, federal regulators and state officials clearer guidance about which wetlands are under federal control, according to NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett. The EPA will now have to prove on a case-by-case basis a “significant nexus” between intermittent streams and nearby navigable waterways.
Posted: 06/06/2007 | News