by Jane Richey | Mar 20, 2013 | Agenda 21, Politics
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is challenging the stronger standards on fine particulate matter, or soot, that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued in December. NAM filed the lawsuit Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...
by Jane Richey | Nov 2, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The “fiscal cliff” is still two months off, but the scheduled blast of tax hikes and spending cuts is already reverberating through the U.S. economy, hampering growth and, according to a new study, wiping out nearly 1 million jobs this year alone. The report,...
by Jane Richey | Aug 15, 2012 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
Industry groups and Republican lawmakers fear the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to set a new precedent in Alaska that could make it harder for companies to obtain mining permits near sensitive habitats. The EPA has signaled it might reject a proposed...