by Jane Richey | Jan 10, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Regulations that went into effect in 2013 cost Americans $112 billion – or $447 million for each of the 251 days the federal government was open – according to a study by the American Action Forum (AAF), which predicts that the regulatory burden will increase to...
by Jane Richey | Dec 10, 2013 | Agenda 21
Democratic governors of Northern states urged federal officials on Monday to force air pollution reductions in North Carolina and eight other states, saying citizens up North are choking on incoming smog from the South and the Rust Belt. The governors say that on hazy...
by Jane Richey | Aug 26, 2013 | Agenda 21
The success of President Obama’s second-term climate agenda hinges on a set of regulations now in the works at the Environmental Protection Agency. His plan to combat global warming through new emissions standards and a shift toward increased renewable energy...
by Jane Richey | Aug 12, 2013 | Agenda 21
A national association of electric companies is opposing President Obama’s plan to institute new regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association took its first step on Monday to denounce the proposal,...
by Jane Richey | Aug 4, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Members of Congress are heading back to their districts this weekend for the August recess, but regulators across Washington will remain at work crafting new rules. In coming weeks and months, the Obama administration is set to issue scores of regulations, some of...