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Lawmakers know CEQA is a bust, so why won’t they fix it?
SACRAMENTO—It’s not that typical that an acronym for an arcane regulation would be a household word, but in California the ...
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Safer Solutions: Clearing the Air Around Vaping-Related Lung Injuries
In 2019, a rash of mysterious lung illnesses appeared around the country. That summer, 14 states reported cases of ...
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Low-Energy Fridays: What would the “energy transition” cost?
A news piece from Axios about a “‘pragmatic’ climate reset” caught my eye a while back. One line is particularly worthy of ...
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Sore loser laws hurt voters — it’s time to scrap them
When voters delivered a resounding victory to President Trump and the Republican Party last November, they sent another ...
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R Street Coalition Letter celebrating the formation of the Congressional Tobacco Harm Reduction Caucus for the 119th Congress
ChairTobacco Harm Reduction CaucusU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C., 20515 The Honorable Don DavisCo-ChairTobacco Harm Reduction CaucusU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C., 20515 ...
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Phillips’ departure tees up FERC Republican majority
The FERC sphere received the news with a mix of surprise, sorrow and disappointment as it awaits news of who Trump will tap to replace Phillips. At stake is the agency’s reputation for consensus ...