Katie Tubb is a policy analyst for the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research.
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If you had a child when TransCanada first submitted its application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, he would be halfway through the first grade… Read More
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President Donald Trump released his budget blueprint today, and his proposal for the Department of Energy is a breath of fresh air. This proposal reflects… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Americans, or at least those on the left, have become so accustomed to a heavy-handed Environmental Protection Agency that any adjustment not in the direction… Read More
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The Climate Leadership Council, a group of self-described conservatives, released a new report rashly titled “The Conservative Case for Carbon Dividends.” Tactfully so, it avoided the… Read More
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When we think of oil, most of us think of fuel for cars and trucks. Oil is certainly crucial to transportation, but a 30-second Super… Read More
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Two separate reports by the Government Accountability Office were released last week that called into question the viability of the Renewable Fuel Standard, otherwise known… Read More
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The final presidential debates take place Wednesday in Las Vegas. Given the location, a controversial issue sure to come up is that of a nuclear… Read More
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A thirty-year commercial nuclear trade agreement with Norway is up for review by the Senate. Norway generates 96 percent of its electricity from hydropower and… Read More
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The Obama administration’s Department of Energy has churned out a list of energy efficiency regulations before the next administration. Just since June, the DOE has set… Read More
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Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is not your typical teenager. The 16-year-old hip-hop artist and global warming activist with the nonprofit Earth Guardians has been dubbed the “anti-Bieber.”… Read More
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Flying used to be a luxury only the rich could afford. Advances in the airline industry making travel more efficient and affordable have expanded the… Read More
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In a win for good environmental policy, the federal district court in Wyoming struck down the Bureau of Land Management’s controversial hydraulic fracking rule. The… Read More
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Earth Day isn’t a day for yoga pants, organic granola, and communal tree hugging. In fact, nothing says Earth Day quite like a new coal… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Two of the terrorists responsible for the bombings in Brussels have been linked to a possible plot on nuclear facilities uncovered by Belgian security back… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Some Senate appropriators are already settling for business as usual going into the federal budget process. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., has stated that only a… Read More
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The lessons of Solyndra have clearly not been learned. The Department of Energy’s loan programs have been fraught with failures and corporate welfare, which have… Read More
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The first shipment of American crude oil has reached European markets. This comes only a month after Congress took a big step toward a more… Read More
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Twenty-five states (and four state agencies) are petitioning the Supreme Court to halt the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Clean Power Plan, after the Court of… Read More
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The House is expected to begin considering the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act (H.R. 712), which would address a legal tactic often referred to as… Read More
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Proponents of energy subsides argue that they are necessary for any number of reasons, such as business certainty, to stimulate the economy, to preserve jobs,… Read More
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The United States is awash in crude oil and technology, which is allowing the oil industry to find more oil at less expense. Allowing exports… Read More
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Politicians and bureaucrats from nearly 200 nations are gathered in Paris for an international global warming agreement. In his opening statements, President Barack Obama claimed… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress has a chance to reassert itself against regulatory overreach. The Senate has passed three Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolutions that would repeal the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Before a bill to fund the federal government even makes it to the floor, some in the House are already ceding ground on funding for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress appears to be stepping up to the plate to kill the Environmental Protection Agency’s and Army Corps of Engineers’ water rule (known as the… Read More
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It is difficult to see how a U.S. envoy to Paris for the climate deal will convince the United Nations that Americans support President Obama’s… Read More
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It’s been almost 20 years since a new nuclear power plant was licensed to generate electricity in the U.S. Last week, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission… Read More
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Delegates from around the world will meet in Paris in December to negotiate an international climate treaty with the goal of reducing carbon dioxide and… Read More
LawCommentary
In another win for property owners, the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked nationwide implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s and Army… Read More
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A look at headlines about the EPA’s recently finalized ground level ozone standard quickly and clearly illustrates that Congress’ approach to setting air quality standards… Read More
