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    Lee Zeldin Hits the Ground Running at EPA
    Two years after a train derailment exposed residents of East Palestine, Ohio, to hazardous chemicals, the new leader of the Environmental Protection Agency is making the village his first official visit Monday. Lee Zeldin, a former New York congressman from Long Island, won his Senate confirmation vote Wednesday afternoon, spent Thursday and Friday meeting with…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    ‘Who Signed Off on That?’ Lee Zeldin Responds to Gun-Toting EPA Bureaucrats
    At his confirmation hearing Thursday, EPA administrator-designate Lee Zeldin suggested he would rein in a weaponized—literally weaponized—bureaucracy at the EPA. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing for Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Environmental Protection Agency administrator.  During the hearing, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, relayed instances during the administrations…
    Fred Lucas
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    Doug Burgum Is the Energy Expert Interior Needs
    Sprawled across our beautiful nation, more than 500 million acres of public land are entrusted to the Department of the Interior. A nearly incomprehensible amount of natural resources rest under our feet, a testament to the rich natural heritage Americans are heir to. This year, a man who embodies the true spirit of the American…
    Danielle Franz
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    Climate Change Isn’t Responsible for Disastrous Wildfires
    Extended periods of hot weather and drought create ideal conditions for hard-to-fight forest fires. Although climate models predict that such weather conditions generated by human-caused global warming will increase the incidence of wildfires, recent wildfires cannot be blamed exclusively—or even primarily—on global warming: Weather-driven conditions conducive to forest fires have existed for millennia as a…
    Susan Crockford
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    Supreme Court Could Send Message on Climate Change Lawsuits
    The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether to hear cases with major impacts for the separation of powers and for left-leaning states’ and municipalities’ ability to use their state courts as pawns to establish national climate change policy. To preserve federalism, the stability of the rule of law, and separation of powers in our Republic,…
    Donald J. Kochan
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    Tesla Cybertruck Explosion in Las Vegas Investigated as Possible Terrorism
    THE CENTER SQUARE—A Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, resulting in the death of the driver and injuries to seven bystanders. Authorities are investigating the possibility it was terrorism-related. The explosion, which occurred just before 9 a.m. on New Year’s Day near the hotel’s main entrance, sent debris flying, damaging the…
    Shirleen Guerra
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    Why Fossil Fuels, Not Renewables, Are Key to Lifting Billions Out of Poverty
    President Joe Biden is backing a global effort with other wealthy nations to restrict government funding for oil and gas projects abroad. But instead of pushing other countries to transition away from fossil fuels—a key driver of economic growth around the world—America in 2025 should champion energy abundance to uplift all economies, especially low-income ones….
    Austin Gae
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    Is Climate Change Making Hurricanes Worse?
    Climate alarmists like President Joe Biden assure us that all we need do to avert the destruction of hurricanes—or at least to lessen it—is to sacrifice offerings to the climate gods by giving up our gas-guzzling internal combustion engines and paying indulgences to Al Gore or something. You see, humans as a species have sinned,…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Rejecting Extremism: Why Voters Chose American Energy and Common Sense
    President Donald Trump’s overwhelming victory on Election Day was another signal that the American people want to embrace affordable American energy and reject the incessant “doom and gloom” narrative being touted by environmental extremists. For decades, radical environmental groups like Greenpeace have been employing apocalyptic rhetoric while offering so-called solutions that would make energy more…
    Jason Isaac
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    The Nuclear Option: Unleashing America’s Energy Future
    Nuclear power stands at a critical crossroads in America. With growing demands for electricity and a desire from the incoming Trump administration to bolster America’s energy independence, nuclear energy has the potential to transform our future. So what’s preventing the United States from experiencing a nuclear revolution? In a groundbreaking new book published Thursday, Heritage…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Nonprofits Influence Climate Litigation Against Major Energy Companies
    Over 30 lawsuits, modeled after the tobacco cases of the 1990s, have been filed by state, county, and city attorneys against energy companies seeking damages for the alleged effects of greenhouse gas emissions. An important factor in these lawsuits is the role of third-party funding and nonprofit activists working behind the scenes to shape the…
    Jonathan Draeger
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    EXCLUSIVE: 26 Medical Societies Have Issued Political Calls to Action on Topics Like Racism, Climate Change
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The majority of American medical societies have released statements infusing political ideology into their missions, according to a new study by medical watchdog Do No Harm. Out of 28 medical specialty societies, 26 have adopted official positions relating to affirmative action or racism, climate change, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, immigration…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    The Army Is Wasting R&D Dollars on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    The United States military, charged with defending the nation, is instead using defense research and development dollars to learn how to compost. According to the latest U.S. Army Budget Proposal, $3 million has been allocated this year for what has euphemistically been labelled “Installation Composting for Land Resilience.” This misguided project is both a waste…
    Joel Highfill | Wilson Beaver
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    Voters in Kamala Harris’ Hometown Smack Down Initiative to Tax Natural Gas Use
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Voters in Berkeley, California, soundly rejected a proposal that would have required owners of certain larger buildings to pay a fee in order to use natural gas. Measure GG would have required owners of multifamily or commercial buildings larger than 15,000 square feet to pay up in order to use natural gas. It…
    Nick Pope
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    Rogue Prosecutor George Gascon Loses Reelection as LA County District Attorney
    In perhaps the least surprising outcome of this election cycle, incumbent Democrat George Gascon got a shellacking Tuesday from his opponent, independent Nathan Hochman, in the race for Los Angeles County district attorney, losing by 62% to 38%.    The writing was on the wall for Gascon, as LA voters not only twice unsuccessfully tried to…
    Cully Stimson | Zack Smith
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    A MAGA/MAHA Coalition Could Realign American Politics
    When Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. endorsed Donald Trump on Aug. 23, the corporate press and conventional Washington, D.C., analysts mostly missed the real story: It was the moment that a disparate, diverse, and potentially disruptive throng of average Americans became a coalition. Although RFK, Jr. is famous—or infamous, depending on your view—for his criticisms of…
    Jay Richards
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    George Gascon’s Lame Debate Performance Reflects His Tenure as LA’s District Attorney
    Soros-funded prosecutor George Gascon recently debated his challenger for reelection as Los Angeles County district attorney. Gascon’s onstage performance was a perfect reflection of his failure as the head of the nation’s largest DA office: It was abysmal. Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman has led Gascon in the polls by 25 percentage points since August,…
    Cully Stimson | Larisa Perez
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    EXCLUSIVE: Coalition of Pro-Life Medical Professionals Challenges Misinformation About Chemical Abortion
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A coalition of doctors and medical organizations are calling for transparency surrounding women's health to combat misinformation about the abortion pill and pro-life laws. ProPublica published two articles claiming Georgia women died after taking abortion pills because the state's abortion ban after six weeks of pregnancy prevented them from getting necessary treatment. Vice…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Fact Check: Is Climate Change Making Hurricanes Worse?
    With flood waters still high in parts of the southeast from Hurricane Helene, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance took to the debate stage on Tuesday for the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 campaign season. Early on in the debate, moderator Norah O’Donnell said, “Scientists say climate change makes these…
    Virginia Allen
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    Heritage Foundation President Schools The New York Times on Climate Alarmism, Clean Energy
    After challenging the elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, back in January, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts this week was interviewed by New York Times reporter David Gelles on climate and energy. Roberts’ message: Environmentalists’ obsession with radical climate policies is leaving America’s workers and the global poor behind. “The climate agenda…
    Diana Furchtgott-Roth
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