EconomyCommentary
If the Environmental Protection Agency decides to regulate emissions of a specific pollutant, should those emission reductions yield benefits that exceed the costs of doing… Read More
EconomyNews
A political appointee will become the No. 2 lawyer at the Environmental Protection Agency, in a change announced Thursday aimed at ensuring that someone committed… Read More
Health CareNews
Teenage use of electronic cigarettes has reached “an epidemic proportion,” the Food and Drug Administration says, and makers of the devices have less than two… Read More
EconomyNews
Lawmakers who passed the Endangered Species Act four decades ago inserted a “degree of ambiguity” in key terms that led to most legal controversies surrounding… Read More
Economy Commentary
From making war on straws to policing speech, California leads the nation in adopting half-baked ideas from Europe. The latest craze is a bill that would… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has summoned the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google for a hearing Wednesday about online political mischief by foreign… Read More
EconomyNews
How can Americans be certain that scientific studies that are the basis of costly EPA regulations are accurate, and that the benefits of the regulations… Read More
Energy Analysis
The Environmental Protection Agency has a new rule out—and unlike a rule from the Obama era, this one is friendly to coal producers. But The… Read More
The Trump administration recently proposed the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule. The proposed rule offers modifications to Obama-era Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards… Read More
EnergyNews
NEW ORLEANS—Sterling Burnett doesn’t always want to sit next to someone he doesn’t know on a train, plane, or bus. But he’s willing to fight… Read More
EconomyCommentary
If Washington politicians, bureaucrats, and lobbyists have their way, consumers of common nondairy “milks”—such as almond milk and soy milk—may soon have to buy those… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How did our nation go from having a high-growth economy in the 19th and early 20th centuries, to struggling in recent years to achieve 3… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Fires rage across California yet again, and The Daily Signal’s Jarrett Stepman breaks down how environmental policies play a role in poor forest management. Plus:… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Can drones be used for assassinations, terrorist attacks, and drug trafficking? The Heritage Foundation’s Jason Snead explains how drones are already being exploited by bad… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was the target Saturday of an alleged assassination attempt carried out by two drones. If this was indeed a drone attack on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Carl and Janice Duffner are in federal court challenging a law in St. Peters, Missouri, that requires them to grow grass in their yard, even… Read More
Energy Analysis
On today’s edition of The Daily Signal podcast, Ginny Montalbano and Daniel Davis interview Heritage Foundation economist Nick Loris, who focuses on energy, environmental, and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Industry groups are ramping up efforts to have President Donald Trump send the Kigali Amendment—a change to the Montreal Protocol—to the Senate for ratification. The… Read More
EnergyNews
American consumers who want safe, affordable vehicles will find new models with improved technology becoming less costly if a federal rule amending standards for fuel… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Another weekend, another lemonade stand shut down. Over Memorial Day weekend, the city of Denver brought us the story of Jennifer Knowles and her three… Read More
EconomyNews
Americans who value clean air and robust economic growth do not need to make an either-or choice, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s new annual… Read More
Economy Commentary
The Trump administration has nominated Kathy Kraninger to be the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Roll Call reports that her confirmation… Read More
EconomyCommentary
“I came to this country because it offered better opportunities to start a business and make my dreams come true. But for years, Louisiana worked… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Regulators too afraid of “making a mistake” are depriving Americans of numerous beneficial and even life-saving drone technologies. That is one of several alarming conclusions… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency has cleaned up more polluted or contaminated sites in less time and at a faster pace than the Obama… Read More
EconomyNews
It will be easier to take wildlife off the endangered and threatened lists if Congress passes a bill introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz. “The… Read More
EconomyNews
Saturday morning cartoons—once a staple of weekend TV entertainment for children—largely have become a thing of the past, thanks to an ever-changing digital media landscape. … Read More
EconomyCommentary
Despite rampant speculation that President Donald Trump’s trade policy might increase some car prices, how his regulatory relief agenda may lower sticker prices and increase… Read More
EconomyCommentary
After a ban on non-biodegradable utensils went into effect over the weekend in Seattle, local officials are advising food service businesses to “[s]top using plastic… Read More
EconomyNews
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is rescinding regulations that allow agency officials to veto projects before a permit is applied for or after it… Read More
