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Hazy skies ahead for EPA, government climate regulation
The federal government’s oversight of clean air and water dates to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 1970 founding. The D.C. debate now is over the agency’s enforcement of greenhouse gas emission standards for power plants. Proponents of EPA standards on greenhouse gases cite the need to stem climate change. This is why Democrats in D.C.… -
Power generation central to climate challenges and innovation
Core to addressing climate change is generating power. Technological breakthroughs in the 20th century enabled the production of plentiful and affordable power. Hydropower, once the energy miracle for much of the US, is reaching the end of its shelf life as widespread drought reduces water supply. Meeting the growing demand for power while reducing carbon emissions requires… -
Climate science: Unsettled?
Scientists are not unanimous about what data show on climate change and its projected effects. One noted NYU physicist has taken issue with how media and some scientists describe the scientific record. Dr. Steven Koonin raised concern with the way some scientists and media outlets make dire-sounding predictions about climate change. In Koonin’s reading of… -
Nothing simple or easy about climate change challenges
There are dire predictions about climate change effects. Voices, particularly on the political left, call for quick fixes. But slowing the world’s warming trend is not a fast process. Democrats contend government needs to spend massive amounts to address what some call the existential threat of a warming planet. The recently signed Inflation Reduction Act contains…
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