The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent decision to temporarily stop assigning dollar values to the projected health benefits of reducing fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone has sparked renewed controversy over air pollution regulation. As I discussed last week, the agency framed the move as a response to persistent uncertainty in estimating PM2.5 health effects, not as a withdrawal from regulating air pollution or considering public health impacts.
Kevin Dayartana and Paul Teller write in the Daily Caller. Read more in the Daily Caller here.
POWER Magazine editor Sonal Patel covers the NRC’s effort to keep up with a surge in nuclear licensing and reform demands. Read more in POWER Magazine here.
As energy affordability becomes an increasing concern and energy demand continues to rise, America’s ability to efficiently permit and build infrastructure will be crucial to its success.
Last month, the EPA proposed reforming the Clean Water Act’s Section 401. This isn’t just a good idea. It’s long overdue.
The Department of Energy recently announced that certain advanced nuclear reactor projects can qualify for a categorical exclusion from the National Environmental Policy Act’s (NEPA) full review process. The move is a practical step forward to accelerate innovation, reduce unnecessary cost and delay, and strengthen U.S. competitiveness in nuclear energy.
ClearPath’s Jeremy Harrell writes in the National Interest that energy leadership is now a global financing race the U.S. can’t afford to lose. Read more in the National Interest here.
A recent report from ConservAmerica analyzed two decades of energy and infrastructure projects to quantify the ESA’s effects. What it found is that the United States regularly spends billions of dollars fighting over endangered species in court when it should prioritize preventative conservation and economic incentives.
Read more in The Hill here.
The report from Americans For Prosperity details a 21 percent increase in electricity prices between 2020 and 2024, including a four percent increase from 2023 to 2024 alone. While fuel prices, weather, and inflation all play a role, the report argues that a major, underappreciated driver of higher bills is America’s broken energy permitting system.
AP News reporter Michelle Chapman writes about how the U.S. government is stepping directly into the rare earths market. Read more in AP News here.
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