Transportation
Countering China’s Anti-Free Trade Policies
Working with our allies is the best way to beat China and build a better, cleaner future.
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Infrastructure
The Supreme Court’s Decision on NEPA is Only the First Step
However, real life doesn’t always play out like a Schoolhouse Rock civics lesson. Consider NEPA, the National Environmental Policy Act.
Conservation
Making America Beautiful Through Better Federal Land Management
But these landscapes and ecosystems cannot thrive without intentional conservation and responsible stewardship. That’s why it was fitting that the President signed the “Make America Beautiful Again” executive order one day before Independence Day, an initiative aimed at conserving and restoring America’s natural environment for future generations.
Conservation
New USDA Rule Seeks to Streamline Environmental Reviews
Energy developers, foresters, and farmers alike are all too familiar with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). At the USDA, NEPA has stifled progress through lengthy environmental impact statements and redundant environmental assessments for projects ranging from farmland conservation to forest management and livestock grazing.
Energy
TVA Aims to Expand Pumped Hydropower Storage Capacity
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, pumped storage hydropower makes up more than 90 percent of the nation’s utility-scale energy storage. Now, the Tennessee Valley Authority is considering expanding pumped storage hydropower capacity.
Conservation
How Will an International Visitor Surcharge Benefit Our National Parks?
Approximately 14.6 million travelers from other countries visit America’s national parks annually. Now, the U.S. Department of the Interior is proposing a surcharge so that these visitors pay a little extra for park entrance fees.
Infrastructure
Repeal NEPA Now, For Any Reason You Like
These obsolete laws still on the books would be comical if they weren't so constricting.
Energy
Can New Hampshire Usher In an Era of Off-Grid Electricity Supply?
The New Hampshire House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would pave the way for consumer-regulated electricity.
Energy
The Future of American Energy Dominance Hinges on Regulatory and Permitting Reform
Despite the rhetoric that energy tax credits are essential to energy dominance, the real obstacle holding back energy investment and deployment is regulatory bottlenecks at the federal, state, and local levels. Policy reforms that unlock all forms of energy development can enhance energy affordability and grid resiliency at a significantly lower cost to taxpayers.
Infrastructure
Rubio’s Data Center Diplomacy
The point is that we will need a significant number of data centers and considerable energy to power them, not just in the United States. Just as we need military partnerships with our global allies, in this modern era of data, we need data partnerships with our allies.