Electric vehicles lose out in Georgia
Earlier today, Governor Nathan Deal signed Georgia’s new $900 million transportation funding bill into law. The bill, HB 170, is little more than a “roads and bridges” funding bill, but does includes…
What do ObamaCare and EPA climate rules have to do with each other?
The last two weeks delivered some important legal news. A federal appeals court upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's authority and responsibility to control climate pollution on June 26. Two days later the…
The good and the bad of coal ash news lately
Last week brought a lot of news about coal ash in national media, some good, some bad. On one side we learned of new information from EPA to add to the growing mountain…
Transportation Bill is Bad Drilling Policy
This post was co-authored by Simon Mahan and Jennifer Rennicks. Last week’s passage of the U.S. House of Representatives' transportation bill deserves a brief mention on the blog today if for…
Diesel Clean Up Opportunities for Congress
"Diesel exhaust is among the substances that may pose the greatest risk to the U.S. population." That's the latest statement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, who recently released their updated National…