assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action
On November 2, Save Long Beach Island released a report arguing that offshore wind energy vessel surveys were responsible for the recent spike in whale and dolphin deaths off the…
There is a mathematical error hindering the permitting system for America’s oil and gas industry, which the Biden administration apparently refusing to address. This is strangling Americas energy independence, and a reminder…
Fishing communities in every coastal state have tried to alert the Biden administration to offshore wind energy's threat to their industry and marine habitats, biodiversity, and oceanography. The oceanic waters…
There has been little examination of the extent of the impacts of "environmentally friendly" offshore wind development on affected marine ecologies, habitats, fisheries, and wildlife. A few studies attest to…
Dominic Pino writes at National Review Online that some environmental activists seem to oppose “green” energy. It seems that the environmentalist movement in the U.S. believes that it’s possible to…
Federal agency should carefully weigh substantial costs vs. narrow benefit RALEIGH – In comments submitted today to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the John Locke Foundation’s senior fellow…
RALEIGH – In comments submitted today to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the John Locke Foundation’s senior fellow of regulatory studies, economist Jon Sanders, urges environmental reviewers to…
State senators are considering new rules for disposal of spent solar panels and other solar equipment in North Carolina. During an hourlong hearing on Senate Bill 568, they heard support…
Drew Johnson of the National Center for Public Policy Research investigates the environmental impact of former Vice President Al Gore‘s home. In February 2007, the day after his panicky global…
There is a petition online to stop Duke Energy’s Western Carolinas Modernization project. According to Duke, the power company is going to shift to cleaner generation methods to supply growing…
Boone is siting an asphalt plant. Indeed, this is one of those big issues with high-impact, disruptive externalities, and worthy of public debate. As of today, though, the producers, Maymead,…
The Blue Ridge Parkway (Parkway) is seeking public input, through February 9, 2015, on an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Moses H. Cone Developed Area Management Plan (DAMP). The DAMP…