primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution
Beth Brelje writes for the Federalist about a significant federal environmental rule change. The Trump administration is about to curb an overzealous Obama-era environmental regulation by revising the definition of…
A bipartisan bill to address PFAS pollution would require polluters like Chemours to reimburse public water systems for cleanup, abatement, and technology needs. Debate over the bill includes concerns it…
Though many people like to ignore them, public health measures have tradeoffs. In order to create properly balanced public health policy, we must diligently weigh those tradeoffs. That is the…
This week, JLF’s Dr. Don van der Vaart wrote a research brief advocating for a more deliberate cost-benefit analysis of public health measures. Dr. van der Vaart writes: As we…
As we struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic, our government has responded by imposing economically severe restrictions on our lives. In doing so, elected officials must remember that imposing costly public…
Senior Fellow at the John Locke Foundation and former secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, Don van der Vaart, is hoping President Trump lays out the next steps for…
Kari Travis reports for Carolina Journal Online that the General Assembly’s failure to finalize a new state budget has some UNC System leaders feeling “grim.” Donald van der Vaart’s Daily…
Michael Bastasch and Ethan Barton of the Daily Caller document a disturbing tactic employed by environmental groups with the help of the federal government. Groups concealed by the government have…
Those who remember a recent speech to the John Locke Foundation from Secretary Donald van der Vaart of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality might find some interest in a…
The Hill reports that: In a 2-1 ruling, the Cincinnati-based Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit delivered a stinging defeat to Obama’s most ambitious effort to keep streams and…
Why isn’t North Carolina on the list of states challenging the EPA’s Waters of the United States rule? The Hill reports that, while the EPA will respect a District Court injunction…
Alex Berezow and Todd Myers write at Real Clear Science about the Environmental Protection Agency‘s curious response to its own role in the accidental spill of toxic wastewater into Colorado’s…