Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan was in Fayetteville this week to announce new rules on PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) also known as “forever chemicals” in drinking water systems across the US.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced a first of its kind National Primary Drinking Water Regulation at a press conference in Wilmington on Tuesday. The regulation applies to six PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) also known as "forever chemicals" that can be found in drinking water.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to regulate emissions and require states to shift to clean energy sources from existing power plants. Environmentalists fear this harm to their cause, but it should be seen as an opportunity. Despite what headlines suggest, this ruling does not prevent the EPA from regulating air pollutants. Instead,...
On Thursday, June 30, the Supreme Court handed down one of its final opinions for the 2021-2022 term in what may be one of the most consequential rulings for administrative law the high court has seen in years. The case, West Virginia v. EPA, dealt with “basic questions about self-government, equality, fair notice, federalism, and...
Donna King, editor-in-chief of Carolina Journal, discusses the end of the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest term. King offered these comments during the July 1, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has chosen a vocal proponent of government film subsidies and historic tax credits for secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources. Cooper’s pick, Susi Hamilton, a Democrat, served in the state House representing New Hanover County. During her tenure in the state House, Hamilton pushed for reinstatement of the preservation tax credit and tax...
President-elect Donald Trump is likely to reshape the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and alter some of its most burdensome regulations, which will benefit North Carolina farmers, businesses, and utility ratepayers, state Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Donald van der Vaart says. Two of President Obama’s signature regulations, the Clean Power Plan, and Waters of the...
John Hood on Supreme Court race; Steve Milloy on Medical Board complaint over fine particulates; Beth Wood on "pay and chase" of overpaid unemployment; Warren Bingham on Washington's Southern tour; Rick Henderson updates two interesting CJ stories
Environmental pressure groups regularly publish “studies,” blindly reported by the media, meant to convince people that the environment is falling apart. We are also told that as a consequence our health and quality of life are declining. In June the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency exposed all of this as nonsense.
