(Headline USA) A Nevada wildflower was declared endangered at the only place it's known to exist—on a high-desert ridge where a lithium mine is planned to help meet growing demand for electric car batteries, U.S. wildlife officials announced Wednesday.
The territorial dispute is now pitting two factions in the Left's...
(The Center Square) – Sixteen state attorneys general, 15 state associations and multiple organizations are fighting against another Environmental Protection Agency rule they argue jeopardizes American energy and national security.
The AGs, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
(Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics) The average price for a gallon of gas has fallen below what it was one year ago, and the White House is preparing to go on the offense politically as consumers see more money in their pockets ahead of the holidays. The administration argument? Thank President...
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden's incompetence has had far-reaching diplomatic effects in undermining U.S. influence---both emboldening our geopolitical rivals and alienating our longstanding allies.
Now Chinese leader Xi Jinping is exploiting America's weakness to renegotiate his own strategic alliances, embracing the oil-rich Saudi Arabia, warts and all, after it humiliated...
(Headline USA) California could become the first state to fine big oil companies for making what collective leftists and Democrats consider too much money, a reaction to the industry's profits following a summer of record-high gas prices in the nation's most populous state.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Democrat allies...
(The Center Square) President Joe Biden raised eyebrows for his decision to drain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve this year, but now lawmakers say Biden made a quid-pro-quo deal with Saudi Arabia “to lower gas prices before the election” only to implement Green New Deal policies once the election was...
(Tom LaTourrette - RealClear Wire) China dominates global supply chains for nearly all critical mineral resources. Especially important are elements such as nickel, cobalt, lithium, copper, and the rare earths that power decarbonization technologies such as batteries, electric motors, and turbines. The rapidly increasing demand for these minerals has...
(Headline USA) In a dramatic about-face from the tough-talking geriatric president's previously stated policies, the Biden administration declared Thursday that Saudi Arabia's crown prince should be considered immune from a lawsuit over his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist.
In his passionate campaign trail denunciations of Prince Mohammed...
(Headline USA) A company with an office in Houston and another owned by two American citizens appear to be helping Venezuela bypass U.S. sanctions and quietly transport millions in petroleum products aboard an Iranian-built tanker, the Associated Press has learned.
The scandal comes just eight months after the Biden administration...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) A recent report from the Western Energy Alliance revealed that the Biden administration's restrictions on federal oil and gas leasing will likely stymie funding for the upkeep of America's national parks.
According to the Daily Caller, the Great American Outdoors Act, pays to keep the national...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) President Joe Biden's pledge to impose a Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax on U.S. oil and natural gas companies if they don't increase production to "bring down gas prices" is another failed Democratic policy, according to critics, including a former Treasury Secretary.
The companies have...
(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) With a potential red wave midterm lurking on the horizon, a panicked Biden administration on Wednesday announced its latest vote-buying ruse, this one offering to help pay utility bills for low- and middle-income households.
Taxpayers, of course, are the ones who will be footing the estimated $4.5...