CRS President David Jenkins was interviewed on the Bill Meyer radio show in Oregon about the Trump Administration’s proposal to scrap the 25-year-old Roadless Area Protection Rule. In the interview, Jenkins spars with Meyer and explains why the repeal would be a really bad deal for American taxpayers and will only exacerbate our wildfire risk. Watch key clips from the interview here. For the full 20-minute interview, listen to it here. You can also submit comments opposing the planned Roadless Rule rollback at the CRS Action...
If you’re a homeowner, drive a car, eat food, or basically just exist, there’s no escaping the worsening trend of sky-high energy prices in the U.S. If you live in Florida, the problem is more acute and especially during the warmer months when air conditioner use is much higher than the national average. A recent interview with public radio station WFSU in Tallahassee provided a perfect venue for CRS President David Jenkins to explain the ins and outs of energy production in Florida and how the unchecked monopoly power of utilities aren’t serving the interests of electricity consumers in the state. Listen to the...
KJZZ | By Mark Brodie The federal Environmental Protection Agency this month submitted a handful of air pollution waivers from California to Congress, according to Politico; the body can vote to nullify them under the Congressional Review Act. If that happens, it’ll mean carmakers wouldn’t be subject to those rules from California; other states, including New York, also generally follow California’s standards. The Trump administration has moved to scale back some environmental regulations nationwide. In Arizona, the Republican-controlled Corporation Commission this spring repealed the state’s renewable energy standard. But David Jenkins said the GOP should pay more attention to the natural environment. Jenkins is president of the group Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship. The Show spoke with him earlier, and asked what to him are the biggest environmental issues that conservatives should be talking about, but aren’t. Listen to the radio story at...
Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship is featured in a report from Aspen Public Radio covering concerns about a proposed federal policy change involving oil and gas development on public lands. The piece focuses on a proposed rollback of a Bureau of Land Management rule that requires energy companies to set aside funds to properly clean up wells and restore drilling sites after production ends. CRS warns that weakening those requirements could shift significant cleanup costs onto taxpayers, with potential liabilities reaching into the billions. The discussion highlights a broader issue in public lands management: ensuring companies, rather than taxpayers, are responsible for plugging abandoned wells and restoring impacted land. Read the full article here:...
