Calls for Fracking Bans Ignore Sound Science

March 28, 2016
Happy Easter Monday from Washington. What brings conservatives and liberals together here? An appeal for the government to return money seized from citizens. Melissa Quinn has details. If the Supreme Court decides against them, Kelsey Harkness reports, religiously affiliated colleges will be forced to violate founding faith. Beware President Obama's "midnight regulations," John-Michael Seibler warns. The truth, Nick Loris writes, is that fracking hasn't been shown to threaten your drinking water. Plus: a bill to rehabilitate silencers, and a "race" to dangerous places.
Commentary Calls for Fracking Bans Ignore Sound Science The Environmental Protection Agency's last study, released in June of 2015 and the most comprehensive government study on fracking's impact so far, clearly states that "we did not find evidence … [of] widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources in the United States." Read More
News Lawmakers Urge IRS, Justice Department to Return $29K Seized From Dairy Farmers The lawmakers cited the case of Randy and Karen Sowers, owners of a dairy farm in Frederick, Md., who had $63,000 seized by the IRS and forfeited $29,500. Read More
News The Little Sisters' Case Isn't Just About Providing Birth Control Oklahoma Wesleyan University, who is also a party in the Little Sisters of the Poor religious liberty case heard by the Supreme Court this month, oppose only drugs and devices that can lead to the termination of a pregnancy, not providing birth control. Read More
News This Bill Would Make It Easier to Buy a Silencer. And Protect Your Hearing, Too. Before purchasing silencing devices, consumers must pay a $200 tax and undergo a strict background check. Read More
Commentary Congress Should Prevent 'Midnight Regulations' in Obama's Last Year During Obama's first five years in office, federal agencies added 17,522 pages of regulations, an average of 3,504 per year (compared with an average of 2,490 during the Bush administration). Read More
Feature Why I'm Going on the World Race "God has provided me with an opportunity to help make a difference in a personal and powerful way in the lives of people who have never had the opportunities my country has offered to me or experienced the blessings my God has given me," writes Josh Gill. Read More
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