If you were asked to guess how many of the 535 member of Congress filed complete reports with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for the 1996 elections, how many would you guess? All of them? A respectable 90%? Are you ...

Environmentalists who have accused the Republican Congress of conspiring with powerful industry groups to protect corporate profits at the expense of the environment may soon have some solid evidence to back up that claim. Over the next several months, the ...

With just 76 legislative days planned this year in the U.S. Senate and even fewer planned for the House of Representatives, the prospects for significant movement on major environmental reform bills are dim. On the other hand, prospects for the ...

Journalists increasingly are reporting that scientists have reached a consensus on global warming. Close examination of the evidence cited to support these claims, however, reveals that such claims simply don't hold water: Claim: Scientists agree that failing to respond to ...

March 3, 1998 - The United State spends 82.9% of current public education expenditures on the salaries and benefits of education employees, according to a new report by the Education Intelligence Agency. The 20-page report, "One Yard Below: Education Statistics ...

If so, then send a note or postcard of support to Ken Starr and his staff. Let them know you are making up your mind about recent events based on the facts as they are uncovered, not based on the ...

Property rights activists ­ including one dressed as a kangaroo - will brand the first meeting of the American Rivers Advisory Committee a "kangaroo court" at a protest outside the meeting on May 11 beginning at 8:45 A.M. at 726 ...

Table of Contents IntroductionEndangered SpeciesWetlandsWater-Related RegulationClean Air ActZoning OrdinancesOccupational Safety and Health AdministrationHazardous MaterialsNational Parks and ForestsSmall BusinessMaritime TradeMiscellaneous AbusesAcknowledgments  Introduction by Bobby Unser I never imagined myself becoming a spokesman in the ongoing controversy over the government's regulatory policies. My ...

Language Fully 90% of Puerto Rico's high school graduates do not speak English well. As a state, Puerto Rico could make Spanish its only official language (as it did in 1990) and require the rest of the United States to ...

Property Owner Blamed For Crime Committed By BeaversStephen Tvedten knows firsthand that the use of environmental regulations frequently has little to do with the environment. For more information, contact John Carlisle at (202) 507-6398. In December 1997, the Michigan Department ...