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 Policy CornerVendettas of the Week

The Twisted EPA

Christopher Law April 27, 2016

In early August, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) admitted… References and FootnotesMary Mallonee, "EPA Aware of ‘Blowout’ Risk for Toxic Water at Gold King Mine," CNN, August 22, 2015, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/22/us/animas-river-colorado-epa-mine-spill ↩"President Obama's Plan to Fight Climate Change," The White House, accessed August 23, 2015, https://www.whitehouse.gov/climate-change ↩Zack Colman, "Mitch McConnell Squares off against EPA Chief," Washington Examiner, April 29, 2015, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mitch-mcconnell-squares-off-against-epa-chief/article/2563746 ↩Sara Sciammacco, "New Audit Finds EPA's Approach to Reduce Nutrient Pollution Is Ineffective," EWG, September 4, 2014, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.ewg.org/release/new-audit-finds-epa-s-approach-reduce-nutrient-pollution-ineffective ↩ Paul Driessen, "More Bad Science from EPA," Jefferson Policy Journal RSS, April 10, 2014, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.jeffersonpolicyjournal.com/more-bad-science-from-epa ↩"EPA Fails to Punish Corrupt Workers, Lets Them Keep Full Pay," Judicial Watch, June 12, 2015, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2015/06/epa-fails-to-punish-corrupt-workers-lets-them-keep-full-pay ↩Michelle Malkin, "Here's Why The EPA Could Be The Most Corrupt Agency Of The Government (And That's Saying Something)," Western Journalism, August 1, 2014, accessed August 23, 2015. ↩John Vidal,  "The Great Green Land Grab," The Guardian, February 13, 2008, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/feb/13/conservation. ↩

Policy CornerVendettas of the Week

The Twisted EPA

Christopher Law August 26, 2015

In early August, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) admitted… References and FootnotesMary Mallonee, "EPA Aware of ‘Blowout’ Risk for Toxic Water at Gold King Mine," CNN, August 22, 2015, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/22/us/animas-river-colorado-epa-mine-spill ↩"President Obama's Plan to Fight Climate Change," The White House, accessed August 23, 2015, https://www.whitehouse.gov/climate-change ↩Zack Colman, "Mitch McConnell Squares off against EPA Chief," Washington Examiner, April 29, 2015, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mitch-mcconnell-squares-off-against-epa-chief/article/2563746 ↩Sara Sciammacco, "New Audit Finds EPA's Approach to Reduce Nutrient Pollution Is Ineffective," EWG, September 4, 2014, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.ewg.org/release/new-audit-finds-epa-s-approach-reduce-nutrient-pollution-ineffective ↩ Paul Driessen, "More Bad Science from EPA," Jefferson Policy Journal RSS, April 10, 2014, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.jeffersonpolicyjournal.com/more-bad-science-from-epa ↩"EPA Fails to Punish Corrupt Workers, Lets Them Keep Full Pay," Judicial Watch, June 12, 2015, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2015/06/epa-fails-to-punish-corrupt-workers-lets-them-keep-full-pay ↩Michelle Malkin, "Here's Why The EPA Could Be The Most Corrupt Agency Of The Government (And That's Saying Something)," Western Journalism, August 1, 2014, accessed August 23, 2015. ↩John Vidal,  "The Great Green Land Grab," The Guardian, February 13, 2008, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/feb/13/conservation. ↩

Policy CornerVendettas of the Week

The TSA Debacle

Christopher Law June 23, 2015

Within this past month, a security test revealed that several inspectors from… References and FootnotesGeorge Leef, "TSA Boondoggles: High Costs, Low Effectiveness, But It's Only Your Money," Forbes, October 9, 2014, accessed June 23, 2015, http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeleef/2014/10/09/tsa-boondoggles-high-costs-low-effectiveness-but-its-only-your-money ↩John Pistole, "Pistole: Why We Need TSA's Security Measures," USA Today, November 23, 2010, accessed June 21, 2015, http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-11-24-column24_ST2_N.htm ↩"History," Transportation Security Administration, accessed June 22, 2015, http://www.tsa.gov/about-tsa/history ↩Tom Costello and M. Johnson, "TSA Chief Out After Agents Fail 95 Percent of Airport Breach Tests," NBC News, June 1, 2015, accessed June 21, 2015, http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/investigation-breaches-us-airports-allowed-weapons-through-n367851 ↩ Jason Harrington, "Dear America, I Saw You Naked And Yes, We Were Laughing. Confessions of an Ex-TSA Agent,” Politico, January 30, 2014, http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/tsa-screener-confession-102912.html#ixzz3dwtKRj94." ↩"TSA Screeners Fired In Groping Scandal Both In 20s, No Criminal Records," CBS Denver, April 20, 2015, accessed June 21, 2015, http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/04/20/tsa-screeners-fired-in-groping-scandal-both-in-20s-no-criminal-records ↩ John Shindler, "Let's Consider Alternatives to the Dysfunctional TSA," Los Angeles Times, June 5, 2015, accessed June 21, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-schindler-tsa-20150605-story.html ↩"Logan Airport Racial Profiling Allegations: TSA Officers Complain Colleagues Are Targeting Minorities," Huffington Post, August 12, 2012, accessed June 21, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/12/logan-airport-racial-profiling_n_1769648.html. ↩Chris Edwards, "Privatizing the Transportation Security Administration," Policy Analysis, no. 742 (2013). ↩John Gage and John Mica, "Pro & Con: Should Airport Screening Be Conducted by Private Secur," February 21, 2011, accessed June 22, 2015, http://www.ajc.com/news/news/opinion/pro-con-should-airport-screening-be-conducted-by-p/nQqsP ↩