Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Inhofe calls on Democrats to join him in fighting EPA on regulating puddles, potholes
The Environmental Protection Agency has insisted that it has no plans to regulate puddles, ditches and permafrost in the name of the Clean Water Act, but that's not what Senate Republicans have found. Published September 20, 2016
Emails reveal collusion between EPA and green groups on crafting climate-change rules
A newly released cache of government emails offers more evidence of behind-the-scenes collusion between the Environmental Protection Agency and environmental groups in crafting greenhouse gas regulations, including an effort by one lobbyist to enlist the EPA in fundraising. Published September 20, 2016
Susana Martinez, New Mexico governor, fights to restore death penalty after horrific murders
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has reignited her fight to bring back the death penalty as the state reels from a recent string of horrific murders, including the slayings of two police officers and three girls. Published September 12, 2016
Obama administration overrules judge, halts work on North Dakota pipeline after violent protests
The Obama administration took the drastic step Friday of temporarily blocking work on a North Dakota pipeline after violent clashes between protesters and security guards, overruling a federal judge's order allowing work to proceed. Published September 10, 2016
Exxon accuses Mass. AG of using climate probe to ‘cleanse public forum’ of dissenting views
ExxonMobil on Thursday accused Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey of attempting to "cleanse the public forum" of "disfavored speech" as the company fights to block her subpoena. Published September 9, 2016
Climate change skeptics scoff as NOAA quickly links global warming, Louisiana floods
When a federal agency announced this week that global warming increased by 40 percent the chances of the torrential rains that caused last month's devastating Louisiana flood, climate activists quickly spread the word. Published September 8, 2016
Tom Steyer, liberal hedge-fund manager, backs California initiative to get money out of politics
San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer, the nation's single-largest political donor in the last election, is backing a California initiative designed to get big money out of politics. Published September 8, 2016
Paul Babeu the victim of ‘homophobic’ ad by Democrats, Log Cabin Republicans say
The Log Cabin Republicans on Tuesday called for Democrats to retract and apologize for an attack ad against Arizona Republican congressional candidate Paul Babeu, denouncing it as "homophobic" and a "sick smear." The 30-second ad released by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee cites a controversy over child-abuse allegations in 2000 at a school for troubled youths once run by Mr. Babeu, who is openly gay. Published September 6, 2016
Networks ignore third-party presidential candidates despite historically strong support
Third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are polling collectively at 11 percent, but they're receiving less than 1 percent of the network coverage. Published September 6, 2016
Lamar Smith blasts Obama for unilaterally ratifying Paris climate deal based on ‘science fiction’
President Obama's entry into the Paris climate accord met with scorn Tuesday from House Science Committee chairman Lamar Smith, who accused the White House of bypassing Congress in order to advance policies based on "science fiction." Published September 6, 2016
Anti-Hillary Clinton media bias complaint has conservatives scoffing
Outrage from Hillary Clinton supporters who insist she has been the victim of media bias is being greeted with eye-rolling from conservatives. Published September 5, 2016
Donald Trump drags Arizona into toss-up territory
The idea that the Republican presidential ticket could lose red-state Arizona is gaining steam amid a number of troubling signs for Donald Trump. Published September 4, 2016
Hillary Clinton email scandal: Democrats blame aides, marking errors for her falsehoods
Hillary Clinton may have broken the rules on handling classified emails, but Democrats insisted Sunday that it wasn't her fault, blaming some of her confusion on mistakes or changes made by others. Published September 4, 2016
Tim Kaine says Hillary Clinton has held one press conference in 274 days, not none
Hillary Clinton has come under fire for going 274 days without a press conference, but her running mate insists that's not true: She's done one. Published September 4, 2016
Bernie Sanders calls on Hillary Clinton to ‘cease all contact’ with family foundation if elected
Sen. Bernard Sanders said Sunday that Hillary Clinton must cut ties with the Clinton Foundation, adding more pressure to the chorus of critics who say the former State Department secretary's entanglements are damaging her. Published September 4, 2016
Vice-presidential candidates Mike Pence, Tim Kaine both employ Nixon comparisons
Richard Nixon made another comeback Sunday as the Clinton and Trump campaigns sparred over which presidential candidate is the most Nixonian. Published September 4, 2016
Tim Kaine defends Colin Kaepernick protest, while QB says Hillary Clinton should be in jail
The Clinton camp says San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick deserves "respect," but the feeling may not be mutual. Published September 4, 2016
Poll shows Hillary Clinton losing ground with voters, Donald Trump within margin of error
Donald Trump continues to cut into Hillary Clinton's lead, according to a poll released Sunday. Published September 4, 2016
Jim Inhofe blasts White House for stiff-arming Senate, predicts Paris climate deal will ‘fail’
The chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee denounced on Thursday the anticipated move by President Obama to enter into the Paris climate accord, accusing him of working around Congress on a deal doomed to failure. Published September 1, 2016
University official wants answers on whether climate professors are ‘indoctrinating’ students
The professors who shut down climate-change debate in class have landed on the radar of a top University of Colorado official, who says he wants to make sure students are being "educated, not indoctrinated." Published September 1, 2016
