In a crass case of political opportunism, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) used the tragedy of the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma to push her carbon tax idea.

EPA, rocked by evidence that it treats environmental groups favorably when it comes to granting waivers for public records fees while denying requests for conservative organizations, attempted to cover-up the emerging scandal by calling for an internal “programatic audit.”

Op-Ed by ATI’s Greg Walcher, Denver Post, 05/05/13

My generation now laughs at the fashions of the 1970s. I personally never liked bell bottoms, white belts, or double-knit polyester leisure suits. But they were all the rage; we wore them or risked appearing uncool.

ATI named longtime Washington veteran Craig Richardson as executive director. Richardson has nearly three decades of non-profit, communications, fundraising, and political experience at the national, state, and local levels.

ATI and CEI withdrew their lawsuit without prejudice that they jointly filed against the EPA seeking to compel the Agency to respond to the groups’ requests for Instant Messages (IMs) to or from three senior current and former EPA officials. The groups dropped their suit after EPA openly acknowledged the availability of this previously unrevealed alternative to email it offers, asserting that no such records for the three officials ever existed.