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Rand: Nearly 5 Million U.S. Veterans Have Used Psilocybin Mushrooms, LSD or MDMA; Veterans' Policy Preferences Differ by Psychedelic Substance
SANTA MONICA, California, June 24 -- Rand issued the following news release on June 23, 2026:
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Nearly 5 Million U.S. Veterans Have Used Psilocybin Mushrooms, LSD or MDMA; Veterans' Policy Preferences Differ by Psychedelic Substance
Nationally representative survey explores veterans' psychedelic use and attitudes as the federal government accelerates research into psychedelic-assisted therapies
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An estimated 4.8 million U.S. veterans have used psilocybin mushrooms, LSD or MDMA in their lifetime, according to new RAND research examining veterans' psychedelic use and attitudes.
The report,
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SANTA MONICA, California, June 24 -- Rand issued the following news release on June 23, 2026:
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Nearly 5 Million U.S. Veterans Have Used Psilocybin Mushrooms, LSD or MDMA; Veterans' Policy Preferences Differ by Psychedelic Substance
Nationally representative survey explores veterans' psychedelic use and attitudes as the federal government accelerates research into psychedelic-assisted therapies
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An estimated 4.8 million U.S. veterans have used psilocybin mushrooms, LSD or MDMA in their lifetime, according to new RAND research examining veterans' psychedelic use and attitudes.
The report,the third in a series from the 2025 RAND Psychedelics Survey, also found that U.S. veterans drew clear distinctions between substances when it comes to policy. Although nearly a quarter of U.S. veterans supported the legal use of psilocybin mushrooms, support dropped substantially for the legal use of both LSD (11%) and MDMA (9%).
"Despite recent federal government investments in psychedelics research, VA policy around psychedelics remains unclear and we found that about half of veterans were unsure about discussing them with a VA doctor," said Michelle Priest, lead author of the report and research project specialist at RAND. "That uncertainty matters, especially as veteran issues are prominently featured in policy conversations surrounding psychedelics, both at the federal and state levels."
Unlike its approach to cannabis, VA has not published a directive encouraging veterans to discuss their use of psychedelics with providers or clarifying that disclosure would not affect benefits. About 48% of veterans were unsure whether discussing psilocybin mushroom use with a VA provider could jeopardize their benefits, and 46% were unsure about discussing MDMA use, according to the survey.
The study also found that about half of veterans supported the VA providing or paying for psilocybin-assisted therapy (54%) or MDMA-assisted therapy (45%) if those therapies are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Although veterans' support for the legal use of psilocybin mushrooms, LSD and MDMA was generally similar to nonveterans' support, veterans were slightly more likely than demographically similar nonveterans to support the legal use of both psilocybin mushrooms and LSD.
In terms of psychedelics use, veterans were slightly more likely to have used LSD in their lifetime. Use of psychedelic substances was rare among veterans in the past year, with prevalence below 3% for every substance examined.
Fewer than 1% of veterans had ever used ibogaine, a substance highlighted in the recent White House executive order on psychedelic therapies, although about 5% of veterans who had never tried it were willing to do so.
"Despite the increasing interest in the role of psychedelics in the treatment of veterans' health, representative data on the prevalence of use of psychedelics and policy preferences among the U.S. veteran population are limited," said Beau Kilmer, co-author of the report and co-director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center. "This report helps fill this gap and offers ideas for future research on this topic."
The 2025 RAND Psychedelics Survey is a probability-based, nationally representative survey of more than 10,000 U.S. adults conducted in September 2025. Findings in this report are based on responses from 1,339 veterans. The research was conducted through the RAND Drug Policy Research Center. Other authors of the report, "U.S. Veterans and Psychedelics: Prevalence of Use and Policy Preferences," are Terry L. Schell and Ben Senator.
Other reports in the series include "U.S. Psychedelic Use and Microdosing in 2025" and "Public Opinion on Legalizing Psychedelics."
The RAND Drug Policy Research Center addresses pressing substance-use issues and helps decisionmakers develop more effective approaches to drug policy through objective analysis.
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Original text here: https://www.rand.org/news/press/2026/06/nearly-5-million-us-veterans-have-used-psilocybin-mushrooms.html
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North Carolina Ends DEI in Public Universities and State Government
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 24 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news:
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North Carolina Ends DEI in Public Universities and State Government
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Today, North Carolina became the latest state to strike a blow against discriminatory "diversity, equity, and inclusion" programs (DEI) in public schools and state government when lawmakers overrode the governor's veto on three bills that decisively prohibit DEI initiatives that promote discrimination, waste taxpayer money, and distort education.
Each of the bills-House Bill 171, Senate Bill 227, and Senate Bill 558-contains
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PHOENIX, Arizona, June 24 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news:
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North Carolina Ends DEI in Public Universities and State Government
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Today, North Carolina became the latest state to strike a blow against discriminatory "diversity, equity, and inclusion" programs (DEI) in public schools and state government when lawmakers overrode the governor's veto on three bills that decisively prohibit DEI initiatives that promote discrimination, waste taxpayer money, and distort education.
Each of the bills-House Bill 171, Senate Bill 227, and Senate Bill 558-containsprovisions modeled after Goldwater Institute model policies intended to end DEI initiatives, offices, and mandatory coursework in government and higher education.
HB 171, championed by Reps. Benden Jones, Neal Jackson, Jarrod Lowery, and Blair Eddins, prohibits DEI practices, policies and initiatives in state government. SB 227 and SB 558, championed by Sens. Phil Berger, Michael Lee, Brad Overcash, and Kevin Corbin, end DEI practices, initiatives and mandatory coursework in K-12 education and higher education, respectively.
DEI cloaks its radical and discriminatory aims with feel-good buzzwords. The ideology behind DEI divides American society into "oppressors" and "oppressed"-with both groups defined by identity categories such as race, ethnicity, and sex.
Our society, according to DEI gurus, is a rigged system in which the "oppressors" use law, culture, and institutions to subjugate the "oppressed." The only way to fix this fundamentally unjust system is to discriminate against those deemed "oppressors." The Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law, according to DEI advocates, must be discarded to pursue so-called "equity." Such an agenda should have no place in public higher education and state government.
One of North Carolina's bills, modeled on the Goldwater Institute's Freedom from Indoctrination Act, eliminates DEI course mandates in public universities. Throughout the country, public universities force students to spend time and tuition dollars on DEI courses just to obtain a degree. These required DEI courses lecture students on the so-called "oppression" that allegedly pervades American society. Students are encouraged, if not compelled, to endorse this radical political agenda that rejects the Constitution and fundamental American principles.
North Carolina's legislation helps to restore public universities to their core purpose of education, not indoctrination.
North Carolina is joining numerous other states in decisively rejecting the DEI agenda. The Goldwater Institute applauds the North Carolina General Assembly for overriding the governor's vetoes on this important legislation. In the wake of this landmark victory against this discriminatory ideology, Goldwater will continue to advance policies that will defeat divisive DEI practices for good.
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Original text here: https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/north-carolina-ends-dei-in-public-universities-and-state-government/
Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary: Moscow Church's Loss in Lithuania Threatens Its Survival in Belarus
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on June 23, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Moscow Church's Loss in Lithuania Threatens Its Survival in Belarus
Executive Summary:
* The Orthodox Church has two competing power centers: the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. The Constantinople church just achieved a small victory by enthroning a bishop as the resident head of an exarchate in Lithuania [1].
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WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on June 23, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Moscow Church's Loss in Lithuania Threatens Its Survival in Belarus
Executive Summary:
* The Orthodox Church has two competing power centers: the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. The Constantinople church just achieved a small victory by enthroning a bishop as the resident head of an exarchate in Lithuania [1].
* The Orthodox Church in Lithuania is small, but these moves are another step in the demise of the Moscow Patriarchate's influence over Orthodoxy in the former Soviet space and in its reduction to the status of a national church. The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople also granted autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in 2019, giving it legitimacy independent from Moscow.
* These developments set the stage for a new challenge to Moscow's dominance of Orthodoxy in Belarus, a much larger church, as many of the Orthodox in Lithuania are Belarusian emigres and the Belarusian opposition backs precisely such a move.
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The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has completed the process of restoring the Orthodox Church in Lithuania to Constantinople's jurisdiction. It has welcomed dissident Orthodox priests from there, establishing an exarchate in that Baltic country and now enthroning a resident bishop (Novaya Gazeta Europe, June 13). Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has challenged the position of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (ROC MP) elsewhere most prominently by extending autocephaly to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine (see EDM, February 13, 2024). The Orthodox Church in Lithuania is small--it has fewer than 70 parishes in what is an overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country--but these moves represent yet another step in the demise of the influence of the ROC MP over Orthodoxy in the former Soviet space and its reduction to the status of a national church of the Russian Federation alone (see EDM, April 13, 2023; Window on Eurasia, July 27, 2025). More importantly, however, they set the stage for a new challenge to Moscow's dominance of Orthodoxy in Belarus, a far larger and more influential church. Many of the Orthodox in Lithuania are Belarusian emigres and members of the Belarusian opposition, inspired by what has happened in Lithuania, are increasingly promoting such a move. Such a development would seriously reduce the influence not only of the Russian church but of the Kremlin itself and transform the geopolitics of the region as a whole (Window on Eurasia, April 9, 2023; Telegram/@christianvision, July 25, 2025; Novaya Gazeta Europe, June 13).
During a trip to Lithuania on June 6 and 7, Patriarch Bartholomew of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople completed the process of restoring the Orthodox Church of Lithuania to his patriarchate's jurisdiction. This effectively ended the dominance of the ROC MP and its claims there, which Bartholomew's church never recognized. On May 31, Bartholomew named Archimandite Panaretos, who had been in charge of the Slavic-Turkish Orthodox congregation in Istanbul, as bishop of Tamassos and the non-resident exarch of Lithuania--which Bartholomew set up in Turkiye in 2023. On June 7, the head of the Ecumenical Patriarchate presided over the bishop's formal installation in Lithuania at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Vilnius. These moves, according to Lera Furman, a Russian-Ukrainian religious affairs specialist who left Russia in 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his expanded war against Ukraine, have effectively ended Moscow's role in the religious life of that Baltic country, thereby reducing its political influence as well (Novaya Gazeta Europe, June 13).
Bartholomew's moves in Lithuania are important as a sign of the country's own distancing of itself from Moscow and as an indication that Vilnius and the churches within its jurisdiction are now far more prepared than earlier to pursue policies regarding the ROC MP like those of its two Baltic neighbors (see EDM, February 13, 2024). Most, if not all, of the 65 Orthodox parishes in Lithuania are now likely to declare allegiance to the exarch bishop and Constantinople, especially because such a large share of their congregations consists of Belarusians and Ukrainians (Window on Eurasia, June 16). As important as that development is in its own right, it is even more significant as a harbinger of further developments in Belarus, where Moscow still dominates the large Orthodox church. Denis Kuchinsky, an advisor to Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tiskhanouskaya, attended the enthronement of Constantinople's bishop in Vilnius and took advantage of the opportunity to release a statement declaring that what has happened in the Lithuanian capital "highlights the historical closeness of Belarus to the Patriarchate of Constantinople." He said that Belarusian Orthodox should follow the course of the Orthodox in Lithuania and suggested that they could even seek autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Belarus (Novaya Gazeta Europe, June 13).
The developments in Lithuania are having an immediate effect on Belarus, its church, and its relations with Moscow, shaping how people think about religious life in that country. According to Natallya Vasilevich, head of the Belarusian Christian Vision organization, it is widely believed that the ROC MP in Belarus consists of clergy and laity who support Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, while the Roman Catholic Church in that country is full of opponents of the dictator, but that is simply not the case. In fact, she says, in the two churches today "are an approximately equal number of those who are trying to find a middle path and not attract attention because they understand that for the time being there is no window of opportunity and that the task is to preserve oneself and one's community." She says that there are radicals in both groups, whose activities her organization does not always report lest it get those involved into greater difficulty. Along with other experts, she suggests that in a freer Belarus in the future, an Orthodox church could emerge and seek autocephaly and pursue a very different line than Moscow wants (Dekoder, January 7). This misconception about Orthodox Belarusians became prominent in 2020 when the Roman Catholic hierarchy backed the Belarusian opposition, something the Orthodox did not, and when some Belarusians changed denominations as a result (Current Time, September 4, 2020; see EDM, January 23, 2025).
Lukashenka's authoritarianism has, in most cases, concealed the tensions between the Belarusian Orthodox Church and Moscow. These tensions have only grown over the last few years. They will certainly increase still further after what has happened in Lithuania and what appears to be happening in relations between Moscow and Minsk as Putin's war against Ukraine grinds on (see The Growing Importance of Belarus on NATO's Eastern Flank, December 22, 2020; see EDM, August 21, 2021; Window on Eurasia, March 1, 2022, April 9, 2023, July 27, 2025). All this may change and quickly if Lukashenka weakens or departs the scene or if the Belarusian dictator himself decides that seeking autocephaly for his church might help him keep power, a decision he is ever more likely to take if Russians criticize his country's church and his position on issues such as the war against Ukraine (see EDM, August 21, 2021; Window on Eurasia, April 9, 2023).
The restoration of the Orthodox Church of Lithuania makes such a shift in Belarus all the more likely. Ever more Belarusian Orthodox will be in a church not under Moscow's control and even more will be ready to support their national government. Additionally, the Belarusian opposition, as Kuchinsky's words suggest, is now prepared to view Belarusian Orthodox as its allies. These shifts, in turn, will echo elsewhere in the former Soviet space, including, in the first instance, Moldova (Nezavisimaya Gazeta, March 19, 2024). They represent a new challenge to the Kremlin, one that, as developments in Lithuania show, it is already on the defensive and less capable of blocking.
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Paul Goble is a longtime specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia.
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Original text here: https://jamestown.org/moscow-churchs-loss-in-lithuania-threatens-its-survival-in-belarus/
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Ifo Dresden: Demographic Change Causing Staff Shortages in Critical Occupations in Germany
MUNICH, Germany, June 24 (TNSxrep) -- ifo Institute issued the following news release on June 23, 2026:
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ifo Dresden: Demographic Change Causing Staff Shortages in Critical Occupations in Germany
Over the next ten years, the retirement of workers in systemically important occupations will lead to staffing shortages, according to a new analysis by ifo Dresden. "Demographic change will be particularly noticeable over the next decade in occupations on which we as a society rely every day -in the public transport, care, or nursing sectors," says ifo researcher Ernst Glockner.
In the 21 occupational
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MUNICH, Germany, June 24 (TNSxrep) -- ifo Institute issued the following news release on June 23, 2026:
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ifo Dresden: Demographic Change Causing Staff Shortages in Critical Occupations in Germany
Over the next ten years, the retirement of workers in systemically important occupations will lead to staffing shortages, according to a new analysis by ifo Dresden. "Demographic change will be particularly noticeable over the next decade in occupations on which we as a society rely every day -in the public transport, care, or nursing sectors," says ifo researcher Ernst Glockner.
In the 21 occupationalgroups classified as system relevant during the coronavirus pandemic, 27% of workers are over 55.
In particular, drivers in the public transport sector and certain groups of health professionals have an especially high average age. There is an increasing shortage of staff here. The analysis also shows that both old and young employees work particularly often in mini jobs.
The study on age structure in various occupational groups and German states is based on employment statistics from Germany's Federal Employment Agency. Across all 37 major occupational groups, the share of people over 55 varies considerably, ranging from around 15 to 40%. About a third of all workers are employed in systemically important occupational groups.
Although people in East Germany are, on average, older than those in the West, there is no difference in the age structure of the workforce: The age distribution within individual occupational groups and in systemically important jobs is largely uniform across the country. It is only in the city states that employees are slightly younger.
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Publication
2026 Article in Journal
Die Demografie der Berufsgruppen
Gloria Lange, Ernst Glockner
ifo Dresden berichtet, 2026, 33, Nr. 03 04-10
Learn more (https://www.ifo.de/en/publications/2026/article-journal/die-demografie-der-berufsgruppen)
2026 Journal (Complete Issue)
ifo Dresden berichtet 03/2026
Learn more (https://www.ifo.de/en/publications/2026/journal-complete-issue/ifo-dresden-berichtet-032026)
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Original text here: https://www.ifo.de/en/press-release/2026-06-23/ifo-dresden-demographic-change-causing-staff-shortages-critical
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Center for American Progress: Trump's Iran War Has Increased Borrowing Costs by More Than $48 Billion This Year Alone
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on June 23, 2026:
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Trump's Iran War Has Increased Borrowing Costs by More Than $48 Billion This Year Alone
A new analysis from the Center for American Progress finds that President Donald Trump's war with Iran has driven up interest rates, increasing borrowing costs for households, businesses, and the federal government by at least $48.1 billion in 2026 alone. The analysis estimates that long-term interest rates are approximately 0.5 percentage points higher than they would have been absent the conflict,
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WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on June 23, 2026:
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Trump's Iran War Has Increased Borrowing Costs by More Than $48 Billion This Year Alone
A new analysis from the Center for American Progress finds that President Donald Trump's war with Iran has driven up interest rates, increasing borrowing costs for households, businesses, and the federal government by at least $48.1 billion in 2026 alone. The analysis estimates that long-term interest rates are approximately 0.5 percentage points higher than they would have been absent the conflict,adding billions in costs for mortgages, credit cards, business investment, and federal borrowing.
The war has already raised prices for energy and transportation, fueling inflation and forcing the Federal Reserve to delay expected interest rate cuts. As a result, Americans are now paying more not only at the gas pump but also when financing a home, carrying credit card debt, or growing a business.
"Trump's war with Iran is making life more expensive in ways that go far beyond higher gas prices," said Christian E. Weller, senior fellow at CAP and author of the analysis. "The conflict has pushed up inflation, kept interest rates elevated, and added billions of dollars in borrowing costs for families, businesses, and taxpayers. Even with a temporary agreement in place, markets continue to expect higher inflation and higher rates for the foreseeable future."
The analysis finds:
* Households will pay at least $4.6 billion more in mortgage, credit card, auto loan, and other borrowing costs in 2026.
* Nonfinancial businesses will face at least $12.7 billion in additional borrowing costs, making it more expensive to invest, expand, and hire workers.
* The federal government will pay at least $30.8 billion more in interest costs on new debt this year.
* Interest rates remain about 0.5 percentage points higher than they likely would have been absent the war and its inflationary pressures.
Higher fuel prices, shipping disruptions, and uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz have fueled inflation, pushed investors to demand higher rates, and made it harder for the Federal Reserve to lower borrowing costs. As families continue to face elevated prices and affordability challenges, prolonged instability in the region could keep interest rates higher for longer, increasing costs throughout the economy.
Read the analysis: "The Interest Rate Penalty From Trump's War With Iran" (https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-interest-rate-penalty-from-trumps-war-with-iran/) by Christian E. Weller
For more information or to speak with an expert, please contact Christian Unkenholz at cunkenholz@americanprogress.org.
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Original text here: https://www.americanprogress.org/press/release-trumps-iran-war-has-increased-borrowing-costs-by-more-than-48-billion-this-year-alone/
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Center for American Progress: Trump Administration Guts Oil and Gas Cleanup Requirements, Puts Taxpayers on the Hook for Billions
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on June 23, 2026:
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Trump Administration Guts Oil and Gas Cleanup Requirements, Puts Taxpayers on the Hook for Billions
Today, the Trump administration approved a revision to the onshore oil and gas leasing rule that, among other things, lowers bonding requirements, which stipulate an amount that companies must pay up-front to cover the costs of well cleanup.
This move puts the burden back on taxpayers to cover expensive reclamation and cleanup costs. With as many as 3.8 million wells potentially drilled
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WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on June 23, 2026:
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Trump Administration Guts Oil and Gas Cleanup Requirements, Puts Taxpayers on the Hook for Billions
Today, the Trump administration approved a revision to the onshore oil and gas leasing rule that, among other things, lowers bonding requirements, which stipulate an amount that companies must pay up-front to cover the costs of well cleanup.
This move puts the burden back on taxpayers to cover expensive reclamation and cleanup costs. With as many as 3.8 million wells potentially drilledin the coming years, the rollback of bonding requirements could cost taxpayers as much as $753.5 billion.
In response, Jenny Rowland-Shea, senior director of Conservation Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement:
Oil and gas companies are once again being exempted from the rules that everyone else has to follow. Gutting these requirements is a deliberate attempt to rig the system in favor of Big Oil. Americans have been paying to clean up the oil and gas industry's mess for decades, and this move puts taxpayers back on the hook for billions of dollars.
Related resources:
* "The Trump Administration Is Allowing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse To Fester in the Federal Oil and Gas Program" by Sophie Conroy and Jenny Rowland-Shea
* "How the Federal Government Can Hold the Oil and Gas Industry Accountable" by Mariel Lutz and Jenny Rowland-Shea
For more information or to speak with an expert, please contact Sam Hananel at shananel@americanprogress.org.
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Original text here: https://www.americanprogress.org/press/statement-trump-administration-guts-oil-and-gas-cleanup-requirements-puts-taxpayers-on-the-hook-for-billions/
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AFPI Relaunches Messaging and Data Lab
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release on June 23, 2026:
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AFPI Relaunches Messaging & Data Lab
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today announced the relaunch of the Messaging & Data Lab (MDL), which will provide expert messaging to the conservative movement, based on one-of-a-kind data and analysis. It will be led by:
* Ashley Hayek, executive vice president
* Kellyanne Conway, president, KAConsulting LLC and chair of the Center for the American Child
* Sonny Nelson, communications advisor
* Matt Jensen, executive director
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WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release on June 23, 2026:
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AFPI Relaunches Messaging & Data Lab
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today announced the relaunch of the Messaging & Data Lab (MDL), which will provide expert messaging to the conservative movement, based on one-of-a-kind data and analysis. It will be led by:
* Ashley Hayek, executive vice president
* Kellyanne Conway, president, KAConsulting LLC and chair of the Center for the American Child
* Sonny Nelson, communications advisor
* Matt Jensen, executive directorof the Office of Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis
MDL provides top-tier, deep-dive polling conducted by Kellyanne Conway and her team. The MDL will not only enable AFPI to understand how voters perceive critical public policy issues, but also it will combine America First policy with data-driven messaging.
"With America First wins racking up, it's critical to affirm this powerful tool and build it up with added capability so that the movement has easy access to the best messaging and data available,' said Ashley Hayek, Executive Vice President at AFPI.
In addition to a team of communications experts, our Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis (OFRA), comprised of a team of experts in technology, AI, and open-source modeling, will produce data and reports unparalleled by any U.S. think tank. Their work will be woven into MDL products.
The MDL will publish daily messaging, the "America First Line Up," as well as a weekly one-pager called the "Messaging & Data Lab Weekly Report." The America First Line Up will cover a few issues each day with topline messaging and resources. The weekly report will focus on a single issue that addresses topline points, key stats, polling, and policy resources from our team of experts.
The official Messaging & Data Lab website is forthcoming. Anyone who would like to sign up to receive these resources should CLICK HERE (https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=56dYYP9PjEWO08DmFPeOe1EmuHIlx8REmyCQMafbESxUMFk4NzBVSE1KNU9HNEMyOElWVThOTDI1QS4u).
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Original text here: https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/afpi-relaunches-messaging-data-lab
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