Steven Milloy

Steven J. Milloy is a lawyer, lobbyist, author and former Fox News commentator. Milloy is the founder and editor of the blog junkscience.com.

Milloy's career has been spent denying the results of science that government agencies rely on for protecting the public.[1] His close financial and organizational ties to tobacco and oil companies have been the subject of criticism, as Milloy has consistently disputed the scientific consensus on climate change and the health risks of second-hand smoke.[2][3]

From the 1990s until the end of 2005, Milloy was an adjunct scholar at the libertarian Cato Institute, which hosted the JunkScience.com site. He was an adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute from 2005 to 2009.[4]

He operated The Advancement of Sound Science Center (TASSC)[5] established by Philip Morris Companies Inc. to counter legislation against second-hand smoke.

Since 2020 Milloy has served on the board of the Heartland Institute.[6] As of 2023 Milloy is a Senior Policy Fellow with the Energy & Environment Legal Institute.[7]

  1. ^ Waldman, Scott (June 12, 2018). "Steve Milloy doesn't like 'climate bedwetters'". E&E News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  2. ^ Mooney, Chris (May 2005). "Some Like It Hot". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2013-01-22. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ Thacker, Paul D. (January 27, 2006). "Smoked Out: Pundit For Hire". The New Republic. The New Republic. p. 1. Archived from the original on July 19, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2010. Reprinted at freepress.net.
  4. ^ "Steven J. Milloy". Competitive Enterprise Institute. Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  5. ^ Milloy, Steve (January 7, 1998). Annual Report - 1997 (Report). The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2007. Document accessed at Legacy Tobacco Documents Library Archived 2015-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Steven Milloy: publisher, junkscience.com". heartland.org. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  7. ^ "Fellows & Advisors". E&E Legal. Archived from the original on 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-01.