Defining carbon dioxide as a pollutant and regulating it accordingly puts governmental (and alas, intergovernmental) bodies in the business of regulating the very substance of life. By the simple act of breathing, humans contribute to our “global climate crisis.”

Now House Democrats want to “update” the Clean Water Act by extending its regulatory reach to “intrastate” bodies of water that no longer need to be large enough to be “navigable.” David Freddoso offers details on the homepage.

Where does this end? Oxygen rationing?