Against the Supreme Court’s Appalling Attack on Our Democracy™
How dare the Court return power to legislatures elected by the people?
EPA
Chief Justice Roberts Reins In the Pen-and-Phone EPA
The Court tells the EPA that it needs Congress if it wants to pass carbon-emissions laws.
Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Power to Regulate Greenhouse Gases, in Blow to Biden Agenda
‘It is not plausible that Congress gave EPA the authority to adopt on its own such a regulatory scheme,’ Roberts wrote.
Environmental Justice Programs Awarded Millions in Covid-Relief Funds from EPA
One program that received Covid-relief funds was designed to increase ‘acceptance of trees.’
This Day In Liberal Judicial Activism—April 2
‘Judicial-identity disorder’ is a condition that afflicts judges who experience significant discontent with the role they were assigned when they took office.
D.C. Circuit Rules That Trailers Are Not Motor Vehicles
The EPA and NHTSA clearly overstepped the authority Congress gave them by using a motor-vehicle statute to regulate vehicles that don’t have motors.
Whistleblower Moves to Halt EPA Committee Work, Claims Members Conflicted by Reliance on Government Grants
The agency’s new administrator is seeking to reverse a Trump-administration rule preventing academics who receive research grants from serving on the panels.
Whistleblower Sues EPA for Padding Advisory Panels with Scientists Reliant on Federal Funding
The Biden EPA purged industry voices from its advisory committees and gave their slots to compromised scientists, the suit alleges.
The Rockefellers’ Costly Penance
The Rockefellers are using their wealth to disrupt pipeline repairs, making life more difficult for blue-collar workers.