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Why is the Supreme Court reviewing EPA regulations that have not been issued?
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    Supreme Court signals it may block President Biden's EPA from curbing power plants' carbon pollution. [Free read link]
    Los Angeles Times (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 74% • 3 min read

    [The Supreme Court's decision to hear an appeal in the case of West Virginia vs. EPA] was unusual because the administration has yet to issue any such regulations. But the coalition of [19 coal states that signed onto the appeal] said the court should act now to prevent new regulations that could "force dramatic changes in how and where electricity is produced."
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    [West Virginia Atty. Gen. Patrick Morrisey] argued that only Congress, not the EPA, has the authority to revamp the economy to cope with climate change.
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    The court's conservatives have long been skeptical of the Environmental Protection Agency's application of the Clean Air Act to fight climate change. In February 2016, the court issued a 5-4 order that stopped President Obama's Clean Power Plan from taking effect. It would have forced broad changes at power plants and required many to switch from using coal.
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    A high-stakes regulatory case on lands the Court's docket, with profound implications for EPA authority.
    Reason (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 63% • 4 min read
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    How the US protects the environment, from former Presidents Nixon to Trump. (2017)
    The Atlantic (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 84% • 14 min read

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Why are accounts of a recent Oklahoma execution being disputed?


    The importance of media witnesses was underscored during the Oklahoma execution of John Marion Grant, a 60-year-old man convicted o...

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What will the focus of the G20 summit in Rome be?


    While finance representatives from most G-20 countries have already agreed to implement a 15% minimum tax on corporations — [intended to end] a race to the bottom on corporate...

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Why have Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expelled ambassadors from Lebanon?


    Saudi Arabia has banned all imports from Lebanon and given the Lebanese ambassador 48 hours to leave the kingdom after footage emerged earlier this week of a mini...

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Why are a California university's plans for a dormitory controversial?


    The building would house a maximum of 4,500 students in single-occupancy rooms, the vast majority entirely closed off from sunlight. [Dennis McFadden, who resigned from University of Califo...

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