by Karl Coplan | Jan 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
In his inaugural State of the Union address in 2009, President Obama asked Congress to send him cap-and-trade legislation to save our planet from the ravages of climate change In his 2010 State of the Union, the President took credit for the United States going ...
by Karl Coplan | Jan 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
A federal District Court judge in Vermont has struck down legislation that denied Entergy Corporation to right to renew its operating license for the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant unless it received specific legislative approval that license renewal was in the...
by Karl Coplan | Jan 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Republicans in Congress held the payroll tax cut extension hostage specifically to force President Obama’s hand on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, looking for a “jobs versus the environment” talking point in the presidential election contest. ...
by David Cassuto | Jan 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
David Cassuto (x-post from Animal Blawg) The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has construed the Endangered Species Act to exclude captive populations of the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population. This means that these endangered orcas are...
by Karl Coplan | Jan 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
A state administrative case we’ve been watching addresses the question whether an egg farm can be required to get a Clean Water Act NPDES permit for discharges of chicken feathers and litters into the air through its ventilation exhaust fans. The North Carolina...