The Third Circuit US Court of Appeals heard arguments earlier this month regarding potential water contamination in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Plaintiff Kristen Giovanni, a local resident, complained that the US Navy’s disposal practices led to the leeching of PFCs and other cancer-related chemicals into local water sources – both public and … [Read more...]
18 States File Lawsuit Against the EPA Over Emissions Standards
In April, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced plans to revisit the Obama-era emissions standards, which if implemented would require cars and light trucks to operate at efficiency levels of 50 miles per gallon by 2025. According Pruitt, these standards are “too stringent” and go well beyond the necessary limit, as they are allegedly based on … [Read more...]
Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act
Mandatory arbitration clauses have been a sore spot for a lot workers and consumers in recent years. When these provisions are included in contracts, they preclude the possibility of taking a complaint to court and force claims into black-box arbitrations. Funneling claims into closed-door arbitration serves the interests of corporations in at … [Read more...]
Ex-VW CEO Indicted in DieselGate and VW May File Civil Suit Against Him
Find more statistics at Statista Volkswagen’s 2015 admission to the EPA that it programmed its software to dupe the agency into believing VW cars met emission standards—while the vehicles were spewing 40 times the amount of nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere on the road than during emissions testing—has resulted in widespread consequences for … [Read more...]
Maryland Bans the Infamous Bump Stocks
Following to tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida, the country has been in a state of flux, with several states and the US government proposing measures that would ban bump stocks. High school students from around the US have been calling for such changes, seeking to greatly diminish the epidemic of mass shootings and the pervasive violence that … [Read more...]
House Republicans Might Be Willing to Pass Dodd-Frank Reform Measures
The Senate and the House have split on issues before. Most famously, last year, Congressional leaders were unable to come to a consensus on health care, despite the fact that Republicans have been saying for years that they want to repeal Obamacare. Now, it appears, they might be willing to put their differences aside in order to pass reforms to … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Saves Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
Last week, a federal judge prevented the Trump administration from ending a key grant program utilized by Planned Parenthood. Former-Health and Human Services Administrator Tom Price defunded the teen pregnancy prevention program last July – a move that angered Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho. The reproductive health … [Read more...]
More Calls for Missouri Governor’s Impeachment; Sexual Felony Trial Starts this Month
Calls for Republican Missouri Governor Eric Greitens’ impeachment grew louder Wednesday, after a state House of Representatives investigatory committee concluded he used a top donor list from the veterans charity he founded to finance his campaign, a felony in Missouri. The report also says Greitens’ campaign “lied when it settled a Missouri … [Read more...]
US Chamber of Commerce, Against the Unionization of Uber Drivers
Alongside the burgeoning gig economy, there has emerged a set of intractable questions around workers’ rights and the application of certain regulations. In Seattle, these questions came to a head, after the city council unanimously voted on an ordinance allowing Uber (and other ride-share) drivers to unionize and negotiate with their … [Read more...]
Federal Court Overturns Trump’s Cancellation of DACA
A District Judge in DC just issued a ruling enjoining the president’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. U.S. District Judge John Bates joined two other courts in making his decision, arguing that the administration had failed to supply adequate reasoning for shutting down DACA in September. The DACA program was … [Read more...]
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