EPA Chief Scott Pruitt, who appears to be in bed with the fossil fuel industry as well as an admitted climate denier, is facing a scrupulous and progressive judiciary and state attorneys general, who are willing to fight him and the Trump Administration to protect our clean air and water supply. Ninth Circuit Win: More Stringent Lead Paint … [Read more...]
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Republicans Remain Inconsistent on States’ Rights Issues
Just prior to Christmas, Republicans banded together in the house to pass a bill that would allow people with concealed carry permits to travel across state-lines with their weapons. Under this bill, a person who receives their permit in a gun-haven like Texas would be able to bring his gun into a stricter state, like California, without being … [Read more...]
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American Legal News works hard to cover breaking news stories relating to a wide range of legal matters from across the United States. We closely monitor state and federal court decisions as well as state and federal legislation and regulations by governmental agencies to identify and report on under-covered stories of importance to attorneys … [Read more...]
Independent Truckers Chafe at New Logging Requirements
In 2012, Congressional Republicans wrote a rule requiring truckers to install electronic logging devices (ELDs) in their vehicles. That rule went into effect on December 18th after protests from independent truckers like Dick Pingel, who supported Trump but now feels neglected by the administration. Whereas before truckers were expected to use … [Read more...]
Trump Administration Greatly Diminishes Federally Protected Land
After Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced plans to alter a “handful” of national monuments, an unlikely combination of groups joined together in August to contest the administration’s move. Companies like Patagonia banded together with environmental activists and Native American leaders to resist the first major change to national monuments … [Read more...]
Trump Administration Fails to Comply With the Clean Air Act
Fourteen states have banded together to sue the United States government for its failure to comply with the Clean Air Act. According to the suit, led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the US missed its Oct. 1st deadline to identify regions with unhealthy air. Areas deemed at risk must work to ameliorate their air quality. But without … [Read more...]
Federal Judges Halt Trump’s Attempt to Destroy Obamacare No-Cost Birth Control Mandate
President Trump succeeded in killing The Affordable Care Act’s “individual mandate” via the new tax law’s provision eliminating penalties for Americans who choose not to purchase health insurance, starting in 2019. However, Trump failed to enact the so-called moral and religious- exemption rules that would have quashed Obamacare’s no-cost birth … [Read more...]
White House Censors the CDC
In 2007, the US Supreme Court issued a decision asking the EPA to determine whether greenhouse gases could “reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.” The agency went to work, seeking an answer to the Justices’ question. There were those who earnestly sought an answer, and there were those who sought to interfere with this … [Read more...]
Mysterious GenX Chemical Could Be Major Public Health Concern
Earlier this year, DuPont and its spin-off company, Chemours, settled over 3,000 personal injury claims regarding exposure to the hazardous chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid (or PFOA). Both companies refused to accept responsibility, putting the matter to rest with nearly $671 million. Meanwhile, in Minnesota, the state has been pressuring 3M for … [Read more...]
Controlling the Fracking Narrative
In 2005, Congress passed a bill (HR 6) that led to devastating consequences in poor rural counties throughout the country, including areas in Pennsylvania, North Dakota and Texas. Notably, the energy bill included an exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), allowing hydraulic fracking to continue without federal oversight. That exemption, … [Read more...]
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