Late last month, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine was asked by the Department of the Interior to cease an ongoing investigation into the damaging effects of mountaintop mining. The investigation commenced last year after state agencies in West Virginia requested federal aid to study the community health impact of the … [Read more...]
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Lawsuits Help Stop EPA’s Delay of Obama-Era Ozone Rule
In June, the EPA stated its intention to delay (by a year) the enforcement of an Obama-era rule requiring states and localities to maintain ozone levels no higher than 70 parts per billion, a reduction of the old standard of 75 parts per billion. The EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt made it clear the agency would not be seeking out problem-areas in … [Read more...]
Chicago Files Lawsuit Against Justice Department Over Sanctuary Policies
In early August, Rahm Emanuel announced that the City of Chicago would be suing the Justice Department because of its recent decision to block the distribution of federal grant money to so-called sanctuary cities. According to the suit, Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ refusal to offer federal money to sanctuary cities is unlawful, as it overrides … [Read more...]
Interior Department Repeals Obama-Era Coal and Oil Valuation Rule
Earlier this month, the Department of the Interior (DOI) decided to roll back a 2016 regulation that sought to protect the financial interests of tax-payers and American Indian lessors. The rule, known as the Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform Final Rule (hereafter, the Valuation Rule), attempted to … [Read more...]
Justice Department Submits Brief Arguing Against Gay Rights
Without being asked, on July 26th, the Trump Administration filed an amicus brief with the Second Circuit US Court of Appeals. In it, officials argued against a long-held opinion that civil rights law protects gay employees from discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), another federal agency, had already filed its … [Read more...]
Defense Department May Shut Down Major Foreign Recruitment Program
The US Military has, since 2009, utilized a program called the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest (or MAVNI) to fill gaps in its skilled-worker regiments. For its many military and “diplomatic” conquests, the Army, which is the main beneficiary of MAVNI, often requires a large quantity of polylingual personnel in addition to a number of … [Read more...]
The EPA Can Continue to Stall the Chlorpyrifos Ban
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman led the charge earlier this month to join a legal battle against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its decision to allow the controversial pesticide, Chlorpyrifos, to remain on the market. Schneiderman was joined by a number of states – including, Maryland, Vermont, Washington, Massachusetts … [Read more...]
EPA Issues Proposal to Rescind Clean Water Rule
In February, Donald Trump issued an executive order asking EPA director Scott Pruitt, an avid climate change denier, to review the so-called Clean Water Rule. In late June, Pruitt’s agency, together with the Army Corps of Engineers, has submitted a proposal to rescind the rule and return to the original regulatory language from before the … [Read more...]
Department of Education Reduces Protections and Streamlines Student-Loan Servicing
On Tuesday April 11th, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos nullified three memos from Obama’s Department of Education. These memos which were meant to improve customer protections for borrowers and simplify the student-loan servicing industry. The memos – which were authored by John B. King Jr., Obama’s Secretary of Education, and Ted Mitchell, … [Read more...]
American Leaders Become Increasingly Separated From Everyday People
In early April, United Airlines made headlines after a team of security officers dragged a man off a plane for refusing to leave his seat. The airline asked the man to leave because of a policy (shared by other airlines) that essentially allows for passengers to be kicked off a flight when the plane is overbooked. The incident was caught on several … [Read more...]
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