The Independent

 The Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution-fighting “good neighbor” plan on hold while legal challenges continue, the conservative-led court’s latest blow to federal regulations.The justices in a 5-4 vote on Thursday rejected arguments by the Biden administration and Democratic-controlled states that the plan was cutting air pollution and saving lives in 11 states where it was being enforced and that the high court’s intervention was unwarranted.The rule is intended to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution. It will remain on hold while the federal...

Supreme Court halts enforcement of the EPA's plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants

Maine Morning Star

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a precedent Friday that had for decades limited judicial power to strike executive branch regulations, in a decision immediately criticized for potentially undermining decisions by scientists and agency experts. The 6-3 and 6-2 decisions in two cases brought by fishing operators in New Jersey and Rhode Island challenged a […]
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U.S. Supreme Court flips precedent that empowered federal agencies

(WO) — The American Petroleum Institute (API) released a statement from API Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ryan Meyers applauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ‘Good Neighbor Rule,’ ensuring the oil and gas industry can continue to provide affordable, reliable energy to American consumers at a time of persistent inflation and geopolitical uncertainty:

Oil and gas trade group applauds U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on EPA’s Good Neighbor Rule

Business Insider

The Supreme Court curtailed the federal government's power to regulate the environment.

The Supreme Court discards Chevron doctrine, unleashing a threat to Biden's climate policies

NBC News

A rare white bison calf was sighted at Yellowstone National Park, bringing indigenous tribes together for a spiritual ceremony. They say the birth of the special American buffalo is a prophecy fulfilled, but also that there's a wider message that needs to be heard.

Celebration of rare white bison birth in Yellowstone comes with a warning

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Reuters

(Reuters) - A U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting federal regulatory powers to interpret ambiguous laws could undermine President Joe Biden's effort to cut tailpipe emissions from the nation’s vehicle fleet, two environmental law attorneys told Reuters.

Biden tailpipe emission rules on shakier ground after Supreme Court ruling

Indiana State

Supreme Court Halts EPA's Good Neighbor Plan: Implications for the Oil and Gas Industry. In a significant decision affecting environmental regulation and interstate pollution, the Supreme Court has temporarily halted the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) "Good Neighbor Rule." This rule aimed to restrict emissions from power plants and industrial sources that contribute to downwind pollution. The 5-4 decision, driven by the conservative majority, puts the rule on hold while ongoing legal challenges from industry groups and Republican-led states proceed through lower courts.

What the Supreme Court's Latest Ruling Against the EPA Means for Oi & Gas

In a major victory for business, the Supreme Court Friday gave judges more power to block new regulations if they are not clearly authorized by federal law. The court’s conservative majority overturned a 40-year-old rule that said judges should defer to agencies and their regulations if the law is not clear.

In big win for business, Supreme Court dramatically limits rulemaking power of federal agencies

The New Republic

The Supreme Court on Thursday halted the Environmental Protection Agency’s “good neighbor” rule intended to combat air pollution. In a 5–4 decision, the conservative majority of the court upheld a stay against an EPA regulation that requires states limit their emissions to offset the effects in states downwind of their pollution, claiming the rule would cause “irreparable harm.” In a stunner, conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett broke from the conservative bloc and wrote the dissenting opinion, joined by liberal justices.Justice Brett Kavanaugh led in the court’s decision against the EPA, arguing that the good neighbor policy was too difficult to...

Amy Coney Barrett Breaks Ranks on Supreme Court’s Dangerous EPA Ruling

As Covid cases continue to rise this summer, doctors are urging people to get tested if they’re feeling sick as it’s hard to diagnose symptoms alone. NBC News’ Erika Edwards reports on the latest Covid advice from doctors and the increase in new strains and mutations.

Doctors urge people to get tested amid a summer Covid wave

U.S. prosecutors plan to seek a guilty plea from Boeing over a charge tied to two fatal crashes of 737 Max planes, attorneys for the victims’ family members said Sunday, blasting a potential agreement as a “sweetheart deal.”. Justice Department attorneys and victims’ family members and their lawyers...

U.S. plans to seek guilty plea from Boeing over fatal 737 Max crashes

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a January 6 rioter who was seeking to throw out an obstruction charge for joining in on the Capitol riot. NBC News' Laura Jarrett has details on the ruling and how it could potentially benefit former President Trump.

Supreme Court rules in favor of Jan. 6 rioter challenging obstruction charge

The US Supreme Court blocked a federal policy aimed at curbing air pollution that spreads from one state to another. The Environmental Protection Agency’s “Good Neighbor” plan, announced last year, requires “upwind” states to reduce air pollution that affects “downwind” states. Last year,...

US Supreme Court’s ‘Good Neighbor’ ruling deals a blow to Environmental Protection Agency powers

Ohio State

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Good Neighbor Plan,” granting a stay while the issue works its way through lower courts. Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia asked the court in October to block the plan...

Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia get stay of EPA air quality plan

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Watch live coverage as President Biden and first lady Jill Biden speak at the opening ceremony for the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center as Pride Month comes to an end. The monument honors the historic legacy of the June 1969 uprising that is credited as a turning point in the gay rights movement.

Biden delivers remarks at the Stonewall National Monument during Pride Month

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an interstate air quality rule issued last year by the Biden administration to limit ozone that comes from power plants and industrial sites in the Midwest and sends polluted air drifting toward the East Coast. The vote was 5-4, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett...

Supreme Court blocks EPA rule to limit air pollution from Midwest states

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Supreme Court blocks EPA's interstate air pollution regulation

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Biden administration environmental regulation aimed at curbing harmful air pollution that crosses from one state to another...

Supreme Court blocks EPA's interstate air pollution regulation

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