“A federal court has struck down an Environmental Protection Agency rule that forces cuts in soot- and smog-forming power plant emissions that cross state lines, dealing a major blow to the White House’s air quality agenda. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule.” This is… Continue reading Texas Beats EPA Again: Cross-State Pollution Rules Struck Down
Tag: Regulation
Texas Wins One Against the EPA
The U.S. Fifth Court of Appeals ruled for Texas and against the EPA on the latter’s rejection of Texas’ Flexible Permit program. In November 1994, Texas submitted a proposed amendment to its State Implementation Plan that included the Flexible Permit program. The Clean Air Act required that EPA approve or disapprove the amendment within 18… Continue reading Texas Wins One Against the EPA
Texas vs. California: The Revengening
Time for another roundup of Texas vs. California news: I would say California is broke again, but it’s been so long since California wasn’t broke that it would have to be “California Still Broke,” which isn’ t exactly news… How unions and big government hijacked California: “A state with 12 percent of the country’s population… Continue reading Texas vs. California: The Revengening
George Will Makes the Case for Drug Legalization
Or, to be more specific, George Will summarizes the same case made in Mark Kleiman, Jonathan Caulkins and Angela Hawken’s Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know. It focuses on the sheer economic idiocy of continuing the War on Drugs: A $200 transaction can cost society $100,000 for a three-year sentence. And imprisoning… Continue reading George Will Makes the Case for Drug Legalization
And Still More ObamaCare Hearings Follow-Up
First, the ubiquitous Richard Epstein, on why Justice Kennedy’s million dollar question might restore our understanding of the Commerce Clause to the pre-NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin and Wickard v. Filburn reading that held sway from the founding of the United States to the imposition of the New Deal. Second, Ramesh Ponnuru examines Dmeocrats’ magical… Continue reading And Still More ObamaCare Hearings Follow-Up
Third Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup
(Sorry for the delay, the James interview took a lot of time to whip into shape and post.) Day 3 was all about severability and medicaid expansion: Here’s the official transcript. TPFF/PPACAction final analysis. Buzzfeed has edited together all of Solicitor General Donald Verrilli’s worst moments: Reason‘s analyst also said the Obama Administration had a… Continue reading Third Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup
Texas Wins Another Round Against the EPA
Texas wins another skirmish in the war the EPA is waging against the state’s prosperity, this one over “minor pollutants.” The EPA was suppose to file any objection to the state’s plans within 18 months, but instead, displaying the lightning speed the federal government is known for, they waited four and a half years to… Continue reading Texas Wins Another Round Against the EPA
Second Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup
The second day of ObamaCare testimony, and things are looking up for fans of limited, constitutional government. here’s a passel of links culled from Instapundit, TPPF, NRO and elsewhere: Reading excerpts from today’s arguments, the justices sound extremely skeptical that the Commerce Claus power extends to enforcing an individual mandate. When the ultra-lefty Mother Jones… Continue reading Second Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup
First Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup
Today was the first day of oral arguments over ObamaCare at the Supreme Court. Here’s a roundup of some of the coverage: TPFF offers up a nice primer on the issues involved. Speaking of TPFF, here’s newly hired Senior Fellow Richard Epstein on why ObamaCare is unconstitutional. (And more on the same theme.) NPR offers… Continue reading First Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup
Harry Reid Still Thinks SOPA/PIPA is Awesome, Vows to Bring It Up for a Vote When It’s “Fixed”
As per the Senate Democratic Majority Leader’s official statement: Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today on the Senate’s PROTECT I.P. Act: “In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday’s vote on the PROTECT I.P. Act. “There is no reason that the legitimate issues raised by many… Continue reading Harry Reid Still Thinks SOPA/PIPA is Awesome, Vows to Bring It Up for a Vote When It’s “Fixed”