Articles About Supreme Court
- Author:
- Mark McDowell
- Posted:
- 04.16.2012
EPA Putting the Lid on Coal-Fired Power Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new greenhouse-gas standards for power plants, following through with the authority conferred by a 2007 Supreme Court ruling declaring carbon dioxide a pollutant under the Clean Air Act. The new regulation effectively bans new coal-fired power plants unless they capture and sequester carbon dioxide. Advanced natural-gas plants would meet […]
- Author:
- Tom Silva
- Posted:
- 07.18.2011
Handicapping the 2012 Presidential Race
Conventional wisdom tells us that no sitting president is ever re-elected when the unemployment rate tops seven percent and people have less disposable income. Others wonder if President Barack Obama should have taken on housing reform before tackling healthcare because home ownership and the value of the residence is perceived by Americans as a measure […]