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Biden will award the Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords and others

The president will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, who also include Oscar-winning Denzel Washington, the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and soccer Olympian Megan Rapinoe.

WEKU

Dennis Cahill, guitar great, master of Irish traditional music, dead at 68

He grew up on the South Side, won renown after switching from rock music and also performed with Sting, Paul Simon and Ricky Skaggs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords

The White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom Biden served in the Senate

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Immigrant Moms Get Rare Win in Long-fought Family Detention Case

The state Supreme Court weighed in on a fight to stop the state from licensing detention centers as childcare facilities.

Texas Observer

Pressure builds on Biden to turn to executive action despite its limits and risks

WASHINGTON — He is facing high inflation, a potential recession and a domestic agenda languishing in the Senate. Last week the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion ruling, and this week upended his climate plans. A looming midterm elections look dire for his party, and his base…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Another devastating Supreme Court decision — this time for the environment and public safety

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on Thursday to severely limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to combat greenhouse gas emissions is devastating at a time when climate change endangers the planet.

Los Angeles Times

Court hobbles EPA on climate, and its options are limited

WASHINGTON — Since February, when the Supreme Court held oral arguments in a case challenging the EPA’s authority to regulate carbon pollution from power plants, environmental lawyers and climate activists braced for a ruling that tattooed a deep, restrictive swath into the agency’s ability to curb emissions.

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Court hobbles EPA on climate, and its options are limited - Roll Call

The Supreme Court ruling limited the EPA’s authority to rein in emissions. But it left the agency some room to address climate change.

Roll Call

Commentary: Supreme Court was right to block the EPA’s unconstitutional power grab

The Spirit of ’76 is alive and well at the Supreme Court. Back then, the colonials rejected the rule of a far-away, unaccountable government. After securing their freedom, they quickly organized a government that gave Congress, the duly elected representatives of the people, responsibility for making national policy decisions.

Tribune News Service

The Supreme Court has curtailed EPA's power to regulate carbon pollution – and sent a warning to other regulators

In a highly anticipated but not unexpected 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2022, that the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act.

The Conversation

US Supreme Court limits use of Clean Air Act to curb power plant emissions

In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

France 24

Benzinga Asks: Will Elon Musk Have More Than 125 Million Twitter Followers At The End Of 2022? 40% Said This

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is the world’s richest person and one of the most-followed people on Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), just passing the 100 million follower milestone on the

Benzinga

Supreme Court decision may slow transition to cleaner energy

The Supreme Court ruling limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants could have far-reaching consequences for the energy sector — and make it harder for the Biden administration to meet its goal of having the U.S. power grid run on clean energy by…

The Independent UK

SCOTUS delivers a dagger to the planet

"We don't have another option for large-scale reductions in greenhouse gasses"

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Supreme Court Limits EPA's Ability To Impose Costly Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts

Any future regulations will require clear authorization from Congress.

Al Jazeera

US top court limits federal gov’t power to curb plant emissions

Supreme Court rules that the law does not give EPA broad authority to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Supreme Court ruling limits EPA’s authority in regulating greenhouse gases

The high court said a cap on power plants’ carbon dioxide emissions that forces a transition to other fuels may be a “sensible” solution to the climate crisis, but that Congress did not give the Environmental Protection Agency the broad authority to make such requirements. Texas was one of 17…

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court rules for coal-producing states, limits EPA’s power to fight climate change

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday for the major coal-producing states and sharply limited the Biden administration’s authority to restrict the carbon pollution that is causing global warming.

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Supreme Court limits EPA power plant carbon emissions authority - Roll Call

The Supreme Court sharply curtailed the EPA’s authority to regulate carbon pollution from electric utilities.

The New Daily

Iconic tech and culture festival South by Southwest is coming to Sydney

South by Southwest (SXSW) – one of the world's most iconic cultural events – is heading to Sydney in October 2023 for its first global outing.

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Court's conservative majority isn't going anywhere

Last week’s two significant Supreme Court decisions – loosening some restrictions on American’s gun owners and restricting abortions for the nation’s women – represent the ultimate impact of Donald Trump’s narrow 2016 election victory over Hillary Clinton.

Axios

McConnell: Blocking Obama's SCOTUS pick led to overturning Roe v. Wade

"It’s the single-most consequential decision I’ve made in my public career," McConnell said.

The Independent UK

Germany gets 1st Black member of state government

The daughter of two Malian refugees has become the first Black member of a state government in Germany

WEKU

The abortion ruling has forced progressives to confront past missteps in strategy

Conservatives long understood that the courts were key to reversing Roe v. Wade. By contrast, progressives found defending abortion rights an increasingly difficult challenge.

The Independent UK

GOP senator Thom Tillis is pushing back on Trump on guns. Why the North Carolina Republican think it’s time to act

The Republican senator who helped negotiate the first major piece of gun legislation in 28 years talks with Eric Garcia about bipartisanship, why Trump shouldn’t oppose the gun bill and why he supported a primary challenge against Madison Cawthorn

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