New York to Charge Fossil Fuel Companies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New York becomes the second state to enact a ‘polluter-pay’ Climate Change SuperFund Act. New Jersey, California, and Maryland could be next. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 26 signed New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act into law, a “polluter pays” liability statute certain to be challenged in court as a state preemption of federal regulatory

Trump’s “border czar” details plans to reintroduce migrant family detention centers

Trump’s “border czar” details plans to reintroduce migrant family detention centers – CBS News Watch CBS News Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar,” told the Washington Post in an interview this week that Trump’s new administration plans to revive the controversial practice of detaining migrant families and giving undocumented parents the choice of

The Biggest Supreme Court Decisions of 2024

presidential immunity to social media and ballot disqualification. The presidential election combined with rising administrative law disputes helped tee up controversies that put the court and its decisions in the spotlight. Legal precedent flowing from those decisions created rippling effects for other cases and how entire branches of government are expected to make decisions. Here

As Fiscal Cliff Looms, Districts Will Weigh School Closings, Says Report

The Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University challenges education leaders to consider creative cost-saving measures already proven in rural schools. With declining U.S. birth rates and shrinking enrollment in districts across the nation, education leaders will increasingly consider closing schools to save money, experts predict. The $190 billion federal pandemic aid to schools was exhausted this