Supreme Court won’t pause EPA rule on toxic metal emissions from power plants

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Environmental Protection Agency to continue enforcing for now a new rule that set more stringent standards on emissions of mercury and other toxic metals from coal-fired power plants. The court declined a request for emergency relief sought by nearly a dozen states and the energy sector,

Officials Say FEMA Does Not Have Enough Funding to Last Hurricane Season

The agency spent $1.4 billion over the past two years to house illegal immigrants. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) does not have enough money to make it through the hurricane season, and lawmakers representing areas devastated by Hurricane Helene are voicing their frustration. “We are meeting the