Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Plan Again Blocked by Judge

The threatened injury outweighs the harm that a block would cause the government, U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp said. A federal judge on Oct. 3 blocked President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan, one day after a different judge said he would not extend a block on the program. U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp, citing

Supreme Court Won’t Halt EPA’s Mercury and Methane Regulations

States and industry groups say the two pollutants are already tightly regulated and that the EPA’s regulations will hurt their businesses. The Supreme Court declined on Oct. 4 to halt U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations limiting industry emissions of mercury and methane. The rulings came in a bundle of orders in several pending emergency

FEMA Issues Warning on False Helene ‘Rumors,’ Launches Response Page

The agency posted a ‘rumor response’ page this week after claims spread online about its efforts in North Carolina. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a “rumor response” page in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which caused significant damage across western North Carolina late last month. In an update on Oct. 3, FEMA

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

Obama-Era Rules Protecting Against Pesticide Exposure Restored

The Environmental Protection Agency said the rules help to prevent exposure among farm workers and their families, as well as neighboring communities. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has restored Obama-era measures aimed at protecting people from pesticide exposure on and around farms, it has announced. The measures, published in a final rule on Oct.