The Environmental Protection Agency took a significant step yesterday when it issued a final ruling that carbon dioxide and 5 other greenhouse gases endangered people’s health. By signaling that the US is serious about curbing emissions, the ruling strengthens President Obama’s hand in Copenhagen.


CONSEQUENCES
SCOTUS Poised to Handcuff the EPA
In the wake of reactionary rulings by the Supreme Court that seized a woman’s right to abortion after the Justices had unleashed potentially lethal freedoms to gun owners, one can only shudder at the prospect of the court’s upcoming decision on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).