President Obama’s plan, announced two days ago, to permit drilling for oil and gas in large areas of the Atlantic and Artic oceans, as well as the Gulf of Mexico, drew quick, sharp reactions from Republicans, oilmen, and environmentalists. This New York Times article chronicles some of the criticisms expressed.
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).
Abby Luby
June 27, 2022
