The House passed a climate bill last year; a Senate bill fashioned by Senators Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman will be introduced soon. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Congressional Budget Office must judge its costs and effectiveness before debate can begin. Passage is uncertain.


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).