Harvard University law professor Laurence Tribe, a mentor to President Barack Obama, said the administration’s carbon rule for power plants is “a remarkable example of executive overreach” that raises “serious constitutional questions.”
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The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday strengthened the Environmental Protection Agency in its drive to cut air pollution, a result critics warned would lead to costly regulations as the agency moves to curb global warming.
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The surge in fracking has been accompanied by complaints from many homeowners who say their water has been contaminated, resulting in sick children, dead livestock and flammable tap water.
Read More »BP settlement is $2.4B windfall for wildlife group
Oil was still gushing from BP’s Macondo well in 2010 when a little-known nonprofit rushed to establish a new resting area for more than 1 billion migratory birds that stop each year at the Gulf of Mexico.
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