Endangered Species
The Animal Legal Defense Fund sued Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and his agency’s creatures in federal court, claiming they illegally undermined the Endangered Species Act through regulations.
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California Governor Calls for Probe of ‘Gouge Gap’ in Gas Prices
With regulators unable to pinpoint the reason for California’s exorbitant gas prices, Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday called for the state to investigate whether Big Oil companies such as Shell and Chevron are cheating Californians at the pump.
Read moreFlavored Vape Ban
An e-cigarette trade group and smoke shop joined forces to sue Washington state Monday over a recently enacted temporary ban on flavored vaping they say is “threatening to destroy an entire industry and the livelihoods of Washington citizens.”
Read morePollution-Monitoring Window Under Fire at DC Circuit
The D.C. Circuit scrutinized the government Monday over the four-hour window it gives power plants to track pollution spewed out by their generators.
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Rikers Island to Be Shuttered by 2026 After City Council Vote
The New York City Council voted Thursday to pass historic legislation that will close the notorious Rikers Island jail complex by 2026 and authorize the construction of four new borough-based jails.
Read moreCourt Nixes Watered-Down Standards for Charter School Teachers
New York’s largest teachers union scored a victory in the war over charter schools Thursday with an appeals court ruling that state policymakers overstepped by diluting certification requirements for charter school educators.
Read moreGovernor Newsom Signs Bill Limiting Oil, Gas Development
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a law intended to counter Trump administration plans to increase oil and gas production on protected public land.
Read moreCalifornia Governor Signs Fur Sales, Circus Performance Bans
California will ban the sale and manufacture of new fur products and bar most animals from circus performances under a pair of bills signed Saturday by Governor Gavin Newsom.
Read moreCalifornia Bans For-Profit Prisons and Immigrant Detention Centers
In its latest blow to the for-profit prison industry, California will become the first state to ban the use of private prisons under legislation signed Friday by Governor Gavin Newsom.
Read moreTrump Undercuts Guidance Procedure for Federal Regulations
President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon signed executive orders that will change how federal agencies issue guidance documents, which they can use to set regulatory policy without going through the normal lengthy public comment and review process.
Read moreVirginia Student to Continue Fight Against Age Limit for Handguns
A University of Virginia student has pledged to appeal the dismissal of his challenge to a federal law that bars people under 21 from buying handguns.
Read moreNewsom Signs Bill Capping Rent Hikes in California
California Governor Gavin Newsom put his signature on seven bills that attempt to address the housing-affordability crisis in California.
Read moreFor Gene-Edited Livestock, Regulation Is in Its Infancy
Genetically modified salmon are, in principle, the only animal in the world with artificially altered DNA to have made their way onto humanity’s plate — if only, for the moment, in Canada.
Read moreSupreme Court Keeps NYC Gun Case on Track
Setting up its first gun-rights case in nearly a decade, the Supreme Court turned down an effort Monday to jostle the schedule that would have the justices considering a New York City gun regulation this term.
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French Conservatives Protest Bill Allowing IVF for Lesbians
Several thousand conservative activists marched through Paris on Sunday to protest a French bill that would give lesbian couples and single women access to in vitro fertilization and related procedures.
Read moreJudge Shoots Down Challenge to Iowa Voter ID Rule
An Iowa judge ruled the state’s requirement that voters show valid photo identification at the polls does not violate the constitutional right to vote, but he struck down several other provisions of a 2017 voting law.
Read moreFederal Judge Upholds Abortion Waiting Period in Virginia
After a federal judge upheld several controversial Virginia abortion laws including a 24-waiting period, pro-abortion rights advocates say there is still much work to be done in eliminating obstacles for access to the procedure.
Read moreDC Circuit Hands FCC Partial Victory in Net Neutrality Fight
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday largely upheld the Trump administration’s rollback of Obama-era net neutrality rules, saying the Federal Communications Commission was within its authority to redefine broadband internet services for regulatory purposes but cannot block states from implementing their own rules.
Read moreJudge Asked to Put Brakes on Illinois Freight Train Crew Rule
Freight train organizations want a federal judge to prevent Illinois from enforcing a law that sets a minimum of two people per crew because they say it violates federal law and there is no evidence the new rule would improve safety.
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LA Launches Health Campaign on Dangers of Vaping
Across the country, cities and county governments have banned e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products marketed toward children. But informing the public of the dangers of vaping is difficult because the federal government only recently began to question the health risks.
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