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Obama's environmental agenda: a series of new regulations aimed at cutting pollution from
air to breathe," Gina McCarthy,
do with this rule," said Jody waged an aggressive legal bat- Freeman, director of the en-
court' sfinding also underscores
which use the Clean Air Act as their legal authority, as a "war on coal." The industry has tle to undo the rules.
Legal experts said the decision, written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, signaled that
In June, the EPA is expectADMINISTRATION
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— New YorkTimesNews Service sions inthe United States. "It's a big win for the EPA, and not just because it has to
have criticized the regulations,
efforts to use the Clean Air Act to fight global warming could withstand legal challenges.
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The SupremeCourt on Tuesdayseemedtorn as it considered a pair of casesabout whether the police needwarrants to search the cellphones of people theyarrest. Some justices seemedinclined to apply precedents saying that people underarrest lose significant privacy rights. Those decisions say warrantless searches inconnection with arrests are justified by the need tofind weaponsandto prevent thedestruction of evidence. "Our rule has beenthat if you carry it on your person," Justice Antonin Scalia said, "it is subject to seizure andexamination." Other justices said the vast amounts of data held onsmartphones warranted adifferent approach under the Fourth Amendment, which bars unreasonable searches. "We're living in anewworld," said Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. "Someonearrested for a minor crime has his whole life exposed."
coal-fired power plants. Republicans and the coal industry
the Obama administration's Dtschuies
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vironmental law program at Harvard. "It's the fact that it's
setting the stage and creating
the importance of basing the
agency's efforts on strong legal foundations and sound science." In a dissent, Justice Antonin
Scalia, joined by Justice ClarIf the Supreme Court had ence Thomas, said that the decidedagainstthe Obama ad- regulation was unwieldy and ministration in 'Itfesday's deci- suggested that it was Marxist. sion, Freeman said, "It would As written, the regulation will have been a shot across the require upwind polluting states momentum for what's to come."
ed to propose a sweeping new bow to the EPA as it takes the Clean Air Act regulation to cut next steps" toward putting out emissions of carbon dioxide, the climate change regulations. "Today's Supreme Court dethe heat-trapping greenhouse gas that scientists say is the cision is a resounding victory chief cause of dimate change. for public health and a key comCoal plants are the biggest ponent of EPA's efforts to make source of greenhousegas emis- sure all Americans have clean
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to cut pollution in relation to the
amounts of pollution each state produces, but also as a proportion of how affordably a state can doso.Inotherwords,states
Botched execution —A botched execution using a disputed new drug combination left an Oklahomainmate writhing and clenching his teeth on the gurney onTuesday, leading prison officials to halt the proceedings before the inmate's eventual death from aheart attack. Clayton Lockett, 38, wasdeclared unconscious10 minutes after the first of the state's new three-drug combination wasadministered. Three minutes later, though, hebegan breathing heavily, writhing on the gurney, clenching his teeth andstraining to lift his headoff the pillow. "It was a horrible thing to witness. This wastotally botched," said Lockett's attorney, David Autry. Syrian COnfliCt —At least 50 people were killed and scores injured Tuesday in Syria during aseries of mortar and car-bombattacks targeting pro-government districts in Damascusandthe central city of Homs, the state mediaand a pro-opposition monitor reported. The deadliest strike was a car bombing near abusy intersection in war-ravaged Homsthat left at least 36 people deadand 85injured, Syria's official news agencyreported. Somereports indicated that two car bombs mayhavebeen involved andthat the deathtoll reached 45. Chinese church —One of the largest churches in the Chinese coastal city of Wenzhou, an85,000-square-foot edifice with soaring cathedral ceilings, stained glass andspires dominating the landscape, was demolished Monday onorders of Communist Party authorities. Chineseofficials said the demolition of the $5 million Sanjiang Church wasordered because the church was four times the size for which the building hadbeenpermitted. However, activists say it is part of a campaignagainst churches taking place throughout Zhejiang province. SOuth KOrean ferry —Under mounting public pressure, South Korean President ParkGeun-hyeapologized Tuesdayfor failing to prevent a ferry disaster that left 302 people, thevast majority of them high school students, dead or missing, and promised broad reforms. "My heart aches thinking how can I best apologize andeasethe grief and pain," she said during aCabinet meeting, admitting to her government's fumbling in theearly stages of rescueoperations. "I am sorry that so manyprecious lives were lost." InterState tOIIS —Drivers on the nation's Interstates could soon be paying more to travel. A transportation proposal sent to Congress by the Obamaadministration on Tuesdaywould remove a prohibition on tolls for existing Interstate highways, clearing the way for states to raise revenue onroads that drivers currently use at no cost. Congress banned tolls on Interstates in1956 when it created the national highway system under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The administration said lifting the toll ban would help address ashortfall in funding to pay for highway repairs.
that are able to more cost-effec-
tively reduce pollution will be required to cut more of it.
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WiSCOnSin VOter ID —A federal judge onTuesdaystruck down Wisconsin's law requiring voters to producestate-approved photo identification cards at polling places,advancing anew legal basisthe Voting Rights Act — for similar challengesplaying out aroundthe nation. JudgeLynnAdelman found that the state's 2011 lawviolated the14th Amendment of theConstitution as well asthe Voting Rights Act, which bars states from imposing rules that abridge a citizen's right to vote based onrace or color. Adelman's finding seemscertain to draw note from those involved in othervoter identification challenges. Bigamy laWSuit —When U.S.Rep.Alan Graysonmarried his wife, she wasalready wed toanother man, according to a newcourt filing by the congressman's lawyers, seeking anannulment on the basis of bigamy. In newcourt paperwork filed in the couple's divorce case last week, daysbefore their 24th anniversary, Grayson, D-Fla., accuses Lolita Grayson of fraud, unjust enrichment and misrepresentation, among other claims. He's also suing for defamation, the new document states, stemming from adisturbance at their home in March. Lolita Grayson accusedher husband of shoving her, but later dropped her petition for a domestic injunction. Parking dispute —A NewJersey woman hasadmitted killing her neighbor's small dog by throwing it into traffic during an argument over a parking space.TheStar-Ledger of Newark reports that 27-year-old Haniyyah Barnes, of Newark, pleadedguilty Tuesday to breaking into her neighbor's home inAugust 2011,grabbing the 2-year-old Shih Tzunamed HoneyBey andthrowing her into oncoming traffic. The dogwas struck by a vehicle and killed. Barnes pleaded guilty to burglary, animal cruelty and theft charges andEssexCounty prosecutors will recommendthat she receive a six-year state prison term when she's sentenced July14.
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FedEx employeesand family members gather Tuesday at askating rink following a shooting at a FedEx facility in Kennesaw,Ga. A FedExemployeewearing ammunition draped across his chest"like Rambo"openedfire at a package-sorting center outsideAtlanta, wounding six people before committing suicide, policeandwitnesses said. In addition to a shotgun, the gunmanalso hadan undisclosed number of Molotov cocktails, but he did not use them in theattack, police said. The suspect, identified by police as19-year-old
Geddy Kramer of Acworth, was found deadinside. He worked as apackage handler at the sprawling facility, Cobb County police Sgt. DanaPierce said. Investigators have anidea of what his motive may have been, but they werenot prepared to disclose it yet, Pierce said. Three of the victims were critically wounded, though only one remained in critical condition by late afternoon. Police say threewere in stable condition, and two others were treated and released.
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