Several conservative justices were skeptical of the administration’s “good neighbor” rule on cross-state pollution, meant to protect downwind states from harmful emissions.
Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed inclined on Wednesday to again limit the Biden administration’s ability to protect the environment by temporarily stopping an effort by the Environmental Protection Agency to curtail air pollution that drifts across state lines.
Such a decision, expected by June, would be in keeping with recent rulings by the court, which has chipped away at the agency’s authority to address climate change and water pollution.
The new cases concerned the administration’s “good neighbor” plan. Under the proposal, which initially applied to 23 states, factories and power plants in Western and Midwestern states must cut ozone pollution that drifts into Eastern states.
The justices appeared to be divided along familiar lines on whether to block the plan, which directs states to take measures meant to reduce emissions that cause smog and are linked to asthma, lung disease and premature death.
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Why is it that the only rights conservatives ever want to protect involve being an asshole?
Because they tend to be assholes
In the case of Thomas, they are assholes being bribed by assholes.
I assume the same is true for the rest of the conservatives, he just happens to be the one that was caught.
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I am guessing you saw Sunday’s Last Week Tonight as well? Absolutely right. Harlan Crow and the others aren’t telling him how to vote. They know he’ll reliably vote in their favor. They’re telling him not to retire.
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He set out to be an asshole, but complained that being an asshole wasn’t profitable enough so the other assholes made sure he was well taken care of.
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-money-complaints-sparked-resignation-fears-scotus
To quote Jon Stewart on Monday… “I know I’ve said this before, but you’re such a dick.” He was specifically talking about Tucker Carlson, but you can apply it to any conservative and it’s accurate.
In all seriousness, because conservatives lack the ability to understand that playing nice and not being an asshole is actually how you avoid needing a bunch of increasingly complex regulations in the first place
Ah. Put factory at Illinois border, let wind blow pollution into Indiana. No pesky problems with being unable to beat Illinois emissions regulations, Indiana can’t do shit. Some people are going to get rich. A lot more are going to die.
If the wind shifts turn off the plant for a while, wouldn’t want to be regulated in the state you’re in.
Genius idea: Put the plant across the state line. Turn on different smokestacks depending on which way the wind is blowing!
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FFS
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