Monthly Archives: April 2018

EPA wants to make your cars dirtier and more expensive to drive

Ethan Elkind writes for ColoradoBoulevard.net, April 3, 2018

If EPA is successful in rolling back these standards, the agency will undermine the fight against climate change, increase toxic air pollution and attendant public health impacts, cost drivers money in terms of having to buy more gasoline for the same amount of driving, and diminish U.S. automaker competitiveness with international rivals who fully embrace more fuel-efficient and zero-emission vehicles.

Supreme Court shields a police officer from being sued for shooting a woman in her front yard

Erwin Chemerinsky quoted by Los Angeles Times, April 2, 2018

Erwin Chemerinsky … said Monday’s decision is part of a trend. “In case after case involving excessive police force, the Supreme Court is finding for the police and keeping juries from ever being able to decide if the police acted impermissibly. This contributes significantly to the difficulties in holding police accountable,” he said.