All purpose news and politics thread part VII: News & Politics Total Landscaping

[Tendrin]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration rule that sets tougher standards for deadly soot pollution faced a barrage of legal challenges Wednesday, as 25 Republican-led states and a host of business groups filed lawsuits seeking to block the rule in court.

Twenty-four states, led by attorneys general from Kentucky and West Virginia, filed a joint challenge stating that new Environmental Protection Agency rule would raise costs for manufacturers, utilities and families and could block new manufacturing plants and infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Texas filed a separate suit, as did business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Manufacturers.

“The EPA’s new rule has more to do with advancing President (Joe) Biden’s radical green agenda than protecting Kentuckians’ health or the environment, said Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, who is leading the joint lawsuit along with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.

Pro pollution party at it again.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nearly-ha...204042036.html

They really are just cartoonishly evil.

[JCAll]

Pro pollution party at it again.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nearly-ha...204042036.html

They really are just cartoonishly evil.

They couldn't do Captain Planet today, because Looten Plunder is too subtle.

[AnakinFlair]

So the Secretary of Education is tonight's designated survivor. Here's to hoping the Cylons don't show up unannounced.

[ed2962]

Biden on TV quoting Chumbawamba..."When we get knocked down, we get back up again!"

[ed2962]

If Harris is going to give a standing ovation everything Joe says something, she should just stay standing up...

[ed2962]

Joe calling out the Republicans for not voting for the border bill...

[AnakinFlair]

MTG can't keep her mouth shut, as usual. Also wearing a hat in the chamber, which is against the rules.

[ed2962]

MTG yapping...

[numberthirty]

Man...

That just sounded like more "Drug War..." nonsense.

Are we really just going to skip past that it's coming over the border because America is a massive consumer of black market drugs?

[Jack Dracula]

Joe calling out the Republicans for not voting for the border bill...

And rightly so. They're a pack of spineless cowards.

[4saken1]

Which past war do you mean? In most past wars, nobody gave a .... about civilians and they were the ones who suffered the most in every war. The difference is that now there are weapons that are capable of much bigger damage than in the past.

I can accept that. I should have phrased it that the percent of civilian deaths vs combatants has gone up (anecdotal examples aside). We also possess weapons which can more accurately find their intended target, though.......

[ed2962]

Glad he said something about book banning...

Hey! What did that protester just say?

[numberthirty]

Glad he said something about book banning...

Hey! What did that protester just say?

Probably was not anything worth hearing...

[AnakinFlair]

Someone just got escorted out for yelling something. I couldn't make out what they were saying. Sadly it was a visitor, not MTG.

And yeah, is there a taser in Harris's seat? Every two seconds she's jumping up and clapping.

[ed2962]

Man...

That just sounded like more "Drug War..." nonsense.

Are we really just going to skip past that it's coming over the border because America is a massive consumer of black market drugs?

Fair point if we're talking about fentanyl and what not...considering the meth and prescription opiates don't come over the southern border. But still, it was good for Biden to make the point he did..."We gave you most of what you asked for and you voted against it."