U.S. Supreme Court: Idaho Couple can take EPA to Court
(March 21,2012) The Idaho couple who had been ordered by the EPA to restore its property to its initial state or be fined $35k a day, has won their opportunity to have the case argued in court. The EPA, through “administrative order”, had determined the Sacketts in violation of the Clean Water Act, by developing [...]
Attorneys General Join Forces to Call Into Account Illegal Obama Administration Violations
(March 6th, 2012) The Republican State Leadership Committee website has posted an article yesterday which reports that nine states Attorneys General are working together to remind the federal government that it is abusing its power by implementing laws which work against the liberty of the people and the individual states. The Attorneys General provide an [...]
Arizona bill would expand state control over National Forests
PHOENIX (Jan. 28, 2012) – Facing devastating wildfires and inaction by the federal government, Arizona should declare its sovereignty and take control of its national forests, a state lawmaker contends. On Thursday, the Arizona Senate Committee on Border Security, Federalism and States Sovereignty endorsed a resolution and a bill that would help prevent disasters like [...]
SCOTUS justices rail against EPA
WASHINGTON (Jan. 10, 2012) – Justice Antonin Scalia assailed the “high-handedness” of the environmental agency when dealing with private property, and Justice Samuel Alito described some of the EPA’s actions as “outrageous,” arguing that most people would say “this kind of thing can’t happen in the United States.” Notably missing, any questioning of the constitutionality [...]
Towns brace for coal plant closures
(Dec. 21, 2011) – Not only are EPA regulations unconstitutional, they also suck the lifeblood out of the economy. EPA estimates that 14.7 gigawatts – enough power for more than 11 million households – will be retired from the power grid in the 2014-15 period when new rules take effect. Leaders of one Virginia town [...]
Turn on the light and let the incandescents shine!
WASHINGTON (Dec. 15, 2011) – In a spending bill deal struck by Congressional negotiators on Thursday, the florescent bulb ban was turned off. The amendment was tucked far inside a 1200 page bill to cover government spending until the end of the year. It is expected that the bill will reach the oval office where [...]
