Tag: block
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Supreme Court declines to block Biden rules on planet-warming methane and toxic mercury emissions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday left in place Biden administration regulations aimed at curbing oil and gas facility emissions of methane, a major contributor to climate change. In a separate action, the court also rejected a bid to block a separate regulation aimed at curbing emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from…
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Republicans block another vote on IVF protections as Harris makes it a 2024 issue
WASHINGTON — For the second time in four months, Senate Democrats forced a vote on the Right To IVF Act, only to be blocked by Republicans who called it unnecessary and politically motivated as Vice President Kamala Harris seeks to make access to in vitro fertilization a 2024 campaign issue. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,…