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fromTruthout
1 week ago

The GOP Just Passed a Resolution to Open Minnesota Wilderness Up For Mining

The Congressional Review Act allows Congress to quickly overturn regulatory rules with a simple majority, rather than the usual two-thirds vote, which critics argue is dangerous.
Environment
SF politics
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 weeks ago

Trump's plan to limit a key student-loan forgiveness program for public servants faces new pushback

The Trump administration aims to limit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, prompting Democratic lawmakers to seek a resolution to block these changes.
Environment
fromHigh Country News
7 months ago

Decades of public-lands planning, overturned in a day - High Country News

Congress used the Congressional Review Act to overturn the Miles City BLM resource management plan, jeopardizing decades of public-lands decisions across the West.
US politics
fromTruthout
7 months ago

GOP Aims to Permanently Gut Federal Land Protections via Arcane Oversight Rule

The Congressional Review Act enables a simple-majority repeal of recent federal rules and is being used by Republicans to roll back environmental protections and reshape public-land management.
US politics
fromArs Technica
7 months ago

FCC chair teams up with Ted Cruz to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolkids

FCC Chair Brendan Carr moved to terminate the Biden-era Wi‑Fi hotspot program for schoolchildren and coordinated with Senator Ted Cruz to block its funding.
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fromSan Jose Spotlight
11 months ago

Senate overturns California's electric vehicle mandate - San Jose Spotlight

Senate voted to overturn California's electric-vehicle mandate, despite warnings from the parliamentarian and the Government Accountability Office.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
11 months ago

Senate overrules parliamentarian and votes to undo California EV rule

Senate votes to revoke California's stricter air pollution standards, sparking debate on legitimacy and future implications of the Congressional Review Act.
SF politics
fromStreetsblog
11 months ago

Congress Declares War on State's Clean Air Efforts - Streetsblog California

The House passed resolutions to revoke California's EPA emission regulation permits, opposing state control over national vehicle standards.
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