OSHA is the agency with the power to do that via regulation not the CDC. Laws happen because of Congress, not the agencies, though testimony before congress from the CDC might sway some of the Democrats in favor.
The judge is a Trump appointee.. I’ll also note that he’s in Texas, where the rules against judge-shopping aren’t being applied, so the suit was likely filed with advance knowledge that he’d be hearing it.
The World Bank Must Stop Pushing Fossil Gas in Africa: If the bank maintains its stance on gas, it risks perpetuating a neocolonial narrative anchoring continent in a fossil fuel-dependent development (www.commondreams.org)
Elon Musk’s Diplomacy: Woo Right-Wing World Leaders. Then Benefit. (www.nytimes.com)
Renewables covered 95% of Portugal’s power needs last month (www.euronews.com)
US and China need ‘climate armistice’ to meet net zero, says former head of CSIRO (www.theguardian.com)
It’s not all doom and gloom when it comes to the climate (slrpnk.net)
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Doctors Must Help Patients Avoid Deadly Heat, CDC Urges (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Will You Accept the Election Results? Republicans Dodge the Question. (www.nytimes.com)
Just how remarkable is San Francisco weather? Use this tool to compare it to any U.S. city (www.sfchronicle.com)
Corporate America Never Really Quit Forced Labor (www.bloomberg.com)
Potato Salad With Dijon Vinaigrette Recipe (cooking.nytimes.com)
Narrative of Trump snoozing in court takes hold — much to his annoyance (www.washingtonpost.com)
Woman Made Her Home Inside a Grocery Store’s Rooftop Sign, Police Say (www.nytimes.com)
Is Carbon Capture Cause for Hope? a new facility to suck carbon out of the air shows why it's more complicated than that. (newrepublic.com)
Biden and Big Oil want to put greenhouse gas underground. Locals are riled. Carbon dioxide pipelines and underground injection can cut greenhouse gas, but community opposition is fierce. (wapo.st)
UK Considers Delaying Some Carbon Capture Projects as Costs Soar (www.bloomberg.com)
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How Climate Disasters Could Destabilize Major Banks | Both climate-driven disasters and the clean energy transition pose risks for the world’s largest financial institutions (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks, Audit Shows | A previously unknown focus of an I.R.S. audit is a dubious accounting maneuver that effectively meant taking the same write-offs 2x (www.nytimes.com)
Federal judge halts new U.S. rules limiting credit card late fees | Bank lobbyists challenged the legality of the cap, which was set to take effect next week. (wapo.st)
The judge is a Trump appointee.. I’ll also note that he’s in Texas, where the rules against judge-shopping aren’t being applied, so the suit was likely filed with advance knowledge that he’d be hearing it.
Climate Extremes Slammed Latin America and the Caribbean Last Year. A New UN Report Details the Impacts and Costs (insideclimatenews.org)
Schools in One Virginia County to Reinstate Confederate Names (www.nytimes.com)
What are the most powerful climate actions you can take? The expert view | Voting tops the list for the world’s leading climate scientists in a year when billions of voters go to the polls (www.theguardian.com)