Monday, March 30, 2015

SUPREME COURT - EPA Limits on Mercury and Work Accommodations for Women

"Supreme Court tests EPA’s limits on mercury air pollution" PBS NewsHour 3/25/2015

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SUMMARY:  The Supreme Court heard arguments over federal pollution mandates.  The EPA says its limits on toxic contaminants like mercury in power plant emissions are vital to human health, but energy producers are arguing the EPA didn’t take costs into consideration when the limits were created.  Gwen Ifill gets debate from Vickie Patton of the Environmental Defense Fund and David Rivkin of BakerHostetler.



"Supreme Court weighs in on accommodations for pregnant workers, Alabama redistricting" PBS NewsHour 3/25/2015

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SUMMARY:  The Supreme Court released two significant decisions on Wednesday.  In one, the court revived a lawsuit by a UPS worker who sued her employer after she was put on unpaid leave when she could not perform normal duties because she was pregnant.  In another, the justices split 5-4 over voter redistricting in Alabama.  Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins Gwen Ifill to discuss the cases.

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