Climate Change Challenge Premature/ G7 Reports/ Collision Aviodance

Missoulian: Appeals court tosses suits challenging climate change plan

In Re: Murray Energy Corp., State of West Virginia, et al. v. EPA

“Petitioners are champing at the bit to challenge EPA’s anticipated rule restricting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. But EPA has not yet issued a final rule. It has issued only a proposed rule. Petitioners nonetheless ask the Court to jump into the fray now. They want us to do something that they candidly acknowledge we have never done before: review the legality of a proposed rule. But a proposed rule is just a proposal. In justiciable cases, this Court has authority to review the legality of final agency rules. We do not have authority to review proposed agency rules. In short, we deny the petitions for review and the petition for a writ of prohibition because the complained-of agency action is not final.”

Missoulian: From fossil fuels to epidemics: What the G-7 decided
Official website and documents of the G7 Summit

Missoulian: NTSB: Collision avoidance systems should be standard in cars

NTSB Calls for Immediate Action on Collision Avoidance Systems for Vehicles; Cites Slow Progress as Major Safety Issue
“In a report released today, the National Transportation Safety Board outlined the life-saving benefits of currently available collision avoidance systems, and recommended that the technology become standard on all new passenger and commercial vehicles.”

To view the full report, including the conclusions and recommendations to NHTSA and to passenger vehicle, truck-tractor, motorcoach, and single-unit truck manufacturers, click on the following link: http://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Documents/SIR1501.pdf.

To view “Safety Alert: Addressing Deadly Rear-End Crashes” click on the following link: http://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-alerts/Documents/SA-046.pdf.