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Twelve states are suing the Biden administration for trying to establish a "social cost" of greenhouse gases to use in agency rulemaking. In a lawsuit filed on Monday, the states argued that a January executive order directing officials to figure out the “social cost of greenhouse gases” was an overreach, exercising a “quintessentially legislative power.” “Setting the ‘social cost’ of greenhouse gases is an inherently speculative, policy-laden, and indeterminate task, which involves attempting to predict such unknowable contingencies as future human migrations, international conflicts, and global catastrophes for hundreds of years into the future. Assigning such values is a quintessentially legislative action that falls within Congress’s exclusive authority,” said the suit, which was filed in federal court in Missouri. ADVERTISEMENT The Biden administration’s executive order directed an interagency group to try to figure out social costs of carbon dioxide, methane and … [Read more...] about 12 states sue Biden over ‘social cost’ calculation of greenhouse gases

NEW YORK (AP) — Fully-vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials. The recommendations also say that vaccinated people can come together in the same way with people considered at low-risk for severe disease, such as in the case of vaccinated grandparents visiting healthy children and grandchildren. READ MORE: 800 Nurses At Saint Vincent Hospital In Worcester Go On Strike The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the guidance Monday. The guidance is designed to address a growing demand, as more adults have been getting vaccinated and wondering if it gives them greater freedom to visit family members, travel, or do other things like they did before the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world last year. “We know that people want to get vaccinated so they can get back to doing the things they enjoy with the people they love,” said CDC … [Read more...] about CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People May Meet Without Masks Or Social Distancing

Myanmar’s Military Council announced it has revoked the licenses of five independent media companies in the nation amid reports of armed men ransacking the offices of one of the outlets and the arrest of an editor covering anti-coup protests. Myanmar’s state media reported that the five media companies were Myanmar Now, Khit Thit media, Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), Mizzima, and 7 Day.  DVB, Mizzima and 7 Day are VOA affiliates. The bans affected conventional publications and television, as well as digital platforms. All of the outlets had been extensively covering the ongoing anti-coup protests. From his Facebook page Monday, Mizzima Editor-in-Chief Soe Myint condemned the action and said Mizzima would continue to fight against the military coup and for the restoration of democracy by publishing and broadcasting through a variety of media platforms, including Facebook. Latest Anti-Coup Demonstrations in Myanmar Turn Deadly Blood runs in the streets of … [Read more...] about Myanmar Military Strips Five Media Companies of Licenses

(CBS DETROIT)- For the first time in 4 months students of the Detroit Public School Community District return to classrooms. Singing “If your happy and you know stump your feet” Kindergarteners at Brenda Scott Academy on Detroit’s Eastside happy to once again be present in music class, after being virtual only since November. As DPSCD returned to face to face learning Monday, Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti was on hand to greet students and teachers who choose to return to in-person. READ MORE: Michigan Reports 1,960 New COVID-19 Cases, 4 Deaths For Sunday And Monday “They’re excited to be back, I think for them it’s interacting with their peers seeing their teachers face to face.” Vitta says, only 30% of teachers choose to return to in-person compared to 40% of families, so things will look different initially. “Every student is welcome and encouraged to come to school they receive breakfast, theirs people here to help them through the learning process, but depending of … [Read more...] about Detroit Public School Community District Returns To Optional In-Person Learning

As the world battles its way out of the COVID-19 pandemic, a deeper, lasting challenge looms — a crisis of governance. As The Economist has documented , many governments have used the pandemic as an opportunity to assert greater centralized authority. In some cases, citizens have accepted the trade-off as a temporary necessity. But they did not give leaders carte blanche and the political and social costs have become more apparent over time. Through its offices globally, the National Democratic Institute has observed several of these costs first-hand. Authoritarian-minded leaders have curbed essential checks and balances: sidelining legislatures , suppressing free speech, association and independent media and postponing elections indefinitely. ADVERTISEMENT Traditionally marginalized populations — women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities and LGBTI communities among others — have been subject to scapegoating and … [Read more...] about Sustainable pandemic recovery depends on building back democratically