Tag Archives: legal

State’s Legal Moves Cause Mixed Messages on Toxic Air

Mary Walker, EPA administrator, Region 4, Atlanta. Georgia Environmental Protection Division: “State Officials Approve Plan to Reduce Ethylene Oxide Emissions at Smyrna Plant.” Sterigenics: “Sterigenics Comments on Receipt of Georgia EPDs Approval of Voluntary Enhancement Plans.” Sterigenics, SIP Permit Application, July 30, 2019. Kevin Chambers, public information officer, Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Atlanta. Georgia Open… Read More »

More Legal Troubles for Zuckerberg, and Why I’m Leaving Facebook

Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg are facing legal problems on multiple fronts these days. There’s the class-action complaint alleging lax security measures increased users’ risk of identity theft, following the 2018 hack of 50 million user accounts.1,2 Then there’s the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) probe into Facebook’s compliance with a 2011 consent agreement… Read More »

How high is too high to drive? The challenges facing legal marijuana limits

How high is too high to drive? Weed was found in 40% of car victims in 2016 – but it is a LOT more complicated to test for than alcohol More people who died in DUI accidents in 2016 had marijuana in their systems than had alcohol As marijuana legalization sweeps the nation, public health… Read More »

Judge Strikes Down ACA Putting Law In Legal Peril — Again

This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). The future of the Affordable Care Act is threatened — again — this time by a ruling Friday from a federal district court judge in Texas. Judge Reed C. O’Connor struck down the law, siding with a group of 18 Republican… Read More »

Man, 69, launches legal battle to drop age by 20 years

A 69-year-old pensioner who says he has the body of a 45-year-old is taking action to legally change his age to improve his job prospects and luck with women on Tinder. Dutch entrepreneur Emile Ratelband is hoping he will be able to change his date of birth from 11 March 1949 to 11 March 1969… Read More »