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Guest essay: With W.Va. v. EPA, a livable future is in jeopardy

by Maura Ross Recently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its yearly report warning of the dangers humanity faces if we fail to act quickly and reduce greenhouse gas pollution. On the exact same day as this report’s release, the United States Supreme Court ...

Janssen settles for $99M in opioid trial

The state of West Virginia has agreed to a $99 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutical removing the company from the trial that entered its third week in a Charleston courtroom Monday. State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced the settlement ...

Small settlements don’t really punish opioid companies

Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is always so proud to show off his pitiful little opioid settlements, like a little kid showing off his lunchroom trade but who doesn’t realize he got the worse end of the deal. His latest “victory” is a $26 million settlement with Endo Health ...

GOP couldn’t stop KBJ, but they tried

Yesterday, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate, in a 53-47 vote, to take over for Justice Stephen Breyer when he retires this summer. It was a rare and welcome show of bipartisanship. Republican centrists Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney voted with ...