March 13, 2025: EPA Deregulation: Common Sense Over Ideology

Join us as we break down EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s bold deregulation plan, as outlined in his recent Wall Street Journal essay. He calls it “the most consequential day of deregulation”, aiming to roll back 31 environmental rules, including a rewrite of the 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding and the elimination of the electric car "mandate." We discuss the balance between environmental policy and economic impact, why the EPA should focus on reducing pollution and smog rather than pushing politically motivated regulations, and what this could mean for businesses, consumers, and the future of clean air and water.

Next, we dive into a controversial proposal from an Illinois lawmaker that would allow mental health episodes as a defense for assaulting police officers. We break down why this is legally unnecessary (as the person having a mental health episode would likely lack the mental capacity to form specific intent), how it could weaken law enforcement protections, and why some see it as yet another attempt to undermine police officers in Illinois.

Finally, in “This Day in History,” we turn our eyes to the cosmos as we revisit the 1781 discovery of Uranus by astronomer William Herschel.

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