Hoover remains eligible for parole in Illinois and has a hearing later this year.
in the remote area of sandstone and sagebrush.Environmental groups said the decision would have sweeping impacts on
reviews. President Donald Trump’s administration has already said it’s speeding up that process after the president in January declared a “national energy emergency” and vowed to boost U.S. oil and gas production.A pumpjack dips its head to extract oil in a basin north of Helper, Utah, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)A pumpjack dips its head to extract oil in a basin north of Helper, Utah, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
referred to the decision as a “course correction” in an opinion fully joined by four conservative colleagues.“Congress did not design NEPA for judges to hamstring new infrastructure and construction projects,” Kavanaugh wrote. The three liberal justices agreed the Utah project should get its approval, but they would have taken a narrower path.
The justices reversed a
that required a more thorough environmental review and restored an important approval from federal regulators on the Surface Transportation Board.in which states have limited transgender girls from participating on girls sports teams, barred gender-affirming surgeries for minors and required parents to be notified if a child changes their pronouns at school. At least 24 states have laws barring transgender women and girls from participating in certain sports competitions. Some of the policies have been blocked in court.
found that about 7 in 10 U.S. adults think transgender female athletes should not be allowed to participate in girls and women’s sports at the high school, college or professional level. That view was shared by about 9 in 10 Republicans and roughly half of Democrats.The federation didn’t specify whether the change applies to all events or only events where a trans athlete has qualified for the final. The change only applies to this weekend’s competition. The organization didn’t say how many students will be affected by the change.
The rule change may be the first attempt nationally by a high school sports governing body to expand competition when trans athletes are participating.Trump threatened Tuesday to pull federal funding in California if the state did not bar trans students from participating in girls sports. The post referenced AB Hernandez, a trans athlete who is scheduled to compete in the girls varsity triple jump, high jump and long jump in the state finals. She won the Division 3 girls long jump and girls triple jump and placed seventh in the high jump at the Southern Section Division Finals on May 19, according to CIF results.