Crash Course: Doomsday: Supreme Court decision a dagger for efforts to curb carbon emissions, experts say

"We don't have another option for large-scale reductions in greenhouse gasses" Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpis7_TvmI6HiCSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Doomsday: Supreme Court decision a dagger for efforts to curb carbon emissions, experts say Does the [Environmental Protection Agency](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0RNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjMvZ2x5cGhvc2F0ZS1oZXJiaWNpZGUtZXBhLWNhbmNlci1hZ3JpY3VsdHVyZS9XA3NwY0IKYrO_075iOh4gklIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) have the power to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants? Most voters think so, but the Supreme Court just delivered a devastating blow to the EPA on Friday in a 6-3 vote. The ruling on [West Virginia v. EPA](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0RIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3VwcmVtZWNvdXJ0Lmdvdi9kb2NrZXQvZG9ja2V0ZmlsZXMvaHRtbC9wdWJsaWMvMjAtMTUzMC5odG1sVwNzcGNCCmKzv9O-YjoeIJJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) razed the agency's legal authority to regulate the [electrical grid](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvd2luZC1wb3dlci1pcy1maW5hbGx5LWhhdmluZy1hLW1vbWVudF9wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpis7_TvmI6HiCSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) with significant consequences for the [Biden Administration's climate agenda](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMTAvYnVpbGQtYmFjay1iZXR0ZXItZ3JlZW4tbmV3LWRlYWwvVwNzcGNCCmKzv9O-YjoeIJJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), which climate scientists already call the bare minimum. Without strict regulation, power plants remain the second-largest U.S. source of carbon emissions contributing to climate change. [Read the rest from Eric Schank.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMzAvZG9vbXNkYXktZGVjaXNpb24tYS1kYWdnZXItZm9yLWVmZm9ydHMtdG8tY3VyYi1jYXJib24tZW1pc3Npb25zLWV4cGVydHMtc2F5L1cDc3BjQgpis7_TvmI6HiCSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) (Getty Images/istetiana) Parents react to updated AAP guidelines on breastfeeding Earlier this week, amid a nationwide baby formula shortage, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated its[ policy statement](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0TRaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWJsaWNhdGlvbnMuYWFwLm9yZy9wZWRpYXRyaWNzL2FydGljbGUvZG9pLzEwLjE1NDIvcGVkcy4yMDIyLTA1Nzk4OC8xODgzNDcvQnJlYXN0ZmVlZGluZy1hbmQtdGhlLVVzZS1vZi1IdW1hbi1NaWxrP19nYT0yLjIyMDkyMTM3MS4yMDEzNDI1NzE5LjE2NTY1MjI2NTMtMTM5NjU1OTI2Ny4xNjU2Mzc0NzEwP2F1dG9sb2dpbmNoZWNrPXJlZGlyZWN0ZWRXA3NwY0IKYrO_075iOh4gklIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on breastfeeding. In its change in recommendation, the organization stated that it supports breastfeeding for two years or more "as mutually desired by mother and child." Previously, the organization said it supported breastfeeding for one year. The policy statement hadn't been updated since 2012. The extension on the recommended time to breastfeed, the AAP said, was prompted by the need for a routine update and to stay on top of new research. 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It's real, and it's winning One of the first highly public instances of ["Ms. Marvel"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0QlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL3RvcGljL21zX21hcnZlbFcDc3BjQgpis7_TvmI6HiCSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) [trolling happened nearly a decade ago](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0SOaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTQvMDUvMTYvbGV0c19zZWVfaG93X2ZlbWluaXN0X3lvdV9hcmVfd2hlbl95b3VyZV9iZWdnaW5nX2Zvcl9tb3JlX3RoZV92aW9sZW50X3NleGlzdF93b3JsZF9vZl9jb21pY193ZWJzaXRlX2NvbW1lbnRzL1cDc3BjQgpis7_TvmI6HiCSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), courtesy of [Stephen Colbert](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0SraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTYvMDcvMjAvc3RlcGhlbl9jb2xiZXJ0X3dhc19zZWxmX2NvbnNjaW91c19hYm91dF9icmluZ2luZ19iYWNrX3N0ZXBoZW5fY29sYmVydF80X3RoaW5nc193ZV9sZWFybmVkX2Fib3V0X3RoZV9sYXRlX3Nob3dfaG9zdF9mcm9tX3RocnNfbmV3X3Byb2ZpbGUvVwNzcGNCCmKzv9O-YjoeIJJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). "Ladies and gentlemen, America has lost another battle in the culture war, which is surprising because we've got all the guns," he says. "This time the battlefield is comic books. And folks, that saddens me because I'm a fan." Colbert was referring to Marvel's announcement in November 2013 that Kamala Khan, [a Muslim teenager from Jersey City](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0REaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDcva2FtYWxhLWtoYW4tbXMtbWFydmVsLWltYW4tdmVsbGFuaS9XA3NwY0IKYrO_075iOh4gklIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), was [set to assume the Ms. Marvel mantle.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTcvMDMvMTMvdG9wLTExLWluc3BpcmluZy1hbmQtb2RkYmFsbC1jb21pY3MtdG8ta2VlcC15b3VyLXNwaXJpdHMtdXAtd2hpbGUtcmVzaXN0aW5nLWFuZC1wZXJzaXN0aW5nL1cDc3BjQgpis7_TvmI6HiCSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) [Read the rest from Melanie McFarland.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0RFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMzAvbWFydmVsLXN0YXItZmFuZG9tLW1lbmFjZS1nYW1lcmdhdGUvVwNzcGNCCmKzv9O-YjoeIJJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "The women who built grunge," [Longreads](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0Q8aHR0cHM6Ly9sb25ncmVhZHMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjkvdGhlLXdvbWVuLXdoby1idWlsdC1ncnVuZ2UvVwNzcGNCCmKzv9O-YjoeIJJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Mystery as Canadian radio station plays Rage Against the Machine song nonstop," [The Guardian](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL3dvcmxkLzIwMjIvanVuLzI5L2NhbmFkaWFuLXJhZGlvLXN0YXRpb24tcmFnZS1hZ2FpbnN0LXRoZS1tYWNoaW5lLXNvbmctbm9uc3RvcFcDc3BjQgpis7_TvmI6HiCSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Here’s why RadioShack is tweeting wild, profane posts," [NY Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0RSaHR0cHM6Ly9ueXBvc3QuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMzAvaGVyZXMtd2h5LXJhZGlvc2hhY2staXMtdHdlZXRpbmctd2lsZC1wcm9mYW5lLXBvc3RzL1cDc3BjQgpis7_TvmI6HiCSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court," [AP News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0RdaHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tL2FydGljbGUva2V0YW5qaS1icm93bi1qYWNrc29uLXN3ZWFyaW5nLWluLTVhNTExNWY1OGUxNjM3ODlkZmRhNWE4YWYwYjE0MjIxVwNzcGNCCmKzv9O-YjoeIJJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Ezra Miller Accused of Harassing Woman in Germany, and Iceland Choking Victim Breaks Her Silence," [Variety](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0RdaHR0cHM6Ly92YXJpZXR5LmNvbS8yMDIyL2ZpbG0vbmV3cy9lenJhLW1pbGxlci1pY2VsYW5kLWNob2tpbmctZ2VybWFueS1oYXJhc3NtZW50LTEyMzUzMDcwNTYvVwNzcGNCCmKzv9O-YjoeIJJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) (Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images) Texas AG Ken Paxton says he’s “willing and able” bring back state ban on gay sex Civil libertarians have been warning that if Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, other civil liberties would be in danger as well. And sure enough, when the High Court announced, on Friday, June 24, that it was overturning Roe, [Justice Clarence Thomas](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0SFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWx0ZXJuZXQub3JnLzIwMjIvMDYvd2l0aC1yb2Utb3ZlcnR1cm5lZC1jbGFyZW5jZS10aG9tYXMtaXMtbm93LXByZXBhcmluZy1mb3ItYS1mdWxsLWZyb250YWwtb24tY29udHJhY2VwdGlvbi1nYXktcmlnaHRzL1cDc3BjQgpis7_TvmI6HiCSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) recommended that the Court "reconsider" some landmark right-to-privacy decisions on contraception and gay rights. One of the cases that Thomas specially mentioned was Lawrence v. Texas, a 2003 ruling that struck down a sodomy law in the Lone Star State and, by extension, similar laws in other states. Now, far-right Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is indicating that he is open to the possibility of [criminalizing gay sex in Texas](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0SqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuOW5ld3MuY29tLmF1L3dvcmxkL2tlbi1wYXh0b24tdGV4YXMtYXR0b3JuZXktZ2VuZXJhbC1nYXktc2V4LXNvZG9teS1iYW4tY3JpbWUtY3JpbWluYWxpc2VkLXN1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtdXMtcG9saXRpY3MtbmV3cy9jNzg4YWVlZS03YzhjLTQ5M2QtYTJjYi03ODYzYzc0NjlhNmJXA3NwY0IKYrO_075iOh4gklIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) once again if Lawrence is ever overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. [Read the rest from Alex Henderson.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkoVi-P0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMzAvdGV4YXMtYWcta2VuLXBheHRvbi1zYXlzLWhlcy13aWxsaW5nLWFuZC1hYmxlLWJyaW5nLWJhY2stc3RhdGUtYmFuLW9uLWdheV9wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpis7_TvmI6HiCSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. 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