SCOTUS takes on climate, while Brazil heads into a nail-biter runoff
The highest court in the land is touching climate rules that could quietly gut federal authority, while South America's biggest democracy is stuck in a dead heat.
The nine justices on the Supreme Court are tackling a massive environmental case, and the stakes are way bigger than smokestacks. If the court takes a sledgehammer to how agencies regulate emissions, that ruling could handcuff almost every federal agency trying to enforce basic safety rules without explicit permission from lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles south, voters in Brazil just delivered a presidential election that was way too close for anyone to sleep soundly. The race is now hurtling toward a high-stakes runoff, leaving the entire continent holding its breath.
Passing the buck between paralyzed politicians and unelected judges seems to be the preferred form of modern governance across entire hemispheres.
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