A unanimous Supreme Court has held that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) did not violate U.S. environmental law by failing to conduct an environmental impact statement (EIS) of increased pollution from allowing Mexican trucks to operate in the United States beyond limited border zones. The Court's decision reversed an opinion of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals requiring FMCSA to consider the pollution increase in a full EIS prior to issuing regulations governing applications and safety inspections for Mexican trucks to operate in the United States.

A unanimous Supreme Court has held that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) did not violate U.S. environmental law by failing to conduct an environmental impact statement (EIS) of increased pollution from allowing Mexican trucks to operate in the United States beyond limited border zones. The Court's decision reversed the opinion of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. That ruling required FMCSA to consider the pollution increase in a full EIS prior to issuing regulations governing applications and safety inspections for Mexican trucks to operate in the United States.

White House staff prompted the development of a controversial proposed overhaul of the entire structure of automobile fuel economy regulation aimed at diminishing standards. Foremost among the architects of the change was John Graham, administrator of OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).

The House advanced the regulatory rollback this month by passing five bills, one of which threatens safeguards across the board while the other four specifically target workplace health and safety protections. The first of these bills, subtitled the " HREF="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.02432:"> Paperwork and Regulatory Improvements Act of 2004," authorizes a pilot project for "regulatory budgeting" at three of five public health, safety, or environment agencies. Although modified somewhat from its first draft, in part because of