Building on growing debate in schools and libraries, the U.S. House recently passed legislation that sponsors say would guarantee parents and guardians certain rights over their children’s elementary and secondary school education. The Parents Bill of Rights (H.R. 5) passed in March by a 213-208 vote, with most Republicans in favor of the legislation and all Democrats opposing it. Among its requirements, the bill would mandate that schools publish curricula and allow parents to meet with teachers at least twice every school year, review the school’s budget and inspect reading materials in the school library. It would also require that…

As part of a crackdown on the nation’s largest source of emissions that contribute to climate change, the White House in April proposed rules to make cars and light trucks more efficient and push more consumers to drive electric vehicles. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that the standards would cut 7.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide through 2055, the equivalent of eliminating all greenhouse gas emissions from the entire current U.S. transportation sector for four years. The rules set tailpipe emission limits for passenger vehicles between model years 2027 and 2032 and, due to their stringency, will effectively…