Environment

Oy. Oy. Oy.

Not good:

The Obama administration is retreating on long-delayed environmental regulations — new rules governing smog and toxic emissions from industrial boilers — as it adjusts to a changed political dynamic in Washington with a more muscular Republican opposition.

Elections matter. Staying home on election day -- even if you're pissed off at Democratic Candidate X -- is a vote for a Republican. And a vote for a Republican is a vote for crapola like this.