The Washington Post reported today that “The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will unveil a bill Wednesday that aims for a 20 percent reduction in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by the year 2020” The House bill, authored by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), would mandate cutting emissions 17 percent by 2020. Both measures would require an 83 percent reduction in greenhouse gases from the 2005 baseline by 2050.

Passenger train strikes tractor trailer
As an attorney handling truck crash cases in New York, I have again taken notice of another truck accident involved in Western New York, specifically in Dunkirk, Chautauqua County. This crash involves a passenger train and a tractor-trailer at a railroad crossing. Railroad crossings require the upmost care