New York State

While the U.S. Court of Appeals for the NY region threw out a lawsuit by parents seeking to allow religious exemptions for their kids, the matter remained unsettled. Until now. The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to review the decision, which now puts an end to this debate -- with a welcome outcome.
Dr. Gilbert Ross in Syracuse.com, January 26, 2015. After putting off the decision during his self-imposed four-year "moratorium," Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last month that New York State will ban hydraulic fracturing
Dr. Gilbert Ross in The Buffalo News, May 13, 2014. When politicians play scientist, or worse, doctor,