Pa. Senate passes marijuana legislationHARRISBURG — The state Senate passed medical marijuana legislation for the second time in less than a year Tuesday, and backers said they hope the House will accept the changes and send it to Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk later this week.The issue has won overwhelming bipartisan support in both chambers after years of advocates, primarily the parents of children who suffer daily seizures and have lost their ability to function intellectually at their age levels, going door to door in the Capitol.In recent weeks, getting a bill to Wolf’s desk has come down to hammering out the complicated details of how to strongly regulate a new industry and get it up and running as quickly as possible for people who believe it can help them or their children.The Senate passed the bill, 42-7, after making minor changes to legislation the House passed last month by a comfortable margin.However, house officials have not given any assurances the chamber will quickly pass this new version today. The House departs Harrisburg after today and returns May 2.

Coalition sues federal regulatorsWASHINGTON — A coalition of environmental groups sued federal regulators Tuesday over long-sought pollution standards for airliners and cargo planes.The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington. The groups allege the Environmental Protection Agency has unreasonably delayed for years using the Clean Air Act to enforce limits on heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft.Aviation accounts for about 5 percent of global carbon emissions. While carbon emissions from land-based sources are largely in decline, pollution from airplanes is projected to triple by 2050 without stricter limits, the environmental groups say.