A case sched­uled to be argued in front of the nation’s high­est court could change the course of cli­mate change policy.

For years, orga­nized labor has worked hard to raise the min­i­mum wage, while busi­ness groups have cam­paigned to block such a change.

Glob­al warm­ing has loaded the dice in favor of heat waves and may be to blame for the scorch­ing weath­er across much of the Unit­ed States and Europe this sum­mer, accord­ing to sev­er­al of the world’s lead­ing cli­mate scientists.

When the Nin­ten­do Wii launch­es lat­er this year, it will be the least expen­sive so-called “next-gen­er­a­tion” con­sole on the mar­ket. While it may not have next-gen specs, one thing it lacks could be one of its biggest sell­ing points: the next-gen price.

With approval for a redesigned high-rise in its pock­et, the devel­op­er of what may become Nashville’s tallest build­ing and the tallest tow­er in the U.S. out­side Chica­go and New York City, is mov­ing full-steam ahead.