by Lindsey Byman | Apr 2, 2024 | Environment, Featured, Topics
Since David Laird was young, the “lush, green forests” of the western United States meant an annual summer trip to hike, camp and fish. But the last time Laird was in Wyoming’s Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, a bark beetle had ravaged an estimated two-thirds of...
by Lindsey Byman | Mar 12, 2024 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – The Washington chapter of Food Not Bombs, a volunteer group that gives out free vegan meals to combat poverty and hunger, distributed meals on Saturday, undeterred by persistent rain. D.C. is one of over 1,000 cities in 65 countries served by Food Not...
by Lindsey Byman | Feb 29, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned lawmakers that preparing for potential government shutdown is “an extraordinary waste of time and resources.” “This team is working their tail off,” Vilsack said on Wednesday during a USDA oversight hearing by the...
by Lindsey Byman | Feb 14, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – House Republicans on Wednesday attacked environmental regulations as “burdensome” for small businesses, saying they stifle innovation, even as some testified that the rules align community and business interests. The Environmental Protection Agency’s...
by Lindsey Byman | Feb 8, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans on Thursday attacked the Biden administration’s pause on reviewing liquefied natural gas export applications, saying it will harm the energy security of the U.S. and its allies, even as officials say the move will not prevent the U.S....
by Lindsey Byman | Feb 1, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured
MANCHESTER, N.H. – After years of political leaders making unfounded claims about election fraud, many voters in the U.S. still doubt the security of elections. A CNN entrance poll to this year’s Iowa caucuses found that 66% of Republican participants did not think...
by Lindsey Byman | Jan 23, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Environment, Featured
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The frontrunner in the GOP presidential race, Donald Trump, is continually vowing that if he becomes president, he will “drill, baby, drill” for oil and gas. Such a message, however, runs counter to efforts by the Republican Party to attract young...
by Lindsey Byman | Jan 22, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured
SEABROOK, N.H. – Three friends in their 20s drove to Seabrook, New Hampshire on Sunday to hit the casino and eat lobster rolls. Meeting presidential candidate Nikki Haley was not on their itinerary. They were undecided on who to vote for before entering the fried...
by Lindsey Byman | Jan 17, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Conservative justices on The Supreme Court seem poised to overturn a doctrine that allows federal agencies to interpret ambiguous legislation, after oral arguments Wednesday. The doctrine came under threat from two separate cases involving small fishing...
by Lindsey Byman | Jan 11, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency’s new methane emission regulations drew rebuke from House Republicans on Wednesday when they said small and midsize oil and gas companies would struggle to survive, while Democrats and environmental advocates...
