by Lexi Newsom | Nov 11, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heard from Native American leaders and representatives Wednesday about whether Congress should recognize the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and make them eligible for national services and benefits. The testimony...
by Lexi Newsom | Nov 6, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — On Oct. 9, the U.S. Senate passed a joint resolution of disapproval seeking to overturn the protection of federal land in the Central Yukon region of Alaska and open lands designated for conservation to the mining industry. The resolution already passed...
by Sophie Baker | Nov 6, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Democrats urged a U.S. Department of Agriculture nominee to push back against Trump administration policies and stand up for rural communities at a confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Glen Smith, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next Under...
by Lexi Newsom | Oct 29, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The FBI is one step closer to having a new home at the Ronald Reagan Building. The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) voted to repurpose the Ronald Reagan Building to hold the new FBI headquarters. The building is located near the...
by Philip Lam | Oct 24, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Nominees to the Board of Directors of the largest public power system in the country clashed with lawmakers Wednesday over commitments to honor decarbonization goals. The nominees to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), hailing from backgrounds in...
by Katareena Roska | Oct 24, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — At an Oct. 23 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, lawmakers discussed the benefits and disadvantages of stricter chemical regulation approvals from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) established the...
by Lexi Newsom | Oct 2, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior (DOI) will continue issuing permits and land leases for oil, natural gas and coal production while halting the same and construction on renewable energy projects during the government shutdown. When asked about that...
by Lexi Newsom | Sep 30, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The EPA proposed changing how it evaluates the risks of toxic chemicals, aiming to make the process more efficient for the manufacturing industry. “This work is yet another example of how we can and will protect human health and the environment while...
by Sophie Baker | Sep 25, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – As the U.S. Department of Agriculture moves to eliminate a measure prohibiting road construction in select remote areas, some experts warn of environmental consequences. The long-contested 2001 Roadless Rule established prohibitions on road construction...
by Victoria Ryan | Jan 16, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, appeared before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Thursday where he was grilled for his previous positions on climate...
by Emma Richman | Nov 19, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Around 300 people gathered to demand climate action from the Biden administration outside the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on Sunday, according to estimates from organizers. Protesters called on President Joe Biden to protect public lands,...
by Jonas Blum | Nov 14, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Transportation committee ranking member Richard Larsen (D-Wash.), questioned Coast Guard leadership on the U.S. ability to ice break in the Arctic Circle compared to competitors Russia and China after the Government Accountability Office released a...
