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How TikTok catapulted Louisiana climate activists into the political spotlight

How TikTok catapulted Louisiana climate activists into the political spotlight

by Clare Zhang | Apr 10, 2024 | Environment, Featured, Topics

Modern video platforms like TikTok are aiding activists in southwest Louisiana in a yearslong fight against the long-established liquefied natural gas industry. President Joe Biden’s decision to pause approvals for LNG export projects, announced in January, may...
Biochar Is ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ for Sequestering Carbon and Combating Climate Change

Biochar Is ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ for Sequestering Carbon and Combating Climate Change

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...
Parents concerned over poor health impact on children caused by climate change

Parents concerned over poor health impact on children caused by climate change

by Ruby Grisin | Mar 18, 2024 | Environment, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON – When Dr. Lisa Patel was working on a project for the Environmental Protection Agency in 2005, she visited a children’s hospital for asthma in Mumbai, India. After seeing the main parts of the center, she was surprised when the coordinators took her to a...
Growing wildfire problem requires new response strategies, lawmakers told

Growing wildfire problem requires new response strategies, lawmakers told

by Ruby Grisin | Mar 14, 2024 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – With approximately 70,000 wildfires per year since 1983, federal agencies’ told senators on Thursday that emergency responses must be reformed to better aid impacted communities. The threat of wildfires is immense. From injuries and deaths to property...
Senators hear ways to have companies curb plastic pollution, other waste

Senators hear ways to have companies curb plastic pollution, other waste

by Ruby Grisin | Mar 6, 2024 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – Senators on Wednesday heard from companies and nonprofit groups on effective ways to have producers take responsibility for packaging waste and other sustainability goals as they weigh legislation to curb pollution from plastics and disposable items. The...
Looming government shutdown threatens farmers and consumers, Agriculture secretary warns

Looming government shutdown threatens farmers and consumers, Agriculture secretary warns

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...
Electric vehicle companies are setting up shop and bringing jobs to South Carolina. Residents are skeptical.

Electric vehicle companies are setting up shop and bringing jobs to South Carolina. Residents are skeptical.

by Charlotte Ehrlich | Feb 29, 2024 | Environment, Featured

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — Gregory Bledsoe, 23, gazed out over the dimly lit field bordering the town cemetery in Blythewood, S.C., just outside of the state capital of Columbia. The distant sound of Amtrak’s Silver Star line seemed to get louder as he shook his head at the...
Senators express bipartisan concern over microplastics

Senators express bipartisan concern over microplastics

by Ruby Grisin | Feb 28, 2024 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – Bipartisan concern about microplastics in the Senate brought about a rich discussion on Tuesday regarding future research and policy. In a hearing focused on the presence of plastic particles in drinking water and wastewater, senators grappled with how...
Supreme Court hears arguments on whether to limit EPA’s authority in high-stakes air pollution case

Supreme Court hears arguments on whether to limit EPA’s authority in high-stakes air pollution case

by Simone Garber and Emma Sullivan | Feb 21, 2024 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether to freeze an EPA policy aimed at reducing air pollution that crosses from one state to another in a case that experts say could significantly limit the agency’s ability to regulate air pollution...
House Republicans advance bill to reverse Biden’s pause on liquefied natural gas approvals

House Republicans advance bill to reverse Biden’s pause on liquefied natural gas approvals

by Clare Zhang | Feb 14, 2024 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — The House Rules Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill to take away the Department of Energy’s authority over liquefied natural gas permits, effectively reversing the Biden administration’s pause on permit approvals that began last month. During the...
U.S. will continue strong exports of natural gas, Biden official tells senators, in spite of pause on new projects

U.S. will continue strong exports of natural gas, Biden official tells senators, in spite of pause on new projects

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....
Senators demand accessible, affordable flood insurance as Congress looks to reauthorize a federal program

Senators demand accessible, affordable flood insurance as Congress looks to reauthorize a federal program

by Charlotte Ehrlich and Clare Zhang | Jan 25, 2024 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Thursday stressed the urgency of renewing the National Flood Insurance Program, with reforms to rein in ever-increasing premiums that are becoming harder for homeowners to afford. The Senate Banking Committee is working to reauthorize the...
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