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Supreme Court poised to limit federal agency power

Supreme Court poised to limit federal agency power

by Lindsey Byman and Ruby Grisin | 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...
House subcommittee members clash over methane emission regulations

House subcommittee members clash over methane emission regulations

by Lindsey Byman and Ruby Grisin | 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...
Environmental advocates warn that Biden’s plans for border wall in Rio Grande valley violate treaty on water rights

Environmental advocates warn that Biden’s plans for border wall in Rio Grande valley violate treaty on water rights

by Kunjal Bastola | Dec 18, 2023 | Environment, Featured

Environmentalists are raising alarms about the environmental harms of a proposed 20-mile stretch of border wall construction in the lower Rio Grande valley that experts say will intensify flooding in an area that is already flood prone.  President Biden recently...
Video: Climate activists nervous about presidential election, call on Biden to do more

Video: Climate activists nervous about presidential election, call on Biden to do more

by Kunjal Bastola | Dec 11, 2023 | Environment, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON – With the presidential election less than a year away, some voters are apprehensive about the future of climate policy.  Many young climate activists have mixed feelings on President Biden’s climate progress, citing the Inflation Reduction Act as a win,...
Congress extended Farm Bill for a year but must tackle partisan debates now

Congress extended Farm Bill for a year but must tackle partisan debates now

by Kristen Axtman and Kunjal Bastola | Dec 7, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – Congress believed it delayed fights over funding the wide-ranging Farm Bill by working in a one-year extension in the temporary budget deal in November. In reality, the debate over the biggest component of the bill – providing money for food and nutrition...
U.S. Botanic Garden holiday exhibit features model trains and plant-based U.S. landmarks

U.S. Botanic Garden holiday exhibit features model trains and plant-based U.S. landmarks

by Khadija Ahmed | Nov 30, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — The United States Botanic Garden’s annual holiday exhibit is now open, spotlighting model trains and D.C. landmarks made from plant materials. Upholding the tradition requires a large undertaking. “We close the holiday show every year on January 1, and we...
Climate experts implore lawmakers to pursue solutions to increased extreme weather conditions

Climate experts implore lawmakers to pursue solutions to increased extreme weather conditions

by Kunjal Bastola and Jessica Ma | Nov 1, 2023 | Environment, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON – Climate experts warned lawmakers about the effect of climate change on extreme weather during the first-ever congressional hearing on extreme event attribution, a field of climate science. They offered solutions to help Congress navigate more frequent and...
Experts debate solutions to the single-use plastics crisis from bioplastics to improved recycling

Experts debate solutions to the single-use plastics crisis from bioplastics to improved recycling

by Khadija Ahmed and Kunjal Bastola | Oct 26, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – “I’ll show you what I dug out of one [camel] skeleton,” said marine scientist Marcus Eriksen as he unearthed a roughly 40-pound mass that he estimated held 2,000 plastic bags.  Eriksen’s display came as he and other experts testified on potential...
Native leaders highlight shortcomings in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act implementation

Native leaders highlight shortcomings in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act implementation

by Khadija Ahmed and Kunjal Bastola | Oct 26, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — Native leaders expressed frustration with the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), citing a lack of communication and technical assistance from the federal government.  A roundtable held by...
GOP lawmakers become environmental advocates in efforts to call for stricter border security

GOP lawmakers become environmental advocates in efforts to call for stricter border security

by Kunjal Bastola | Oct 19, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – A House oversight hearing on Wednesday became a lightning rod for partisan criticism on immigration, with Republicans using the forum to ostensibly showcasing their concern for how the Biden administration border policies have led to environmental...
Senators Clash on the Limits of Federal Power in Water Regulation After a Recent Supreme Court Decision

Senators Clash on the Limits of Federal Power in Water Regulation After a Recent Supreme Court Decision

by Khadija Ahmed | Oct 18, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – Partisan discord over the federal government’s regulatory powers was on full display Wednesday during a Senate committee hearing on the implications of a Supreme Court ruling in May that drastically scaled back wetland protections and forced the Biden...
White House pushes forward with $7 billion investment in clean manufacturing

White House pushes forward with $7 billion investment in clean manufacturing

by Jessica Ma | Oct 13, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — The White House announced plans to fund $7 billion in seven hydrogen hubs across 16 states on Friday — one of its largest investments in clean manufacturing. The hydrogen hubs are estimated to bring public and private investments of almost $50 billion. ...
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