by Delaney Nelson | Sep 29, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON —In order to curb the effects of extreme weather events, emergency management leaders said Wednesday that the federal government needs to increase state and local funding for natural disaster preparedness and simplify the Federal Emergency Management...
by Rayna Song | Sep 29, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Small forestry products businesses play an important role in combating climate change and should be encouraged to use practices that protect forests against wildfires and that preserve forests, members of the House Subcommittee on Underserved,...
by Henry Rogers | Sep 28, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan made a brief appearance Tuesday at a rally of environmental activists outside the agency’s headquarters who called for stronger vehicle emission standards, saying the administration is listening...
by Janea Wilson | Mar 19, 2020 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON—For 93 years, Americans have celebrated the blooming of Japanese Cherry Blossom trees on the tidal basin of the Potomac River. The festival’s start date has moved about 20 days earlier over the years due in part to rising global temperatures, scientists...
by Virginia Langmaid | Mar 11, 2020 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Climate activists have been calling on the next president to declare a national climate emergency within his first 100 days in office. But the legality of such a move will be tested when the Supreme Court rules on whether President Donald Trump can...
by Virginia Langmaid | Mar 10, 2020 | Environment, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON—Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director of Operations Michael Nedd was rebuked from several Democratic and Republican members of a House Natural Resources subcommittee Tuesday for not answering multiple questions on the basic functions of his...
by Virginia Langmaid | Mar 4, 2020 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON—Republicans and Democrats found some room for agreement on Capitol Hill Wednesday, as Republican Rep. Tom McClintock and Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse denounced the federal land management policy as proposed in the Department of the Interior’s 2021 budget...
by Virginia Langmaid | Feb 26, 2020 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON –A bill that would pledge U.S. participation in a global plan to protect and restore 1 trillion trees by 2050 endorsed by President Donald Trump at Davos had environmental stakeholders split Wednesday at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing. The...
by Virginia Langmaid | Jan 28, 2020 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Controlled forest cutting and development of a public-private bank to fund infrastructure changes to respond to climate change were some of the fixes recommended by experts at a House Energy and Commerce committee hearing on Tuesday. Anthony Davis,...
by Virginia Langmaid | Jan 15, 2020 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Expert testimony on ocean health, emissions and nuclear energy was overshadowed Wednesday by a clash between Republican members and witnesses on the role China and India have to play in addressing global climate change. The House Science, Space and...
by Joshua Irvine | Jan 14, 2020 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON -Environmental concerns did not deter the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee from recommending that the Senate pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The committee voted 16-4 in support of the USMCA, with mostly Republican senators...
by Virginia Langmaid | Jan 9, 2020 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON—The new decade will bring increased youth and social media action protesting climate change, the rise of economic arguments for environmental preservation, and corporate and technological interest in sustainability, the World Resources Institute predicted...
