by Delaney Nelson | Oct 20, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Two days after the Environmental Protection Agency released a plan to address PFAS chemicals, lawmakers expressed concern Wednesday that the agency’s plan will leave communities across the country waiting too long for regulations. Testifying before the...
by Rayna Song | Oct 20, 2021 | Business
WASHINGTON – Executives representing small businesses from home construction to candy manufacture told a House Small Business Subcommittee Wednesday that supply chain disruptions and labor shortages are hampering their efforts to grow their businesses. John C. Fowke,...
by Mary Yang | Oct 20, 2021 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Crypto currencies pose a threat to U.S. sanctions and the dollar’s dominant role in the global economy, the Treasury said this week, and the U.S. has to adopt more safeguards to protect national security. One of the biggest threats arising from new forms...
by Linus Hoeller | Oct 20, 2021 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration should open new embassies and increase its diplomatic force in Pacific island nations if it hopes to counteract a rising China, foreign policy and diplomatic experts told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Wednesday....
by Hannah Zhihan Jiang | Oct 19, 2021 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — With the U.S. set to join the EU and Canada in reopening its borders for vaccinated travelers in November, people in countries with limited access to COVID-19 vaccinations face significant hurdles that federal officials should address quickly, migration...
by Christina van Waasbergen | Oct 18, 2021 | Business
Businesses should not be allowed to refuse to accept cash because it hurts vulnerable populations, Democrats on a House Financial Services subcommittee said Thursday, as Republicans said using cash increases operating costs for small retailers. A bill co-sponsored by...
by Dan Hu | Oct 18, 2021 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Ten years after the “Super Outbreak” of 175 tornadoes ravaged the South and killed over 300 people, the National Weather Service is still struggling to reform itself and manage employee workloads to better prepare the nation for extreme weather events in...
by Baylor Spears and Mikayla Denault | Oct 14, 2021 | Education
WASHINGTON — The Albany City Council was early to conversations about the need for widespread federal student loan forgiveness. In August 2009, council members passed a resolution urging the federal government to consider forgiving student loans in order to help...
by Henry Rogers | Oct 14, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — As California grapples with a devastating oil spill off its southern coast, a House energy subcommittee met Thursday to examine inadequacies in the federal government’s oversight of the offshore oil and gas industry. An April report from the...
by Hannah Zhihan Jiang | Oct 14, 2021 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — A Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that the FDA approve the booster shot of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for people age 65 and older and those with underlying medical conditions or who are at...
by Jason Harward | Oct 14, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The latest consumer price report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed an increase in costs of 5.4% over the past year, the highest annualized inflation rate in more than a decade. The post-pandemic inflation presents a political dilemma for...
by Yiming Fu | Oct 14, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Mohawk-Seneca elder Kelly Maracle was with her 6-year-old grandson, lying on his stomach while he tapped away at an iPad game. Meanwhile, about 300 Indigenous-led climate activists protested outside the White House on Wednesday to demand President Joe...
