Congress votes to overturn Central Yukon conservation management plan

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 newly passed protection of federal land in the Central Yukon region of Alaska and open lands designated for conservation to the mining industry. The resolution...

Climate change activist groups demand action from Biden before term ends

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,...

Haley’s climate policy elicits appreciation from her supporters

by Ruby Grisin | Jan 22, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Environment, Featured

SEABROOK, N.H. – Presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s climate policy is viewed as a middle ground between the “extreme” positions of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump according to some of her supporters, but her approach could prove to be...

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...

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...