by Charlotte Varnes | Feb 17, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Changes to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard program could lead to wide-ranging economic impacts like increased gas prices and shutdowns of small refineries, experts told lawmakers during a Senate Environment and Public Works...
by Samantha Aguilar | Feb 15, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON —Four years after Congress reauthorized the EPA’s brownfields program, House lawmakers met with city and county officials from across the country to discuss what can be changed before the next reauthorization deadline in 2023. ”How can we sustain this level...
by Jorja Siemons | Feb 2, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON –– Increasing availability of composting and recycling programs benefits both the climate and economy, experts said Wednesday at a Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works hearing. “The U.S. spends $218 billion a year, growing, processing, and...
by Jorja Siemons | Jan 27, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) launched three task forces confronting the climate crisis Wednesday. “There isn’t one silver bullet to solve the current climate crisis, but through innovation and bold action we may yet be...
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...