by Emiliana Betancourt | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON– NASA is flying closer to home this time, seeking to help traditional aircraft save fuel and lower costs. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Wednesday the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, which is aimed at bringing new climate-friendly...
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 Mary Yang | Nov 17, 2021 | Living
WASHINGTON — Expanding public access to national parks by increasing transportation options will be a top priority in discretionary federal spending, said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday. Buttigieg and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on...
by Mary Yang | Nov 9, 2021 | Living
WASHINGTON — Making public transit more accessible, cleaning up pollution in low-income neighborhoods and reuniting communities split by highways built through them are among the first priorities of the Biden administration’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill,...
by Zinya Salfiti | Nov 4, 2021 | Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON – Companies too often prioritize cost over protection when it comes to cybersecurity, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said at a hearing Thursday, but critical infrastructure industry officials said Biden administration...