Four hundred and fifty U.S. diplomatic officials and employees attended two U.N. climate conferences but nobody in the State Department knows how much greenhouse gases were emitted as a result despite President Joe Biden’s 2021 Executive Order directing the federal government to measure its emissions, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office…
State Department Not Measuring Its Greenhouse Gases Despite Biden Executive Order: GAO Report
June 29, 2023
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Senate Republicans Seek to Block Biden From Declaring Climate National Emergency
June 26, 2023
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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and nine of her Senate Republican colleagues are cosponsoring legislation to bar President Joe Biden from doing what many environmentalists within Congress want him to do—declare a national emergency based on claims about climate change. “The Biden administration has repeatedly governed by executive overreach when it comes to energy and…
Diverse Coalition of Groups Backs Infrastructure Permitting Reforms
March 27, 2023
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A diverse coalition of American organizations has signed a letter organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—the leading business lobbying organization in the United States—urging reforms to the infrastructure permitting process. “Today, the single biggest obstacle to building the infrastructure of the future is a broken permitting system,” reads the letter, which was published on…
EPA Issues New Rule to Curb Interstate Smog
March 15, 2023
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new “final rule” on Wednesday aimed at curbing nitrogen oxide pollution—a key component of smog. The rule specifically targets power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states in the hopes of protecting air quality for those living downwind. The EPA has termed this type of rule…
Deep Dive (May 31): Both Sides ‘Still in the Game’: Sen. Capito on the Infrastructure Plan Inching Forward Despite Disputes
On Memorial Day, presidents past and present honor the Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Over the weekend, President Joe Biden also sent a warning to countries that violate human rights. Abraham Lincoln said in the Gettysburg Address that the fallen soldiers “gave the last full measure of devotion” and called on Americans…
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