Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Getty “There is always a huge climate benefit — and, I would argue, a safety benefit — to ensuring people have access to excellent public transit,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said earlier this month at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting. “Even if we weren’t aggressively workingContinue Reading
TOPSHOT – A Ukrainian serviceman fires at Russia-backed separatists during night combat on the front … [+] line near Novolugansk in the Donetsk region on November 14, 2019. – Although the Ukrainian army and Moscow-backed separatists this week completed a troop pullback in a key area, sporadic clashes still eruptContinue Reading
The Biden administration should ensure the correct focus of a conference it will host next Wednesday on food-related issues such as nutrition and access to food. The primary focus of this food conference, especially when Americans are suffering through food prices not seen in over 40 years, should be onContinue Reading
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – President Biden unveiled a plan to expand biomanufacturing, and biotechnology with $2 billion pledged for a variety of efforts last week. Some of these initiatives may have special appeal to North Carolina’s growing life science sector. Nearly 800 life sciences companies employ some 70,000 people inContinue Reading
Increased domestic lithium production plays a crucial role in President Joe Biden’s green energy plan, as 2021 marked the largest rollout of solar, wind, and electric batteries in the history of the United States. Nevertheless, lithium mining has quietly revealed itself to be a significant contributor to environmental pollutionContinue Reading
Increased domestic lithium production plays a crucial role in President Joe Biden’s green energy plan, as 2021 marked the largest rollout of solar, wind, and electric batteries in the history of the United States. Nevertheless, lithium mining has quietly revealed itself to be a significant contributor to environmental pollution inContinue Reading
Up to $6.9 million in Clean Water Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will be awarded to reduce toxics in fish and water, address climate impacts in communities throughout the Basin August 10, 2022 Today at an event along the Columbia River in Portland, Oregon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency AdministratorContinue Reading
Unlike judicial precedent or legislative action, President Biden’s Executive Order cannot change the antitrust laws that the administration is entrusted to enforce. However, it has led to increased consideration of competition factors by federal agencies across the government as they carry out their regulatory activities. The Executive Order emphasizes forContinue Reading
WASHINGTON, DC June 30, 2021: President Joe Biden shakes hands with White House Chief of Staff Ron … [+] Klain before delivering remarks during a meeting discussing the devastating intersection of drought, heat, and wildfires in the Western United States, and strengthening prevention, preparedness and response efforts for this wildfireContinue Reading
In February, the White House Council on Environmental Quality released the beta version of a screening tool meant to identify “disadvantaged” communities across the U.S. The release was part of the Biden administration’s Justice40 initiative, which aims to send at least 40 percent of the benefits of government spending onContinue Reading
