Politics Jun 01 Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge The move reverses a drilling program approved by the Trump administration and revives a political fight over a remote region that is home to polar bears and other wildlife — and a rich reserve of oil.
Politics May 28 Senate confirms geneticist Eric Lander as Biden science adviser His nomination was delayed for months as senators sought information about meetings he had with the late Jeffrey Epstein, a disgraced financier who was charged with sex trafficking before his apparent suicide.
Nation May 24 Biden doubling spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms Last year alone, the nation endured 22 separate weather and climate-related disasters with losses greater than $1 billion each. The disasters, including wildfires, hurricanes and snowstorms, had a cumulative price tag of nearly $100 billion.
Politics May 20 Senate panel advances Biden nomination for White House science adviser Lander, a geneticist and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, was the lead author of the first paper announcing the details of the human genome, the so-called "book of life." He has been nominated as director…
Politics May 13 EPA revokes Trump-era policy that loosened clean-air rules The previous rule was part of a wave of deregulatory actions under President Donald Trump, who rolled back dozens of environmental rules he considered overly burdensome on businesses.
Politics May 06 Biden’s plan would boost conservation of U.S. lands, waters The plan would purify drinking water, increase green space, improve access to outdoor recreation, restore healthy fisheries, reduce the risk of wildfires and recognize the "oversized contributions" of farmers, ranchers, forest owners, fishers, hunters, rural communities and tribal nations.
Nation May 03 EPA rule to phase out gases used in refrigerators and coolants The proposed rule follows through on a law Congress passed in December authorizing a 15-year phaseout of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners.
Economy Apr 29 Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it’s safe The court says the EPA had delayed acting on the widely used bug-killer chlorpyrifos for nearly 14 years. The EPA has been ordered to act within 60 days.
Politics Apr 23 WATCH: Biden makes case for climate-friendly economic policies at leaders summit Friday's second and final day of the summit also focused on what Biden says is the need for massive investment for cleaner energy — and what he says is the economic payoff.
Politics Apr 22 WATCH: Biden opens global summit with ambitious new U.S. climate pledge Biden made an ambitious pledge to cut by at least one-half the damaging fumes that America is pumping out. Biden said the world faces “a moment of peril but a moment of opportunity.”…