Congress · 119th Congress
Cruz’s satellite licensing bill faces longer delay
SpaceX applied last month to launch a constellation of up to 1 million "orbital data centers."↵↵Separately, Sen.
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Congress · 119th Congress
GOP lawmakers have administration ally to end predator species protections
↵↵The Senate's fiscal 2026 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill would keep the same funding level of $1 million for the program, while the House (HR 4754) would increase it to $2.5 million.
Congress · 119th Congress
Defense contractors fight back against NDAA repair language
↵↵Likewise, the Professional Services Council, a trade group that represents hundreds of federal contractors and more than 1 million employees, expressed strong opposition to the Warren-Sheehy proposal
Congress · 119th Congress
Major spending package planned for Senate floor faces doubts
↵↵After finally bringing a 43-day partial government shutdown to an end, Senate leaders were eager to get going on long-delayed appropriations work for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
Policy · 118th Congress
As Willow project decision nears, Alaska ponders ties to oil
In its environmental analysis released Feb. 1, Interior recommended narrowing the project from five drilling sites to three, though the department said it has “substantial concerns” about Willow
Congress · 118th Congress
Alaska Democrat: Environmentalism and oil need to ‘coexist’
And the infrastructure necessary for the project would make it easier to build other developments nearby, like proposed drill sites Cassin, West Willow, Harpoon, Merlin 1 and Merlin 2 — which would lead
Policy · 118th Congress
EPA blocks mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed
Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, while acknowledging that some in the state may be disappointed, celebrated the decision and said that rebuilding salmon runs and protecting fisheries was the No. 1 reason she ran
Policy · 118th Congress
Spending law presents challenges for environmental regulators
As whales migrate along the Eastern Seaboard, they may move through about 1 million vertical ropes, Kessler said.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden faces international climate-aid challenge in fiscal 2024
The Obama administration, for example, gave $1 billion toward international climate financing through that fund, said Niranjali Amerasinghe, executive director of ActionAid USA, the American wing of an
Policy · 117th Congress
DOD strategy reports show rising nuclear tensions
To be sure, the administration would like to see few weapons programs terminated, namely the sea-launched cruise missile and the B83-1 gravity bomb. But those positions were known.
Congress · 117th Congress
White House seeks more Ukraine weapons support in Senate NDAA
standoff The administration also strongly opposes continued funding for the nuclear sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) and its associated warhead, and any attempts to delay the retirement of the B83-1
Policy · 117th Congress
Justices question test for determining protected wetlands
United States resulted in a splinter 4-1-4 ruling that provided two different tests for determining which wetlands and other waterways are protected under the CWA.
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court to hear case on EPA’s Clean Water Act authority
United States, which in 2006 resulted a 4-1-4 opinion that led to different standards defining federal jurisdiction under the act.
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin unveils permitting proposal as battle lines harden
Schumer, D-N.Y., has pledged to include the legislation in a continuing resolution needed to fund the federal government before the beginning of fiscal 2023 on Oct. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pipeline’s backers have financial, campaign ties
The Equitrans PAC was first registered on Oct. 1, 2018, federal records show. Manchin has received $10,000 from the same PAC, which also gave $7,500 to Sen. John Barrasso’s campaign.
Congress · 117th Congress
72 Democrats sign letter opposing Manchin permitting bill
permitting laws, rewrite the Clean Water Act and approve a gas pipeline should not be folded into the so-called continuing resolution, or CR, to fund the government in the new fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Budget bill would task EPA to scrutinize companies’ climate goals
More than 1 in 5 shareholder proposals on environmental, social and governance issues filed during the 2022 proxy season were related to climate change, according to a report led by shareholder advocacy
Congress · 117th Congress
Debate begins on massive budget package; ‘vote-a-rama’ awaits
A 1 percent tax on what companies spend on stock buybacks was added in to boost revenue, with higher taxes on a form of pay for investment fund managers, “carried interest,” out due to Sinema.
Policy · 117th Congress
Changes mulled to sweeping budget package as debate nears
Separately, CNN reported that Sinema has sent signals to the business community that she may want to pare back a 15 percent corporate minimum tax on businesses that report $1 billion or more in income
Congress · 117th Congress
Climate bill said to put emission goals in ‘striking distance’
Electric vehicles, or EVs, cost the equivalent of about $1 per gallon to run, she said. “This will really make EVs the default choice for everyday Americans.”