Policy · 118th Congress
As Willow project decision nears, Alaska ponders ties to oil
“We have blasts that shake the village every day at 6 o’clock,” she said.
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Policy · 117th Congress
LGBTQ, health groups see divide on digital protection bill
The moms spoke on Dec. 5 and 6 about losing their kids to cyberbullying-induced suicide, deadly TikTok challenges and fentanyl poisoning connected to Facebook and Snapchat.
Policy · 117th Congress
A Michigan community’s long battle with PFAS and the Pentagon
(Photo courtesy of Anthony Spaniola) Since early in 2010, Spaniola had been involved with community efforts to get the DOD to clean up contamination that has spread over nearly 6 square miles, including
Policy · 117th Congress
Both sides dig in as EPA’s final decision on Pebble Mine nears
But the agency announced on Sept. 6 that it would postpone the final determination until December so it could fully review all the comments — though it hasn’t escaped notice that it means there will be
Policy · 117th Congress
Army tells House panel of enormous personnel shortfalls
The survey also showed that 1 in 6 military families has trouble feeding its members — a problem that pre-dated both the pandemic and the recent surge of inflation but that has not gone away.
Policy · 117th Congress
Court hobbles EPA on climate, and its options are limited
The court’s 6-3 ruling, issued Thursday, did limit the EPA’s authority to rein in those emissions, saying the agency did not have sweeping power under the law regulating carbon pollution from utilities
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats fume, GOP lauds ruling to weaken EPA
By a 6-3 vote, the conservative majority ruled the agency does not possess broad authority to regulate pollution from electric utilities.
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court limits EPA power plant carbon emissions authority
In a 6-3 vote, with Chief Justice John G.
Policy · 117th Congress
Companies face tug-of-war on lobbying agenda versus ESG values
The scrutiny over companies’ lobbying and advocacy has sharpened in the past two years with the fallout from the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, the Jan. 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill
Congress · 117th Congress
In the game of earmarks, Shelby has no peers
Shelby’s solo requests alone account for 6 percent of total earmarks in the fiscal 2022 omnibus.
Policy · 117th Congress
EPA unveils rule to combat cross-state smog pollution
Ruling awaited A ruling from the high court, where conservative justices have a 6-3 majority, could bind the agency’s regulatory options to curb greenhouse gases.
Policy · 117th Congress
Why the US looks back 17 years to set its climate goals
Although America’s annual emissions overall have gently declined since 2005, its emissions increased more than 6 percent last year after a pandemic-driven dip in 2020.
Policy · 117th Congress
In wildfire ‘pivot,’ experts question federal focus
“The running 5-year average annual number of structures destroyed by wildfires rose from 2,873 in 2014 to 12,255 in 2020, a fourfold increase in just 6 years.”
Policy · 117th Congress
Activists press companies on abortion with Roe v. Wade at stake
The proposals on political spending are what ESG proponents expected for the 2022 proxy season, especially after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol during Congress’ certification of the
Congress · 117th Congress
No child tax credit deal in sight as monthly benefits lapse
That expansion, which increased the $2,000 per child benefit to $3,600 for children under 6 and $3,000 for older children, allowed families to receive the credits in monthly installments and made it fully
Congress · 117th Congress
Another hurdle for Biden’s climate goals: the Supreme Court
A ruling from the court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, could narrow the EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases from the power sector, the second-largest source
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court at crossroads in term with abortion and gun cases
Now, the 6-3 conservative majority has agreed to decide cases that ask the court to unwind nearly 50 years of precedents on the constitutional right to an abortion and to expand for the first time
Policy · 117th Congress
Nearly $7.5B to electrify federal fleet in Oversight panel bill
The deal could eventually result in delivery of up to 165,000 new trucks over the next decade, at a more than $6 billion cost. Some lawmakers, such as Rep.
Policy · 117th Congress
Political spending proposals gain traction in proxy season
A renewed focus on corporate spending in politics after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol could also make the ESG landscape even more precarious for the party.
Policy · 117th Congress
Budget release starts a process that will run through summer
If not, the deliberations could bleed past Labor Day and the pending expiration of enhanced unemployment benefits on Sept. 6.