by Beixi Xu | Aug 29, 2017 | Environment, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON- After a lengthy process, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has sent a draft report to President Donald Trump regarding the future statuses of dozens of national monuments that were targeted for review. In a statement, the department did not specify...
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by Beixi Xu | Aug 21, 2017 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced last week that the Sand to Snow National Monument in the Southern California desert is safe from the government’s plan to eliminate national monuments. The Department of the Interior said it may issue a...
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by Beixi Xu | Jul 27, 2017 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON-Two Democratic senators said Wednesday they don’t yet have Republican support for a new bill to tax carbon emissions, and have asked a conservative group to help them find the support. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Brian Schatz of...
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by Beixi Xu | Jul 21, 2017 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Two U.S. senators this week addressed the prospect of drilling for oil and natural gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — which is part of a federal proposal by the Trump administration. “Our access is limited by certain policies,”...
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by Beixi Xu | Jul 13, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of protesters from more than a dozen states demonstrated at a Capitol Hill church Wednesday to oppose the Trump administration’s proposed $7 billion cut to federal housing programs. Holding signs that said “No cuts to our funding” and “Stop...
