Experts recommend renewable energy, alternative ways to clean up cryptocurrency

by Cristobella Durrette | Jan 21, 2022 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Thursday grappled with balancing the energy consumption of cryptocurrency’s mining process alongside the opportunities for blockchain technology at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing. “Blockchain...

U.S. not on track to achieve Biden’s climate goals, data finds

by Cristobella Durrette | Jan 19, 2022 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – Data on global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions released this week shows the United States is not on a path toward meeting President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate change goals. The announcements come at the start of a year when the president’s...

ROLL CALL: KEY VOTES FROM THE WISCONSIN CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION THIS WEEK

by Cristobella Durrette | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics

Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week.   HOUSE GUARD AND RESERVE GI BILL PARITY ACT OF 2021: Voting 287 for and 135 against, the House on Wednesday expanded (HR 1836) eligibility for Post-9/11 GI...

Global warming trend continues, though 2021 eased a bit, reports say

by Cristobella Durrette | Jan 18, 2022 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON—Even though 2021 marked a minor cooldown from 2020’s record-high global temperatures, the year’s temperatures remain part of the planet-warming trend, experts say. Separate climate assessments from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Reforming Food Assistance Program Should be Priorities for Veterans, Military Families, Nonprofit Leaders Argue

by Cristobella Durrette | Nov 11, 2021 | Military

WASHINGTON — Nonprofit leaders told lawmakers on Thursday that protecting and improving access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, would provide much-needed help to veterans and military service members struggling to put food on the table....