Oil Execs Deny Climate Disinformation Claims at Thursday Hearing

by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 28, 2021 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — Big Oil executives on Thursday denied under oath any inconsistency between their companies’ public messaging on climate change and their scientists’ internal findings on the role of fossil fuels as a leading cause of global warming.  “ExxonMobil has...

Roll Call: Key Votes From the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation This Week

by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 27, 2021 | Politics

Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week.  HOUSE FREE VETERANS FROM FEES ACT: Voting 421 for and 3 against, the House on Tuesday waived (HR 1029) the application fee for veterans’ special events at war memorials held...

Workforce Education and Better Recruitment Needed to Close Defense Dept. Job Gaps

by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 26, 2021 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON— The Department of Defense must develop a more robust workforce education system and bolster talent recruitment efforts for technically skilled candidates in order to address workforce gaps, experts told lawmakers on Tuesday.   “We have a jobs mismatch,”...

Lawmakers Clash Over GOP-Backed Afghan Withdrawal Resolution

by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 24, 2021 | Politics

WASHINGTON—Discussion of a partisan inquiry into the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan dominated Wednesday’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, which had been scheduled to advance a block of bills aimed at addressing human rights abuses in South East...

Lawmakers Urge Faster Timeline to Regulate Potentially Toxic Chemicals

by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 20, 2021 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency’s years-long implementation timeline for reducing the presence of potentially toxic chemicals into public drinking water concerned senators from both parties on Wednesday.  “In the roadmap, the length of time that this is...