by Gabriel Matias Castilho | May 21, 2026 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Members of a congressional subcommittee this week questioned utility leaders and state officials about their knowledge of preexisting problems with the sewage line that collapsed on Jan. 19 near the Potomac River. According to the University of...
by Amy L. Wong | May 14, 2026 | Environment, Featured, Politics, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Senators balked at proposed budget cuts to the world-leading U.S. Forest Service, including the complete elimination of all forest research funding, during a subcommittee meeting late last month. U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz answered questions...
by Gabriel Matias Castilho | Apr 29, 2026 | Energy, Environment, Featured
A key Republican joined Democrats in pushing back against the Trump administration’s proposal to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s research and data collection programs at a House environment subcommittee hearing Tuesday. NOAA requested a 26...
by Gabriel Matias Castilho | Apr 23, 2026 | Energy, Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee have challenged the Department of Energy’s proposal that would divert funds from solar and wind while keeping fossil fuel plants online past their retirement dates. At an April 21...
by Gabriel Matias Castilho | Apr 8, 2026 | Environment
WASHINGTON—Addressing a conference of scientists and other experts skeptical of climate change, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday celebrated his decision to repeal what is known as the “endangerment finding,” which provided the...
by Huiyan Li | Jun 4, 2025 | Business & Tech, Environment, Featured, Food, Topics
WASHINGTON––Emerging uses of AI are transforming innovation in agricultural chemicals, helping to increase food production. However, experts told a House subcommittee on May 20 that the core of AI-driven innovation happens at universities, which now face threats from...
