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Biden can use executive powers to act on climate change, with or without Congress

Biden can use executive powers to act on climate change, with or without Congress

by Nicholas Portuondo | Nov 12, 2020 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has committed to address the climate crisis as soon as he takes office, but he may need to get creative to tackle the environmental emergency if the Senate remains in Republican control. The president-elect’s “Biden Plan”...
Vulnerable communities on the coast need more access to federal grants to combat climate change, according to experts

Vulnerable communities on the coast need more access to federal grants to combat climate change, according to experts

by Nicholas Portuondo | Oct 15, 2020 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON- The federal government’s grant programs are failing coastal communities of color that are the most hurt by climate change, like Native Americans or Puerto Ricans, witnesses at a House oceans subcommittee hearing said Thursday. “The communities who are...
House hearing witnesses rip Trump administration for failing to act on climate change, emphasize importance of renewable energy

House hearing witnesses rip Trump administration for failing to act on climate change, emphasize importance of renewable energy

by Nicholas Portuondo | Sep 24, 2020 | Environment

WASHINGTON — With wildfires devastating the Western United States and an abnormally active hurricane season battering the Gulf, experts at a House environmental subcommittee hearing on Thursday ripped the Trump administration for failing to act on climate...
Carbon dioxide removal is critical in next decade, experts tell Congress

Carbon dioxide removal is critical in next decade, experts tell Congress

by Xurui Tan | Jul 29, 2020 | Environment, Featured

Removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is a critical step in tamping down global temperature rise and meeting the Paris Agreement’s long-term temperature goal, energy experts told Congress on Tuesday. Experts from the U.S. Department of Energy,...
Area farmers seek government aid to improve renewable energy use

Area farmers seek government aid to improve renewable energy use

by Megan Sauer | Jul 24, 2020 | Environment, Featured

Even before consequences of COVID-19 threatened Americans’ financial security, U.S. farmers and ranchers recognized they could protect the environment and save money by transitioning to renewable energy sources. But initial prices and the cost of maintenance are...
Pause in fieldwork hurts scientists’ plans for research, futures

Pause in fieldwork hurts scientists’ plans for research, futures

by Anne Snabes | Jun 12, 2020 | Coronavirus, Environment, Featured, Science + Technology

Sophia Horigan was supposed to study gypsy moths in a southwestern Michigan forest this spring and summer. Instead, the University of Chicago PhD student is studying in her apartment, where she rotates between a wooden table and a grey armchair. With her field...
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