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Biden administration looks set to target ‘forever chemicals,’ as 3M warns about ‘onerous regulation’

Biden administration looks set to target ‘forever chemicals,’ as 3M warns about ‘onerous regulation’

by Dalia Faheid | Jan 26, 2021 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration looks poised to crack down on a group of “forever chemicals” that have been linked to a range of health problems, a move that could put companies like 3M and DuPont on the hook for billions of dollars in cleanup costs....
Biden inauguration signals new beginning for federal climate action

Biden inauguration signals new beginning for federal climate action

by Nicholas Portuondo | Jan 21, 2021 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden said that the United States is facing “a climate in crisis” among other challenges in his inauguration speech Wednesday, marking the beginning of a presidency that promises to take unprecedented action on the global emergency. “We face...
Environmentalists push for safe cleanup at nuclear site near Buffalo

Environmentalists push for safe cleanup at nuclear site near Buffalo

by Jay Silver | Jan 21, 2021 | Environment

WASHINGTON — Environmental advocacy groups in western New York want state officials to ensure the safety of federal plans to deal with nuclear waste at the West Valley Demonstration Project after a recent federal report found that “critical decisions regarding the...
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...
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