President Biden visits Prince William park to talk solar, youth involvement on Earth Day
Virginia set to receive $156 million from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program
By Charlie Paullin, Virginia Mercury - April 23, 2024Environment
It’s the latest reversal of a Trump-era policy.
By Associated Press - May 27, 2021Supporters of restoring protections say the new laws will tip the scales and drive down wolf numbers to unsustainable levels,
By Associated Press - May 26, 2021‘The Biden Administration is taking further action to better secure our nation’s critical infrastructure,’ the Department of Homeland Security said.
By Associated Press - May 25, 2021Republican lawmakers excused Donald Trump’s courting of the Russian president for over four years.
By Josh Israel - May 19, 2021The president has said that transitioning to electric vehicles is a way to create good-paying American union jobs for the next generation of transportation.
By Associated Press - May 18, 2021Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) wants to take $350 million meant to bolster the emergency response at the Capitol and instead use it to build Donald Trump’s border wall.
By Emily Singer - May 18, 2021Superstorm Sandy killed 147 people, 72 in the eastern United States, according to the National Hurricane Center.
By Associated Press - May 18, 2021The Colonial Pipeline Company thanked the Biden administration for its assistance in responding to a cyberattack.
By Oliver Willis - May 14, 2021Environmental and public health groups hailed the rule change as a return to EPA’s responsibility to follow science and prioritize public health.
By Associated Press - May 13, 2021The site went dark for 4 years, after Trump deleted it.
By Associated Press - May 13, 2021Colonial Pipeline Company praised the White House for its ‘leadership and collaboration in resolving this matter.’
By Josh Israel - May 12, 2021‘We are really tying that back to this notion that environmental justice and equity will be center stage at EPA and this administration,’ said EPA Administrator Michael Regan.
By Associated Press - May 12, 2021GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert thinks we should give up on ‘the climate change’ and focus on building Trump’s border wall.
By Oliver Willis - May 12, 2021Historian Douglas Brinkley said, ‘It’s impossible to keep politics out of science. But you can do your best to mitigate it.’
By Associated Press - May 10, 2021Pete Ricketts is very worried that people might eat quinoa instead of cow.
By Josh Israel - May 07, 2021Extreme weather events caused by climate change are forcing many Central Americans to leave their homes in search of safety.
By Amy Lieu - May 05, 2021‘The State of South Dakota is suffering from widespread drought conditions, low humidity, high wind, and high temperatures that create serious peril for our state,’ Gov. Kristi Noem said in March.
By Oliver Willis - May 03, 2021The president will lay out his $1.8 trillion proposal, which includes universal preschool, two years of free community college, and monthly $250 payments for parents.
By Associated Press - April 28, 2021No, Joe Biden has not packed the court, defunded the police, or banned fossil fuels.
By Josh Israel - April 28, 2021A researcher said there is little incentive for politicians and others to check their facts before posting on social media platforms.
By Associated Press - April 28, 2021At least 16 Republicans in the House and Senate have attacked U.S. climate envoy John Kerry after right-wing media amplified a questionable story about him.
By Oliver Willis - April 27, 2021Alaska GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan has a lifetime rating of just 8% from the League of Conservation Voters.
By Josh Israel - April 26, 2021The new fabrication follows GOP claims the president was going to cancel the Fourth of July.
By Josh Israel - April 26, 2021Biden has delivered on a number of his biggest campaign pledges.
By Associated Press - April 26, 2021The president’s approval ratings among voters under 30 are higher than Barack Obama’s were at the same point in his presidency.
By Josh Israel - April 23, 2021The Biden administration pledged to halt wall construction. So why is the government still trying to seize land for it?
By Amy Lieu - April 23, 2021A new poll found 76% of all voters and 57% of Republicans believe investment in clean energy is important.
By Josh Israel - April 22, 2021The world is looking to well-off countries to make clear how they’ll help poorer countries shutter coal plants and retool energy grids, including $2 billion that the U.S. already promised but has never paid.
By Associated Press - April 21, 2021Republicans want to make sure drivers of electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles pay more.
By Josh Israel - April 21, 2021Sens. Joni Ernst and Roger Marshall want to ban nonexistent ‘meatless Mondays’ at federal agency cafeterias.
By Josh Israel - April 19, 2021