Watchdog calls for probe into Gohmert 'disregarding public health...
A left-leaning anti-corruption watchdog called Tuesday for a probe into whether Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), who recently tested positive for COVID-19, was in violation of House rules for not...
View ArticleDemocratic lawmakers ask Interior to require masks indoors at national parks
House Democrats are pushing the National Park Service (NPS) to require masks as visits to America’s parks surge amid the pandemic.“We now understand that the Department of the Interior (DOI) is not...
View ArticlePuerto Rico's statehood piques Congress's interest post-election
In this recently held 2020 general election in Puerto Rico, the electorate once again voted on a statehood plebiscite. Over 52 percent of the electorate voted yes to the question of whether Puerto Rico...
View ArticleBiden's climate plan can work if it's sea to shining sea
Last week President Biden made a firm commitment to transition America from polluting fossil energy to clean renewable power. We and other coastal residents are heartened by his “whole government”...
View ArticleFish and Wildlife Service under Trump faulted for lack of opinions
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not provide an opinion on the majority of consultation requests reviewed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), despite a requirement in the Coastal...
View ArticleDemocrats, Republicans recommend more input, detail on Biden conservation goals
Two separate groups of congressional lawmakers sent letters to President Biden this week regarding the administration’s conservation plan, with Democrats calling for local stakeholder input and...
View ArticleLawmakers ask Biden to revoke permit for major plastics plant over pollution...
Reps. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) are asking President Biden to revoke a key permit for a major plastics plant in Louisiana, arguing that it will add significant amounts of...
View ArticleDemocrats reintroduce measure to address racial disparities in environmental...
Senate Democrats and their counterparts in the House on Thursday reintroduced legislation that aims to address the disparate impact environmental harm and pollution has on people of color and...
View ArticleWhite House names members of environmental justice panel
The White House on Monday named members of its new Environmental Justice Advisory Council, which will work with other panels in the administration on efforts to reduce environmental inequalities. The...
View ArticlePolitical disenfranchisement is fueling environmental injustice
Everyone in America deserves the right to clean air, clean water and clean environments in which to live. Achieving these basic human rights for all of us would be a major milestone in building an...
View ArticleAide to Rep. Grijalva found dead in Death Valley National Park
An aide to Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) was found dead on Friday after he and his girlfriend went missing in Death Valley National Park in California.The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office said in a...
View ArticleGAO raises concerns about government inspections of offshore pipelines
A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that the federal government lacks “robust” processes to both ensure the integrity of active offshore pipelines and to deal with inactive...
View ArticleGrijalva calls for return of public lands agency to DC after Trump moved BLM...
A top congressional leader is calling on the Biden administration to reverse a Trump-era decision to uproot the federal government's land management agency and scatter its employees across the West....
View ArticleHouse Democrats urge more conservation, transportation funds in...
House Democrats, including Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.), warned Monday that the Senate’s current $3.5 trillion budget resolution has insufficient funding for what they...
View ArticleHouse Democrats demand information from Puerto Rican power company following...
House Democrats are demanding the Puerto Rican power company that took over the island’s grid release information following outages that affected hundreds of thousands of individuals. Rep. Raul...
View ArticleSixteen Hispanic House Democrats ask EPA for tougher methane rule
Sixteen members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Wednesday asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to tighten its rules on methane emissions, citing the particular impact of emissions on...
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