Endangered Species Act must be revised to reduce wildfire threats in forests | Opinion However, the management of these cherished lands has been mired in a complex web of regulations and legal battles, often driven by well-intentioned but misguided efforts to protect endangered species ... 05/2/2024 - 9:30 pm | View Link
As lawmakers take up NOAA funding, conservation groups demand $300M for endangered marine species The agency’s program for protecting marine mammals, sea turtles and other threatened wildlife remains underfunded, advocates say. Some species face extinction by as early as midcentury. 05/2/2024 - 9:26 am | View Link
U.S. House votes to remove gray wolf endangered species protections The U.S. House approved four bills focused on natural resources and land management Tuesday, promoting a Republican message of dissatisfaction with the Biden administration’s approach to conservation. 05/1/2024 - 4:28 am | View Link
House passes Boebert-led bill removing gray wolf from endangered species list Lawmakers voted 209-205 to pass the Trust the Science Act on Tuesday, which would delist the gray wolf and remove any judicial oversight over the animal population. The bill was passed largely along ... 04/30/2024 - 3:07 pm | View Link
US House votes to remove wolves from endangered list in 48 states The U.S. House voted to end federal protection for gray wolves in 48 states, though the bill's ultimate prospects are uncertain ... 04/30/2024 - 12:46 pm | View Link
On January 6, Gabriel Garcia—a first-generation Cuban American and former member of the Proud Boys—live-streamed his attempt to breach the Capitol. “How does it feel being a traitor to the country?” he screamed at police officers as he entered the building. Once inside the Rotunda, Garcia yelled “Nancy, come out and play!” as insurrections searched for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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The fossil fuel industry spent decades sowing doubt about the dangers of burning oil and gas, experts and Democratic lawmakers testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
The Senate budget committee held a hearing to review a report published on Tuesday with the House oversight and accountability committee that they said demonstrates the sector’s shift from explicit climate denial to a more sophisticated strategy of “deception, disinformation and doublespeak.”
“Big oil had to evolve from denial to duplicity,” said Sheldon Whitehouse, the Rhode Island Democrat, who chairs the Senate committee.
The revelations, based on hundreds of newly subpoenaed documents, illustrate how oil companies worked to greenwash their image while fighting climate policy behind the scenes.
“It’s time to ask the people who caused that problem, who lied about that situation, to pick up the bill,” said Sen.
“A key political operative on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign was charged with assault after allegedly choking and punching a woman in New York early Saturday morning,” Mediaite reports.
“Trent Pool, who serves as a paid consultant on the long-shot independent campaign and has been leading the effort to get Kennedy on the ballot in all 50 states, was charged with assault and criminal obstruction of breathing.”