President Biden's budget request highlights commitments to conservation and addressing climate change. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service) President Joe Biden’s first budget request laid out this week reflects the administration’s commitments to advancing conservation and combating climate change, proposing new money across federal agencies to … [Read more...] about Biden’s budget aims to fight climate change, promote conservation, aid Native Americans
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The U.S. needs a macrogrid to move electricity from areas that make it to areas that need it
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Pine Tree Wind Farm and Solar Power Plant in Tehachapi, Calif., 115 miles from LA. (Photo by Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Many kinds of extreme events can disrupt electricity service, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, extreme heat, extreme cold and extended droughts. Major disasters can … [Read more...] about The U.S. needs a macrogrid to move electricity from areas that make it to areas that need it
Biden pitches big boosts in education and health spending in budget request
President Joe Biden, shown here with Vice President Kamala Harris in this file photo from Aug. 12, 2020, has released a $1.5 trillion budget proposal. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The Biden administration released a key portion of its budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year Friday, calling for increasing money for schools, public health programs, … [Read more...] about Biden pitches big boosts in education and health spending in budget request
U.S. gun violence an ‘international embarrassment,’ Biden says in rolling out executive action
President Joe Biden greets former Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona with an elbow bump April 8, 2021, after his Rose Garden news conference on gun safety. (Screen shot from White House livestream) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday reiterated his call on Congress to pass stalled gun legislation reform but also outlined executive action he’s taking on several gun control … [Read more...] about U.S. gun violence an ‘international embarrassment,’ Biden says in rolling out executive action
Biden opens up eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines, as infections surge in some states
A basket of syringes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine ready to be used at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Va., Feb. 2, 2021. (Parker Michels-Boyce/ For the Virginia Mercury) WASHINGTON — Every adult in the U.S. will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by April 19, President Joe Biden said Tuesday, praising governors for lifting restrictions on vaccine eligibility earlier … [Read more...] about Biden opens up eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines, as infections surge in some states