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Comment on this storyComment The Biden administration has established a new system for responding to incidents in which foreign forces are suspected of using American-made weapons to injure or kill civilians, a first-of-its-kind initiative in an ongoing effort to minimize the human toll of U.S. arms exports and military operations worldwide.
LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) – The progress on climate technology in the United States is unlikely to be threatened even if a new, less climate-focused president, were to win U.S. elections next year, investors and developers told the Reuters IMPACT conference on Thursday. U.S. President Joe Biden’s democratic administration last year signed into law the […]
The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a long-awaited list of the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations with Medicare, kicking off a landmark program to reduce drug spending that is being fought by the pharmaceutical industry in court. The medications — which treat diabetes, cancer and other conditions — are taken […]
Experts Ask Government for Racial Impact Study Before a Federal Menthol Ban WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The National Coalition of Justice Practitioners (NCJP), a group of Black and Hispanic law enforcement executives and experts, hosted the “When Good People Write Bad Policy” National Press Club panel event to educate people . . .
New Model Enhances Care Coordination and Increases Support for Caregivers The Biden-Harris Administration is taking further action on its commitment to promote care and support for people with Medicare living with dementia and their unpaid caregivers. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), […]
(*This story was updated at 2:58 p.m. on Friday, June 30, 2023, to include additional reporting) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Biden administration does not have the legal authority to enact a one-time student debt relief program, dealing a blow to the 40 million Americans who would have qualified […]
June 29, 2023 Primary energy consumption in the United States was 100.4 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2022, a 3% increase from 2021. About 21% of U.S. energy consumption in 2022 came from nonfossil fuel sources such as renewables and nuclear—a tie with 2020 as the highest share since the early 1900s, according to […]
Oil and chemical refinery plants cover the landscape, next to African American communities along the Mississippi River, in October 1998, south of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. | Source: Andrew Lichtenstein / Getty Environmental pollution, partisanship and political theater are killing Black Americans. Not since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting […]
June 27, 2023 U.S. natural gas demand (domestic consumption plus gross exports) increased 43%, or 34.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), from 2012 to 2022. Demand in the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Texas grew by 116%, or 16.0 Bcf/d, driven largely by increased demand for feedgas for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. […]
[1/2]The corporate logo of Ford is seen at Brussels Motor Show, Belgium January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) – United Auto Workers (UAW) union President Shawn Fain on Friday harshly criticized the U.S. Energy Department plan to lend $9.2 billion to a joint venture of Ford Motor