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To mark World Oceans Day this June, we’re highlighting the collaborative work that Land-grant Universities are doing, through support from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), to both advance aquaculture in the U.S. and protect our coastal waters. Helping Aquaculture Thrive in the U.S. Salmon, shrimp, catfish, and other fish provide a significant […]
June 02, 2022 Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced their direct federal funding requests for Maryland community projects under the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee for fiscal year 2023. The Senators worked with local community leaders to identify these projects, which will support local economic development, position […]
Under President Donald Trump, DOJ broke from longtime practice and precedent by prohibiting SEPs, nominally because of concerns about constitutional and statutory limits on maintaining congressional authority over appropriations. Those ostensible concerns overlay a deeper fear that SEPs would be used as slush funds for environmental groups to pursue their own agendas. Despite preexisting safeguards […]
The Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) Peru has announced six innovative low-carbon projects that will support access to finance from investors following a call for proposals that attracted 40 applications. The CFA is part of the UK Government’s efforts to support Peru tackle climate change through the UK International Climate Finance. Projects come from the energy, […]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a visit at the Charlotte Area Transit System facility, in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Keane Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday it would award $6.4 billion over five years […]
By Rachel Janfaza Voters in Milwaukee have elected Cavalier Johnson as the city’s next mayor, CNN projects. Johnson, a Democrat who is currently serving as the city’s acting mayor, is the first African American elected to the post. “This city, for the first time in our 176-year history, has elected its first Black mayor. We […]
Sempra Energy headquarters is pictured in downtown San Diego, California, U.S., May 17, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register HOUSTON, April 1 (Reuters) – Two U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects took major steps toward launching this week as Russia’s threats to cut energy supplies to Europe drives up […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — There’s no way of knowing if cost increases and missed construction deadlines will continue at the only U.S. underground nuclear waste repository, according to independent federal investigators, according to results of a federal watchdog report made public Tuesday. The Government Accountability Office outlined the concerns in its report, noting that the […]
A natural gas piping is seen as a sign warns of underground natural gas pipelines outside Rifle, Colorado, June 6, 2012. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – Top U.S. senators from both parties on Thursday will grill Democratic energy regulators who recently approved guidelines […]
A new analysis of interstate highway expansion in the United States has shed light on the “deeply racist history” of the project, and how it has targeted properties predominantly in Black and Latino neighborhoods. In a three-article series on harms inflicted by freeway expansion to communities of color in the US, the Los Angeles Times this […]