Private sector gets extra input into climate oversight rules. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended its period for public comment on three current climate information…
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New Office at DOJ for Environmental Justice
Will seek equitable treatment for minority communities. The Department of Justice announced that it will create a new office focused on environmental justice and would apply a new…
Read MoreInterior Considering Public Lands for Navy Use
Opens comment period on withdrawal extension for possible legislative transfer. This week, the Bureau of Land Management within the Department of the Interior announced the opening of the…
Read MorePresident Travels to Midwest to Promote Spending Bills
Calls for competitiveness rather than complacency for American economy. On Tuesday, President Biden traveled to Howell, Michigan, to lobby for Americans’ support for his “Build Back Better” initiative.…
Read MoreArmy Corp Supports Flood-Control Pumps
Report favors businesses over environmentalists. On Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued another report that took a neutral stance on the use of flood-control pumps than…
Read MorePresident Updates Marine Scientific Research Requirements
Revised measure requiring consent for foreign research seeks to ensure U.S. environmental protections and coastal security. President Donald Trump issued a revision last week to a previous presidential…
Read MorePresident Trump Visits California
Inspects damage from wildfires. Earlier this week, President Trump went to California to assess the damage and needed recovery efforts from wildfires that have raged for several weeks.…
Read MorePresident Expands Offshore Drilling Ban
An existing moratorium on new drilling sites is being extended. On Tuesday, President Trump announced that the ban on new oil and gas drilling sites in the eastern…
Read MoreInterior Department Addresses Invasive Species
Problem expected to cost over $120 billion to fix. The Department of the Interior released a draft of a strategic plan to tackle the major issue of invasive…
Read MoreInterior Department Partners with Israel
New program creates a framework for conservation partnership. The Interior Department announced a new cooperative program between them and the nation of Israel’s equivalent – the Nature and…
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