Energy & Environment
A recent declaration signed by three dozen scientists presents a strong case for the belief that fish, amphibians, mollusks, and insects are aware. The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness argues that current scientific research suggests widespread animal awareness is a “realistic possibility” — and that scientists and policymakers must take that into account when assessing risks to…
U.S. West Coast may become significant market for oil-sands crude
Many former colleagues of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a large environmental protection organization are asking the Independent presidential candidate to drop out of the race. Several current and former Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) staffers, including co-founder John Adams and President and CEO Manish Bapna, expressed their support for President Biden in the new…
The United Nations weather agency issued a “red alert” Tuesday, warning the Earth is at risk of surpassing the global warming limit following last year’s record-breaking temperatures and other environmental changes. The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) latest report, released Tuesday, confirmed 2023 was the warmest year on record, sitting at an average of 1.45 degrees Celsius…
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Monday that lawmakers are almost at a deal to reform the nation’s process for approving infrastructure projects. “We are very near,” he said during an energy conference on Monday, talking about progress towards creating a compromise law on what is now called “permitting reform.” “I want to do it…
A conservative think tank has filed a lawsuit on Monday to challenge the approval of a potentially major offshore wind farm by the Biden administration. The Heartland Institute and the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, which promotes an economically libertarian approach to environmental action, are at the forefront of this legal action.
House Oversight Committee Republicans on Monday requested further detail from Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the Biden administration’s pause on approvals of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, the latest in several salvos against administration energy policies. In a letter to Granholm, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy,…
The Biden administration will ban or phase out ongoing uses of asbestos, the agency said Monday. The Environmental Protection Agency issued a rule that set deadlines for industry to transition away from using the substance, which causes lung cancer. It will also bar imports of the type of asbestos currently used in the U.S. Historically,…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will experiment with using artificial intelligence (AI) in three test projects, the department revealed on Monday. DHS will use AI to assist with investigations focused on detecting fentanyl and combatting child sexual exploitation, along with tests carried out under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and…
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