Apr 13, 2021 | Federal Government
The federal flood insurance program paid $1.2 billion in claims in 2020, breaking the $1 billion threshold for a record sixth consecutive year, according to an E&E News analysis of federal records. Source: EXTREME WEATHER: Analysis: 8 counties got half of 2020...
Apr 13, 2021 | Federal Government
Diagnosed with asthma at 8 years old, Karlaine Francisco grew up thinking everyone had it. Source: How computer mapping could help Biden find and fix polluted neighborhoods |...
Apr 10, 2021 | Federal Government
The Interior Department formally reversed a Trump-era legal opinion on offshore wind energy, in another step toward the Biden administration’s goal of dramatically expanding the industry in U.S. waters. Source: Interior Department reverses offshore wind legal opinion...
Apr 9, 2021 | Federal Government
The United States is considering a conditional cash transfer program to help address economic woes that lead migrants from certain Central American countries to trek north, as well as sending COVID-19 vaccines to those countries, a senior White House official told...
Apr 9, 2021 | Federal Government
Biden is calling for $1.2 billion in additional funding for the IRS, largely so the agency can funnel more resources to audit wealthy taxpayers and corporations. Source: Biden calls for an extra $1.2 billion to help fund more tax audits of rich...
Apr 9, 2021 | Federal Government
President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Friday to form a “Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States,” according to the White House. Source: Biden to sign executive order creating commission on Supreme Court –...
Mar 31, 2021 | Federal Government
While Democrats cast the tax increases as a matter of fairness, they also hope it will make good politics. Source: Biden’s infrastructure plan takes aim at Trump’s biggest economic achievement –...
Mar 30, 2021 | Federal Government
California’s U.S. senators and 21 representatives asked the departments of Agriculture and Interior to transition their agencies to a year-round wildland workforce because conflagrations are no longer limited to traditional fire seasons. Source: US Departments Urged...
