First report on coral reef trends since 2008. Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the findings of the Status of Coral Reefs Around the…
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Interior Announces Midwest Science Center
Final CASC in national network will be hosted by the University of Minnesota. The Department of the Interior announced last week that it would be opening a new…
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California Oil Spill Closes Beaches, Endangers Wetlands
Underwater pipeline leak the apparent cause. Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard said an oil slick had been spotted off the Southern California coast. It established a unified command to respond. Later…
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White House Announces Virtual Climate Summit
40 Heads of State to attend Earth Day meeting The White House announced on Wednesday that all 40 heads of state who were invited to join an Earth…
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White House Budget Office Asks for Spending Increase
Proposed budget would reduce defense spending while raising other administation priorities. President Biden’s term goals were identified in the release of his first federal budget proposal last week.…
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Offshore Wind Project Environmental Review Completed
Interior Department making progress on president’s renewable energy goals. This week the Department of the Interior reported the completion of environmental analysis of an 800-megawatt wind energy project off…
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Senate Confirms Granholm as Energy Secretary
She will have a key role in the climate agenda. In a bipartisan 64-35 vote, the Senate confirmed President Biden’s nominee for Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm. She said…
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President Orders Critical Minerals Supply Review
Agencies are to identify risks to supply chains. President Biden is signing an executive order on Wednesday that directs federal agencies to determine vulnerabilities in U.S. supply chains,…
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U.S. Exits Paris Climate Accord
Nation to focus on its own emission reduction rather than global agreement. Regardless of the results of election day, the United States will no longer be a member…
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Supreme Court Begins October 2020 Term
First arguments heard since Justice Ginsburg’s passing. On Monday, the Supreme Court began hearing its first cases of the October 2020 term. The arguments heard on Monday are…
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