Estimated delivery date is now nine months behind schedule. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has submitted a court filing disclosing a delay of their next-generation delivery vehicles. The…
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DoD Makes Climate Assessment Tool Available to Allies
Web-based software customized to various regions. The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced that climate change prediction software will be distributed to several allies of the United States.…
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Congress Urged to Address Train Safety
Transportation Department would like additional regulations in the wake of freight train wrecks. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said that he would pursue new train safety regulations after…
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Business Groups Sue EPA for New “Ephemeral Streams” Ruling
The EPA’s effort to find middle ground on regulations is drawing criticism. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) are leading a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
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Special Climate Envoy Urged to Support Climate Fund
100 environmental groups write a letter ahead of COP27 Summit. Presidential Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry received a letter from over 100 environmental groups based in the…
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EPA Begins Five-Year Reviews of Superfund Sites
Agency will assess risks at 45 Southeast contaminated abandoned sites The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that its five-year review evaluations are underway for Superfund sites in…
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Senate Ratifies Global Climate Treaty
Senator Carper said it is time to join the rest of the international community. On Wednesday, the Senate voted to approve the Kigali Amendment, a global climate deal…
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NOAA Agency to Study Rare Alaskan Whale
North Pacific right whales are down to roughly 30 in number. Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries agreed to study the habitat designations for…
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Senate Working on Climate Deal Before August Recess
The majority members urge compromise and bipartisanship. Members of the Senate have been negotiating a bill to address climate change for some time, maintaining conversations with key centrists…
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Administration Considering Limits on Single-Use Plastics
The Interior Department has already planned restrictions at national parks and on public lands. President Biden’s administration is considering limits on single-use plastics in government purchases. The General…
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