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Key Points: On Earth Day, the Biden-Harris administration announced a new target for the United States to achieve a 50 to 52 percent reduction in economy-wide GHG emissions by 2030, which constitutes the countrys new NDC under the Paris Agreement. To achieve the new NDC, the United States envisions a "whole-of-government" approach to catalyze opportunities for businesses to partner with the federal government to rapidly transform the power, transportation, buildings, industrial and agriculture ...

A prime example is legislation in Congress, the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act, which would require states to “consider authorizing measures encouraging deployment of electric vehicle charging stations [and] allowing utilities to recover from ratepayers investments that further deployment of electric vehicle charging networks.”   Proponents claim the proposal is about protecting the interests of historically overburdened communities on th...

© Getty Images The nation is experiencing a watershed moment for science and innovation. Both houses of Congress recently held hearings to discuss bold new plans to accelerate the nation’s science and innovation ecosystem to address major societal challenges and, in the process, reignite the U.S. economy. I had the privilege to serve as a witness in one of these hearings last Thursday. These discussions come at a true inflection point for U.S. competitiveness. While investments in research a...

By Natalie Alms   The American Federation of Government Employees is concerned that the pay and hiring flexibilities lawmakers are considering for the National Science Foundation could damage the soundness of the merit-based pay system at the agency. A bill introduced last month by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas), chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, would give the NSF expanded power outside of the civil service system to hire and pay employees as part of a bil...

https://www.afinalwarning.com/505205.html (Natural News) A number of chemicals found in some everyday items have long been determined to be harmful to the environment. But further investigations have revealed that some of these substances also impact the health of human beings. Furthermore, these affect human fertility, especially that of males, by reducing the amount of sperm produced by their bodies and the size of their genitalia. According to Shanna Swan of the Icahn School of Medicine...

According to the Office of Legislative Budget Analysis, the state of Tennessee owes Tennessee State University, a historically Black university in Nas

Note : Congress recently voted on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package—the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA, P.L.117-2). It includes stimulus checks for individuals, expanded unemployment benefits, and funding for vaccines, state and local governments, schools and child care. The ARPA marks a huge win for the Biden administration during its first 50 days in office. Before the ink is dry, the administration has already pivoted to the second phase of the Biden agenda: Build Back Better. Whil...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In March, House Democrats re-introduced the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for Our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act, a comprehensive climate package that aims to transition virtually every major sector of the U.S. economy toward a “clean energy” future. With the establishment of federal “Buy Clean” and “Climate Star” programs, the bill seeks to catalyze a fundamental shift in industrial production and federal pro...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In March, House Democrats re-introduced the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for Our Nations (CLEAN) Future Act, a comprehensive climate package that aims to transition virtually every major sector of the U.S. economy toward a "clean energy" future. With the establishment of federal "Buy Clean" and "Climate Star" programs, the bill seeks to catalyze a fundamental shift in industria...

Biden’s $180 Billion R&D Plan Prioritizes Key Areas Such As Chips, Quantum Computing Share to Facebook ASSOCIATED PRESS As part of his recently unveiled $2 trillion infrastructure investment plan, President Joe Biden said his administration would commit $180 billion to “R&D and industries of the future.” Among the sectors earmarked for the money are advanced computing, which includes quantum computers, as well as semiconductor design and manufacturing. These have become central t...