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April 23, 2021 By Jim Myers Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden continues to meet with members of Congress as he promotes his $2 trillion-plus infrastructure and jobs proposal, but Republicans sound committed to a much more modest approach limited to traditional infrastructure and paid for without repealing tax cuts they view as a signature issue. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said members of his party continue ...

Border Crisis Also An Environmental Crisis by Joe Guzzardi, April 20, 2021 Responding to the consequences of President Bidens wildly out-of-control border mess, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich sued the administration in the U.S. District Court of Arizona. At issue is Bidens unilateral decision to stop border wall construction, and to end the policy which requires asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their petitions are reviewed. The wall and Mexican Migration Protocols are among for...

TVA asks for public input on Clinch River Nuclear Site Oakridger The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking for public comment on its Notice of Intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on proposed actions for an advanced nuclear reactor technology park at the Clinch River Nuclear Site on the Roane County side of Oak Ridge. TVA is asking for public comments to identify potential alternatives, information and analysis relevant to the construction, operation, and decommission...

Key Points - The Biden administration’s Day One climate actions have put traditional energy sources squarely in its crosshairs. In addition to rejoining the Paris...

The Bureau of Land Management releases decision to reduce fuels, restore sagebrush areas in Great Basin Agency builds on efforts to protect sagebrush communities in region using fuel breaks to combat wildfires BOISE, Idaho – Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the record of decision for the Fuels Reduction and Rangeland Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement in the Great Basin. This record of decision provides for treatment of undesired vegetation communit...