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The president’s promise to cut emissions up to 52% by 2030 will require the U.S. to fundamentally alter its relationship with fossil fuels. This screenshot of livestream footage shows President Joe Biden kicking off a two-day climate summit with world leaders on Thursday, calling on the United States and the world to join together and adapt to climate impacts while also working to avoid a greater rise in temperatures. (Image courtesy of the White House via Courthouse News) WASHINGTON (CN) — Ringing in Earth Day, President Joe Biden announced the United States will commit to reducing its c...

After American Jobs plan, DeLauro pushes Biden for major 'social safety net' upgrade FacebookTwitterEmail NEW HAVEN, CT - MARCH 26: (L-R) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) greets U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris upon arrival at Tweed-New Haven Airport on March 26, 2021 in New Haven, Connecticut. Harris is traveling to New Haven, Connecticut to promote the Biden administration's recently passed $1.9 billion federal stimulus package. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Drew Angerer / Getty Images WASHINGTON — As President President Joe Biden’s unveiled his $2 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday,...

March 5, 2021 Democrat representative of New Mexico, Deb Haaland, President Joe Biden’s pick for Secretary of the Interior, began her confirmation hearing last week on Tuesday, Feb. 23 and completed it on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Conservative democrat of West Virginia, Senator Joe Manchin, is the deciding vote in Haaland’s confirmation, and he has expressed support for her appointment; if confirmed, she will be the first Native American to serve in a presidential cabinet.  Leaders in Native government are looking forward to her appointment. Kandi White, the Native Energy and Climate campaign ...

Special Focus Special Focus: 2021 Forecast & Review – Washington Outlook On his first day as President, Biden recommitted the U.S. to the Paris Climate Agreement, rescinded the construction permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and ordered federal agencies to begin reinstating over 100 environmental regulations rolled back by Trump—including ones governing methane leaks from O&G wells and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from vehicle tailpipes. Dr. Roger Bezdek, Contributing Editor In November, former Vice President Joseph Biden defeated incumbent President ...

Biden’s nominee for Interior responded to GOP bluster with grace and is headed for confirmation.