Tag: Biden administration
Biden Admin’s first onshore oil and gas lease Sales set to...
“We are concerned about the reduction in available parcels, we’re concerned about royalty rate increases, we’re concerned that the administration’s approach … is limited at a time when we really need something bold.”
Biden admin. proposes rules to make EV charging ‘as easy as...
“This is a foundational step that will provide EV drivers with predictable access to reliable electric vehicle charging access across the United States.”
World Oceans Day: Biden admin announces national parks’ plastic phaseout, new...
“Our national parks, by definition, are protected areas — ones that Americans have loved for their natural beauty and history for over a century — and yet we have failed to protect them from plastic for far too long.”
Biden admin announces steps to boost U.S. solar projects
“Investing in American-made clean energy will boost U.S. manufacturing, lower costs for families, create millions of good paying jobs, and position the United States as a global leader on the cutting edge of clean energy innovation,”
Biden administration forms new Office of Environmental Justice
"... it is imperative that our leaders produce real, tangible solutions to protect Black and frontline communities and correct existing and past harms..."
Biden admin pauses permits for new fossil fuel projects
Environmental groups praised the Biden administration for halting new leases and permits while the court battle plays out, but expressed concern about how it would ultimately resolve.
Biden’s $7 billion Afghan heist
“We can’t bring our loved ones back, but we can save the lives of people in Afghanistan by advocating that the Biden Administration release this money to its rightful owners: the Afghan people.”
Biden moves to block student debt victory
The president created draconian bankruptcy laws — now his administration appears to be trying to overturn a ruling that helps those bankrupted by student loans.
Promises kept? Joe Biden’s first year at home and abroad
When President Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election was followed by the election of two Democratic senators in Georgia, it looked...
500K jobs lost, starvation looms as US holds Afghan funds hostage
As a report published Wednesday revealed the loss of over 500,000 jobs since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan last August, critics...
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
Now you see them… now you don’t
Women leaders and Trump 2.0.