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Byline: MATTHEW DALY Associated Press

24 Jan

Biden revives ‘clean energy’ program with $1B loan guarantee

published on January 24, 2022 - 1:05 PM

(AP) — The Biden administration has issued its first clean energy loan guarantee, reviving an Obama-era program that helped launch

20 Dec

Biden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate change

published on December 20, 2021 - 1:15 PM

(AP) — In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly

02 Nov

Biden’s climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions

published on November 2, 2021 - 2:48 PM

(AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday launched a wide-ranging plan to reduce methane emissions, targeting a potent greenhouse gas

06 Oct

White House restoring environmental reviews for big projects

published on October 6, 2021 - 1:58 PM

(AP) — In the latest reversal of a Trump-era environmental rollback, President Joe Biden is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental

20 Sep

Biden launches plan to address ‘silent killer,’ extreme heat

published on September 20, 2021 - 12:44 PM

(AP) — The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat after a dangerously hot summer

15 Jun

Study: Half of US cosmetics contain toxic chemicals

published on June 15, 2021 - 4:19 PM

(AP) — More than half the cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada are awash with a toxic industrial

20 Apr

AP sources: Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030

published on April 20, 2021 - 3:50 PM

(AP) — President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as

13 Apr

Business leaders urge Biden to set ambitious climate goal

published on April 13, 2021 - 12:42 PM

(AP) — More than 300 businesses and investors, including such giants as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Coca-Cola, are calling on

04 Dec

House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level

published on December 4, 2020 - 1:16 PM

(AP) — The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing

25 Jun

Rebuking China, Senate moves to protect Hong Kong autonomy

published on June 25, 2020 - 12:41 PM

(AP) — In a bipartisan rebuke of China, the Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to impose sanctions on