Tag: President Biden
How the Build Back Better bill would save workers’ lives
Congress is poised to pass a bill that would help revitalize OSHA and provide the resources needed to protect workers in a growing economy.
Biden drilling report blasted as ‘shocking capitulation to the needs of...
"The government's royalty rates and bonding requirements are far too low and lead to public money subsidizing Big Oil's profits while our federal lands and waters suffer egregious harm."
The last progressive
Thus far, however, Biden’s demonstrated negligible aptitude for restoring even an approximation of ordinariness to American life.
Senate urged to reject Biden’s ‘poor choice’ for FDA chief over...
"The Senate... must reject Califf's nomination and demand that Biden nominate an individual who has been dedicated to advancing public health."
Progressives to Biden: If you want to be popular, take on...
"Actual politics requires taking action against actual villains to solve problems, not... shrugging and cowering."
Under pressure from victims’ families, Biden orders release of 9/11 documents
Last month, nearly 1,800 family members told the president to stay away from anniversary events unless he ordered the declassification of documents.
Report card: Six months into Biden’s presidency
It’s not clear—will Biden get America back to where it was before Trump?
Biden administration protects endangered Pacific humpback whales
The rule will protect two endangered and one threatened whale populations totaling 116,098 square nautical miles of habitat protection.
Biden signs new executive order aimed at food and farming sector
President Biden signed an executive order that will protect American farmers under the Packers and Stockyards Act against abuses suffered at meat...
As Biden backslides, a bigger, better-organized climate movement prepares to seize...
“We’re not just marching in the streets, although we’re doing that. We’re lobbying and advocating for meaningful climate actions on the Hill."
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Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA
“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”
House passes bill granting Treasury power to shut down nonprofits without evidence, sparking free...
Legislation dubbed the “nonprofit killer” faces backlash over potential threats to free speech and civil liberties.
143 million Americans may be exposed to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Millions of Americans face exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, with new EPA data revealing the extent of contamination and fears of regulatory rollbacks under a Trump administration.
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...
The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.