President Biden can (still) diffuse the climate bomb in America’s Arctic
Although President Biden’s larger climate agenda teeters on the razor’s edge of congressional negotiations, he faces an enormous climate opportunity in America’s Arctic. All eyes are on the president to deliver on his climate promises, now that the chance at climate legislation seems to be slipping away yet again. The resident finds himself in an increasingly hot seat to address the climate crisis on all fronts — and the ticking
Read MoreFBI found Huawei equipment in midwest could disrupt US nuclear communications: CNN
The FBI found that equipment from the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei placed on cell towers in the midwest is capable of disrupting Department of Defense communications, including those from the force that oversees U.S. nuclear weapons, multiple sources told CNN. Over a dozen sources told the media outlet that during an FBI investigation, Huawei's technology, which sits on top of cell towers near military bases in the midwestern U.S.,
Read MoreClimate setbacks aren’t the end of climate action
Climate activists have faced significant setbacks in recent weeks: the Supreme Court’s recent decision to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulatory authority, Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) firm refusal to support climate provisions in a reconciliation package, and the Biden administration’s almost declaration of a
Read MoreRussia attacks Ukrainian port of Odessa following deal to export grain: officials
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Read MoreIt’s time to double the Pell Grant
Katrina is a Pell Grant recipient at Michigan State University. If she had gone to college in the mid-1970s in the early years of this federal program, her grant would have covered around 80 percent of her educational costs. Such financial support had the power to remove barriers and transform lives, putting low-income students on a path to graduate without significant debt.
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