Haaland defends Interior policies, cites unused leases
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended the Biden administration’s progress on federal fossil fuel leasing at a hearing Wednesday of the Senate Appropriations Committee, emphasizing the industry’s unused leases on federal lands. Questioning Haaland, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) invoked the recent five-year leasing proposal issued by the Interior Department, asking about the likelihood that the administration would hold zero lease sales, which the plan identifies as an option. Haaland did not offer an estimate, only saying the department would factor in pub
Read MoreBank of America economists expecting mild recession this year
Bank of America economists predicted that the United States will face a mild recession this year in a report released on Wednesday. The economists previously forecast the economy underachieving its potential but still having positive growth output, but economic momentum has slowed more rapidly than they predicted. The report states that the most concerning trend is slowing momentum in spending on services. The analysis comes as the Labor Department reported We
Read MoreWhat do the images from NASA’s Webb telescope tell us?
From its vantage point 1 million miles away from Earth, NASA’s Webb telescope just started to unravel new insights about the universe. So, what is most exciting about the latest data caught in the “spider web” of the telescope’s 18 hexagonal segments of its primary mirror? The new Webb data shows evidence for water vapor, hazes and some previously unseen clouds, on the gas-giant planet WASP-96b. The planet’s mass is half of Jupiter's mass and transits in front of its st
Read MoreGraham seeks to quash grand jury subpoena in Trump Georgia probe
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is asking a federal court to quash a grand jury subpoena for his testimony in the Fulton County district attorney’s investigation into former President Trump’s efforts to undermine Georgia's election results. Graham intends to ask a federal judge to quash the subpoena on the grounds that he cannot be compelled to testify because his conversations with state officials were part of his official conduct as a legislator, according to copies of the filings provided to The Hill by Graham's lawyers. “Senator Graham’s contact with Georgia officials r
Read MoreOur children are in crisis; thus, our village is in crisis
As a society, we often refer to the proverb, it takes a village to raise a child. The village — families, friends, schools, clinical professionals, communities and elected officials — has never been more important as our children experience the pain and impacts caused by struggles with their mental health. Our children are in crisis; thus, our village is in crisis. The numbers are heartbreaking. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits
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