Equilibrium/Sustainability — Game, set, match on plastic bottles
A former junior Wimbledon champion is challenging her fellow players to improve their tennis tactics — not with respect to the game itself, but with regards to their court-side environment. Laura Robson, 28, called upon Wimbledon on Thursday to
Read MoreAhead of July 4th, Democrats frustrated with Biden's gas-tax holiday push
House Democrats are grumbling their way into the July 4th holiday, dubious that President Biden's proposed gas-tax moratorium would help consumers and frustrated that it's highlighted internal party divisions heading into the final months of the midterm campaign. With gas prices approaching — and in some cases topping — $5 per gallon across the country, Democratic leaders are scrambling for ways to provide real-time relief for exasperated consumers. Last week, with July 4th looming, Biden used his bully pulpit to champion one such strategy,
Read MoreBiden administration punts on whether to open up more offshore drilling
The Biden administration is punting a decision on whether to open up more lease sales for offshore drilling. In a statement issued Friday, the administration said it is still working on a plan, and that when issued it could include as many as 11 specific lease sales for offshore oil and gas drilling or as few as zero. An Interior Department official said equal weight is being given to scenarios with zero sales, some sales or all 11 sales. The statement was issued one day after a previous five-year offshore drilling plan expired. That plan had been launched b
Read MoreInsulin should not be a luxury: INSULIN Act would support those who manage type 1 diabetes
Imagine you need to take a drug multiple times a day, where going even a day or two without it will make you sick. Going without it longer will be life-threatening. Now, imagine that this drug costs you as much as $1,000 each month. Unfortunately, this is the day-to-day reality for more than 7 million insulin-dependent Americans, including the nearly 1.6 million impacted by type 1 diabetes—thus far, an incurable autoimmune disease. When insulin is too expensive, people ration it—as many as
Read MoreTexas board of education strikes down proposal to call slavery ‘involuntary relocation’
A proposal by Texas state educators to call slavery “involuntary relocation” in second grade classes has been rejected by the State Board of Education. The proposal, first reported by the Texas Tribune, was introduced at the board’s June 15 meeting. Throughout the summer, the board will consider several curriculum updates to comply with lawmakers’ requirements to keep subjects that make students uncomfortable out of schools.
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