92 lawmakers ask EPA to reconsider decreased herbicide allowances
A group of 92 House lawmakers wrote a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday asking it to reconsider its proposed rule decreasing allowances for a widely used herbicide. EPA Administrator Michael Regan has taken aim at the use of atrazine, commonly used to protect corn, sugarcane and other crops from weeds, as part of a yearslong review of the herbicide that included an
Read MoreBiden administration announces $310M in funding for water reuse projects amid widespread drought
The Biden Administration announced the allocation of over $300 million in funding for water reuse projects across the country Thursday as the West faces its driest period in human history. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton announced that $309.8 million will be allocated to the "design and construction of water reuse projects across the country," according to a press release
Read MoreNBC News correspondent Richard Engel shares news of son's death
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Read MoreJudge orders Starbucks to reinstate fired workers who led unionization effort
A federal judge on Thursday ordered Starbucks to reinstate seven employees at a Memphis store after finding the company illegally retaliated against them for helping organize a union. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Judge Sheryl Lipman told Starbucks it had five days to reinstate the employees, known as the “Memphis Seven,” whom the coffee chain said it fired on Feb. 8 for previously violating its safety policies, sparking a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). "Today's federal court decision ordering Starbucks to reinstate
Read MoreDefense & National Security — Taiwan welcomes further visits from U.S. officials
Taiwan’s highest-ranking official in the Unites States is welcoming further visits to the independent island from U.S. officials despite China’s recent aggressive moves. We’ll share the official’s exclusive conversation with The Hill and take a look at Ukraine issuing warnings regarding Russia’s shelling around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Also, what message does Moscow’s movement of high-tech missiles to its western-most Baltic province send? This is Defense & National Security, your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon,
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