The president touted investments in extreme heat resilience and offshore wind at the site of a converted coal plant in Massachusetts, but stopped short of declaring a “climate emergency.”
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Monkeypox likely isn’t much of a threat to the public, a White House official says
The risk posed to the U.S. general public from ongoing outbreaks of monkeypox cases is low, a White House official told Morning Edition on Monday.
Interior Secretary Haaland still undecided on King Cove Road after village visit
Haaland said she heard from residents about the importance of the road due to various transportation and medical challenges. As of now, she said, she’s made no decision.
The Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s high court.
The future cost of climate inaction? $2 trillion a year, says the government
With time running out to head off the worst damage from climate change, the United States government is starting to quantify the cost of inaction – for taxpayers.
Biden’s Coast Guard pick would become the 1st woman to command a military branch
Fagan, who has served on all seven continents, is currently the Coast Guard’s vice commandant, acting as second-in-command at the branch and executing the commandant’s strategic intent, among other duties.
Patients’ perilous months-long waiting for Medicaid coverage is a sign of what’s to come
Consumer advocates who connect people to safety-net programs worry that an overwhelmed workforce won’t be able to keep up.
Murkowski says she’ll support Jackson for Supreme Court
Murkowski said she wants to reject the “corrosive politicization” of Supreme Court confirmation.
New provision of Violence Against Women Act empowers tribal governments to exercise jurisdiction on tribal land
The bill establishes a pilot program for tribes to exercise what’s called special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction.
US airline CEOs call on President Biden to end the federal mask mandate on planes
The letter was signed by the leaders of 10 U.S. companies, including six of the largest airlines in the country: Alaska Airlines, American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest and United.