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Environmental Defense Fund SVP Elizabeth Gore: Concrete ‘contributes significantly to overheating the planet’
Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President for Political Affairs at the Environmental Defense Fund, has expressed her support for the Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act of 2023. This legislation, introduced by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), aims to fund research and provide alternative methods to assist cement and concrete producers in reducing emissions.
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Senate approves three Biden nominees as part of U.S. efforts to combat forced labor in China
In a show of bipartisan support for officially condemning forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China, the U. S Senate confirmed three nominees to diplomatic positions considered vital to enforcing the crackdown on the Chinese government.
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Senate votes down Biden's 'blatant overreach' to mandate vaccinations
The Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for private employers took a hit Dec. 8 when the Senate voted it should be overturned.
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Senate confirms FEMA deputy administrator
The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee Erik Adrian Hooks as FEMA's deputy administrator.
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Manchin: Commercial nuclear can provide ‘enormous opportunity’ across West Virginia
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the potential range of uses for civilian nuclear energy