National (U.S.)
Senate Votes To Give FDA Regulatory Power Over Tobacco
Newsom Calls Trump Bid For $1 Billion From Oil Industry ‘Open Corruption’
"California Governor Gavin Newsom called former President Donald Trump's request for $1 billion from the oil industry to support his reelection campaign "open corruption." Newsom, a Democrat, made the accusation in a speech Thursday at the Vatican Climate Summit, where he addressed other governors, mayors and civic and faith leaders from around the world."
"US to Start $3.4 Billion Buy-Up of Domestic Nuclear Reactor Fuel"
"The US will ask suppliers next month to bid on contracts for as much as $3.4 billion of domestically produced nuclear reactor fuel, according to a government notice."
Cancer-Causing Benzene Cut In Half At US Refineries In 2023: Report
"The number of U.S. oil refineries exceeding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s action level for benzene in 2023 was cut in half compared to 2020, according to a new report from the Environmental Integrity Project."
"Western Canada Is On Fire — Again"
"It’s a grim — and familiar — start to wildfire season in Western Canada as tinder-dry forests go up in flames."
"Extreme Summer Weather Risks Outages In Some US Regions"
"The nation’s electric grid monitor warned Tuesday that areas of New England, the Upper Midwest and the Southwest face potential energy emergencies if severe heat waves strike this summer, including risks of rolling outages."
"BLM Proposals Would End Coal Leasing In Powder River Basin"
"The Interior Department issued plans Thursday to throttle future coal mining in the nation’s largest coal-producing region." "The Bureau of Land Management proposal would end new federal coal leases in the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming, which dominates U.S. coal production."