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EPA gives Louisiana authority to approve projects storing carbon dioxide underground

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Louisiana the right to approve projects that store carbon dioxide underground. These projects take carbon dioxide emitted by energy production or industrial processes and inject it into rock formations underground to prevent it from going into the atmosphere and worsening climate change. The EPA said last week that...

X brings back news headlines in user posts

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is bringing back news headlines in user posts, reversing a change made by owner Elon Musk. In October, Musk announced that the social media platform would change how links to news posts would appear in users’ feeds. It removed headlines and text that were previously displayed...

‘Banished’ words of 2024 released by Michigan university, continuing tradition

Here's a quick hack: a Michigan university says it's time to stop using these iconic, yet cringe-worthy, words before they lose their impact.

Fidelity cuts X valuation amid Musk turmoil

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Fidelity cuts X valuation amid Musk turmoil Fidelity has marked down the value of its shares in X Holdings Corp., the parent company of the platform formerly known as Twitter, by 71.5 percent since Elon Musk's purchase of the company. © Pavlo...

$35 insulin price cap goes into effect

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Industry insulin price cap goes into effect More Americans are now eligible to purchase insulin for $35, after leading manufacturers instituted new pricing Jan. 1. © AP The three major insulin manufacturers announced moves to slash insulin prices...

Barr says efforts to boot Trump from primary ballots ‘doomed to legal failure’

Former Attorney General Bill Barr called efforts to push former President Trump from primary ballots “doomed to legal failure” in an op-ed for The Free Press on Tuesday. “The actions of Colorado and Maine, and other states that follow suit, are not only doomed to legal failure, they also embolden and empower the former president,”...

Leading anti-vaccine activist joins RFK Jr. campaign as communications director

Del Bigtree, a leading anti-vaccine activist, has joined Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign as communications director. In a letter to supporters, Bigtree called for donations and said Kennedy is healing the divide among Americans “who censor vs. those who disagree.” Kennedy, who switched his bid from Democrat to independent in October, has been a...

Trump appeals Maine 14th Amendment ballot ban

Former President Trump on Tuesday appealed a decision kicking him off Maine’s primary ballot to state court, beginning the next phase of the consequential 14th Amendment case. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) disqualified Trump last week, making Maine the second state to rule Trump is ineligible under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban. Trump’s...

Evening Report — GOP rivals storm Iowa

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon}   Evening Report     © AP Photo/Evan Vucci/Mark Pynes/The Patriot-News via AP/Charles Krupa GOP rivals storm Iowa ahead of caucuses Republican presidential candidates are kicking off the new year with a series of events in Iowa ahead of the state's...

Appeals court delivers fatal blow to California city pushing natural gas ban

A federal appeals panel handed a fatal blow to an ordinance passed by the City of Berkeley, California, that would have banned new natural gas hookups in buildings.

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