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After East Palestine disaster, let’s reconsider how we transport hazardous materials

The disastrous train derailment in Ohio last month, followed by another derailment from the same company just last week, has brought attention to the impact of pollution on underserved communities. While access to clean air and clean water is a fundamental right, the people of Ohio have been let down, and the Biden administration and the legacy media largely ignored their plight, at least at first.

A new era of relations with China requires a new diplomatic playbook

There is no reason why we can’t thread the needle of a new era of relations with China without putting us on a path toward conflict.

Environmental groups sue over Biden administration approval of Alaska oil drilling project

Two separate coalitions of environmental organizations have sued the Biden administration over its approval of the Willow Project, a controversial oil drilling project in northwestern Alaska. The litigation accuses the administration of insufficiently assessing how the endeavor would affect the surrounding indigenous community and endangered species. Representatives for the nearby village of Nuiqsut made similar...

Buttigieg says ‘more mistakes than usual’ happening with air travel after uptick in close calls

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday said that there have been "more mistakes than usual" in U.S. air travel recently after dozens of close calls, pressing the air travel sector to help address the situation. “U.S. aviation remains an exceptionally safe mode of travel — whether you compare it to other modes, whether you compare...

PHOTOS: Florida police rescue young manatee from red tide

As red tide continues to impact beaches along Florida's gulf coast, authorities have been rescuing animals that have been caught up in the harmful algal blooms.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba: Russia must be removed from the United Nations Security Council

Let me reiterate what I said at the United Nations Security Council in February: Russia has turned the seat of a permanent member into a throne of impunity.

Russia views US drone incident as provocation, ambassador says

Russia's ambassador to the U.S. said Moscow views Tuesday’s incident between a U.S. drone and a Russian fighter jet, which resulted in the downing of the American aircraft over the Black Sea, as a provocation. Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov was summoned to the State Department on Tuesday, and characterized his message in that meeting...

French bulldog ousts Labrador retriever to become top US dog breed

For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according to the American Kennel Club.

DOJ urges judge to reject Navarro’s executive privilege claims in trial over Jan. 6 subpoena

The Justice Department is encouraging a judge to exclude at trial any claims from former President Trump aide Peter Navarro that he defied a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee due to concerns over executive privilege. The late Tuesday filing from the department comes in response to a successful last-minute effort by Navarro to...

EPA issues final rule cutting interstate smog

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday morning announced finalized new rules on interstate air pollution, regulating downwind interstate pollution. The latest “Good Neighbor” rule will affect nitrogen oxide pollution that is a key ingredient in smog from facilities in 23 states. On a call with reporters, EPA Administrator Michael Regan estimated about 80 million...

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