Laws & Regulations

Senators Ask U.S. Border Agency About Reported Tracking Of Journalists

"Two senior U.S. senators asked U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday to provide information on a report that the agency inappropriately tracked seven American journalists covering the migrant caravan from Central America last year."

Source: Reuters, 03/12/2019

"Trump Budget Seeks Cuts In Science Funding"

"President Trump’s third budget request, released Monday, again seeks cuts to a number of scientific and medical research enterprises, including a 13 percent cut to the National Science Foundation, a 12 percent cut at the National Institutes of Health and the termination of an Energy Department program that funds speculative technologies deemed too risky for private investors."

Source: Washington Post, 03/12/2019

"Trump Seeks Cuts For Cleanup Of Great Lakes, Other Waterways"

"President Donald Trump is making another attempt to slash federal funding that goes toward cleaning up major U.S. waterways including the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay, even though Congress has thwarted his previous attempts, according to budget documents released Monday."

Source: AP, 03/12/2019

N.J. Again Accusing Oil Giant Of Dumping Cancer-Causing Chemicals

"Nearly three and a half years after settling with ExxonMobil for the largest environmental settlement in Garden State history, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced on Thursday that the state is again going after the oil giant."

Source: Newark Star-Ledger, 03/11/2019

"School Lessons Targeted By Climate Change Doubters"

"A Connecticut lawmaker wants to strike climate change from state science standards. A Virginia legislator worries teachers are indoctrinating students with their personal views on global warming. And an Oklahoma state senator wants educators to be able to introduce alternative viewpoints without fear of losing their jobs."

Source: AP, 03/08/2019

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