Failed Obama Rail Project Collapses, Nigeria Purchases Unused Trains

A Nigerian city purchased two trains intended for a high-speed rail line in Wisconsin more than a decade after the Obama administration doled out $810 million to the state for the project.…

Energy Department To Recruit Workers To Fight Climate Change In Largest Expansion Since 1977

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Thursday that it would begin hiring 1,000 employees for its so-called Clean Energy Corps which will be tasked with fighting climate change. The new climate unit…

‘No Interest In Fossil Gas’: Green Group Takes Over Global Fracking Company

A prominent U.K. green energy group took over a firm dedicated to fracking for natural gas, vowing to halt all fossil fuel production and cancel further development, The Guardian reported. The North…

Climate Activists Oppose Major Solar Projects Over Deforestation Concerns

A group of environmentalists voiced opposition to potential Massachusetts solar projects that could generate at least 250 kilowatts of electricity. The majority of those who attended a public hearing hosted by the…

Senate Democrats Block Bipartisan Nord Stream 2 Sanctions

Senate Democrats garnered enough votes Thursday to block a bipartisan bill reimposing sanctions on the Russian pipeline Nord Stream 2 from being sent to the House for consideration. While 55 senators voted…

Environmentalists Rattled After Top White House Climate Officials Resign

Two unexpected resignations by senior White House climate officials have rattled environmental activists within and outside the administration, Politico reported. White House Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ) environmental justice director Cecilia Martinez…

2021 Was Colder Than Recent Years But Followed Warming Trend, US Says

Last year marked the sixth-warmest year on record, but it was colder than both 2019 and 2020, according to two independent federal reports. The average surface temperature worldwide, measured via land stations…

NYC Students Stage Walkout Calling For Remote Learning Options Over COVID Concerns

New York, NY – New York City students walked out of school Tuesday as part of a protest calling for a temporary halt in in-person learning amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.…

Democrats Who Backed Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Suddenly Reverse Positions

Several Senate Democrats have quickly reversed their previous positions on whether to sanction the Russian-built Nord Stream 2 pipeline in light of President Joe Biden’s agenda. The Democratic lawmakers have backtracked in…

New Hampshire Republicans Target Democratic Rep Chris Pappas With New Congressional Map

Andrew Trunsky on January 7, 2022 New Hampshire Republicans are advancing a new congressional map that puts Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas in far greater danger of losing reelection. The new, two-seat map,…

White House spokeswoman blames Donald Trump for latest COVID-19 outbreak

WASHINGTON, DC – One full year after taking office, President Joe Biden, who told Americans that he had a plan to defeat COVID-19 is now having his press secretary tell the country…

Tesla Opens Showroom In Region At The Center Of China’s Uyghur Genocide

Tesla opened a new showroom in China’s Xinjiang region, where authorities have been conducting genocide against the country’s Uyghur Muslim population, the Wall Street Journal reported. The electric car company announced it…

Analysis: The Top Governor’s Races To Watch In 2022

Democrats four years ago rode a blue wave to governors’ mansions across the country, flipping Republican-held seats in the Midwest, Northeast and West alike. Now, however, many of those governors face Republican…

Governor Murphy returns from Central American vacation…touts COVID-19 successes, says “We can finally see the light”

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy returned home from his week-long Central American family vacation in Costa Rica and immediately touted his 2021 successes dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. “A…

Ex-Afghanistan President Who Fled Says Trump’s Deal With Taliban ‘Erased Us’

Former President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, who fled the country as it fell to the Taliban, argued the deal between former President Donald Trump and the Taliban paved the way for the…

New Jersey logs record 27,000 COVID-19 cases statewide on Wednesday as Phil Murphy continues Costa Rican family vacation

TRENTON, NJ – All is not well in New Jersey. If you don’t know somebody in New Jersey with the omicron strain of the COVID-19 virus, you probably don’t know too many…

Gas Prices Set To Surge Again, Industry Analysis Shows

The price of gasoline is set to increase to $4 per gallon or more within five months, according to an industry analysis released Tuesday. The gas price surge is forecasted to take…

Department of Justice Awards More Than $300 Million to Fight Opioid and Stimulant Crisis and to Address Substance Use Disorders

WASHINGTON ― The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards totaling more than $300 million to help combat America’s substance use crisis, which has worsened during the…

New Jersey governor missing in action as COVID-19 continues to soar, cases increase and testing nearly impossible to get

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will not be taking time out from his Central American Christmas vacation with his family in Costa Rica as cases of COVID-19 continue to…

‘Mild Symptoms’: Stocks, Oil Surge To Highs As Investors Shake Off Omicron Concerns

The stock and oil markets surged Monday as investors brushed aside concerns that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 would slow economic growth in the near future. The S&P index, which measures 500…

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