US energy officials release strategy to boost offshore wind
The U.S. Energy Department said Wednesday it has a new strategy to help meet the nation’s goals to vastly expand offshore wind energy.
US to auction Gulf of Mexico oil under climate compromise
Companies have offered bids on more than 2,600 square miles of federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico in a sale mandated by last year’s climate bill compromise.
Reparations for Black Californians could top $800 billion
Economists for a California task force on potential reparations for Black residents estimate payouts could reach more than $800 billion for harm caused by policing and housing discrimination.
Mass shootings seldom shift partisan policies despite outcry
Public outrage is swift following mass shootings such as the one that killed six people at a Nashville elementary school.
Nashville shooting highlights security at private schools
Around the U.S., private schools generally do not face as many requirements as public schools for developing security plans.
Poll: Cut federal spending — but not big-ticket programs
In the federal budget standoff, the majority of U.S. adults are asking lawmakers to pull off the impossible: Cut the overall size of government, but also devote more money to the most popular and expensive programs.
Probe of chocolate factory blast focuses on gas pipeline
Federal safety officials are investigating the role of a natural gas pipeline in a fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory.
New California gas price law another defeat for oil industry
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that could penalize oil companies for making too much money.
After school shooting, Tenn. gun laws likely to remain lax
A federal judge quietly cleared the way to drop the minimum age to 18 for Tennesseans to carry handguns in public without a permit the same day Nashville residents were reeling from a fatal grade school shooting that left six dead, including three children.
Large numbers of Hispanics didn’t pick single race in census
The U.S. Census Bureau says 43% of Hispanics either didn’t respond to the question asking them to select their race or selected the “some other race” box on the 2020 census form.