Environmental Legislation

Wildfires

House approves bill to help West fight wildfires, drought – Associated Press

Photo: A firefighter extinguishes flames as the Oak Fire crosses Darrah Rd. in Mariposa County, Calif. The House on Friday approved wide-ranging legislation aimed at helping communities in the West cope with increasingly severe wildfires and drought — fueled by climate change — that have caused billions of dollars of damage to homes and businesses

Climate Change

Climate progress remains elusive for Biden on Earth Day

With a backdrop of flowering trees, it was a setting fit for the signing of major environmental legislation. Even Seattle’s notorious clouds parted as President Joe Biden stepped up to speak Friday. But when he sat down at a small desk with the presidential seal that had been set up for the occasion, there was

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