August 2023 archive

Sen. Lieberman vows to unveil new climate bill soon

By Elizabeth McGowan

July 25 — (WASHINGTON) Before next week ends, Sen. Joseph Lieberman vows to deliver the first draft of a comprehensive climate change bill designed to reduce heat-trapping gases by 60 percent to 80 percent by 2050.

Senate bill aims to bolster Clean Water Act

July 26 — Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., introduced a measure in the Senate Jan. 25 aimed at ensuring the Clean Water Act applies to all of the nationĀ“s rivers, streams and wetlands despite recent Supreme Court rulings that have limited the scope of the act. The bill, which earned the praise of environmental groups, is …

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