President Trump is directing his administration to approve a controversial road that could enable copper and cobalt mining in Alaska, the White House announced Monday. In a fact sheet, the White House said Trump would direct his administration to “promptly issue authorizations necessary” for the Ambler Road Project. The road would provide mining access to an...
Environmental advocacy group the Sierra Club is suing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), arguing the agency’s new rule doesn’t give investors the full truth about a company’s climate risks. The Sierra Club and the Sierra Club Foundation, represented by Earthjustice, filed the lawsuit Wednesday, joining a growing list of states that have filed challenges to the...
The Trump administration said this week that it plans to “review” the nation’s wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries. The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) posted a directive on its website this week in which agency director Brian Nesvik ordered the review. It said that officials should “look for refuges or hatcheries established for a purpose that no...
President Trump’s administration is ramping up pressure against Venezuela’s oil trade, sanctioning four companies operating in the country's oil industry along with four tankers connected to the firms. The Treasury Department said Wednesday it slapped sanctions on four companies with ties to Caracas’s oil sector: Aries Global Investment Ltd., Winky International Ltd., Krape Myrtle Co....
Climate-induced warming is fueling the proliferation of insects keen on invading Colorado’s forests and leaving the trees they devour for dead, a new report has found. After a wet and cool 2023, weather in the Centennial State shifted back to near-record heat and minimal precipitation last year — driving the spread of forest pests and...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Trump administration will invest more than $2 billion in transportation projects across 45 states and Washington, D.C., that will support more than 2,400 buses nationwide. According to a Thursday press release from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), an agency under the Transportation Department (DOT), the funds have been awarded...
President Trump ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and exiting Venezuela on Tuesday, continuing his escalations against the Latin American country and its leader, Nicolás Maduro. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Maduro’s “illegitimate” regime is using oil to “finance themselves, Drug Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Murder, and Kidnapping,” designating the...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his defense of President Trump's executive order boosting a controversial pesticide, which drew fury from members of the Make America Health Again (MAHA) movement. MAHA movement, spearheaded by Kennedy, is skeptical of Big Pharma — especially vaccines, Big Chemical and Big Agriculture....
Filled with tender asparagus and creamy goat cheese, this stellar quiche can easily be made ahead for a delightful weekday lunch or a celebratory brunch for Easter, Mother's Day, or any other spring holiday.
Made with mashed ripe bananas and speckled with toasted walnuts, these banana bread pancakes are tender, moist, and taste just like the classic snacking cake.
Turn a cheeseburger inside out and you get Minnesota’s Juicy Lucy, a beef patty with an ooey-gooey cheese center, nestled on a bun with pickles and griddled onions. Here's how to guarantee a molten, melty cheese filling every time.
