The Senate voted 50-46 to overturn a Labor Department rule on ESG investing. Two Democrats joined 48 Republicans in the vote against the rule that allows retirement plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors as they make investment decisions for their clients. “People should not have their retirement funds…

President Joe Biden is flexing his veto power for the first time in his presidency. After the House and Senate voted to block a Biden administration rule on ESG investing, he vowed to veto the legislation. But the veto might not end the fight, as Republican-led states are also challenging the rule in court. The…

Construction is underway in Nevada at what will be the largest lithium mine in the U.S. Crews want to extract raw materials from the mine to boost production of electric vehicle batteries. A group of conservationists and Native American tribes are trying to block the construction near the Oregon border saying the government violated environmental…

While the EPA is telling residents of East Palestine, Ohio that tests on their drinking water aren’t showing any contaminants linked to the toxic train wreck, not everyone is convinced. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources estimates that more than 40,000 small fish have died following the disaster on Feb. 3. Now reports are trickling…

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announced Tuesday he’s running for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. The “Woke, Inc.” author joins a field that already includes former President Donald Trump and former Gov. Nikki Haley, R-S.C. The 37-year-old Ohio-native has never been elected to office but has founded a lucrative biotech firm. Ramaswamy laid out an…

The U.S. military is investigating a leak of emails from a Pentagon server; a new candidate enters the 2024 presidential contest; a fourth train derailment within a month; and a massive winter storm is coming. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.  U.S. military email server exposed The U.S.…

Nuclear power is going micro. Supporters of the tiny technology said its impacts could be monumental and usher in a new era of nuclear power. Washington D.C.-based Last Energy is one company leading micro reactor revolution. The company’s tiny reactor sits on about an acre of land, produces enough energy to power a small campus,…

According to a report released Monday by leading conservation research group NatureServe, 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction. The report also found that 41% of U.S. ecosystems are facing collapse. “Two-fifths of our ecosystems are in trouble. Freshwater invertebrates and many pollinators, the foundation of…

M&M’s is turning some strange backlash over the footwear choices of their animated mascots into opportunity. Earlier this week, the brand announced it ditched its now-divisive spokescandies in favor of actress Maya Rudolph, who is already making some changes to the famous treat. M&M’s decision appears to show it bowing to backlash for being too…

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock from 100 seconds to midnight to 90 seconds to midnight Tuesday. According to the bulletin, 90 seconds is “the closest to global catastrophe” the Doomsday Clock has ever been. Areas of concern that led to the moving of the clock include: The threat of nuclear…