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California congressman urges closer consultation with tribes on offshore wind

A California congressman says tribes should be more involved in the decision-making process for the development of the first offshore wind farms along the West Coast

The Independent UK

Enraged Democrats mull bailout for Mike Johnson's foreign aid package

"It just speaks to the recklessness and cluelessness of this Republican majority."

Axios

House members raise questions about Johnson’s invite of ‘hate preacher’ - Roll Call

A guest appearance by Jack Hibbs, who led the House in prayer in January, has captured the attention of Jared Huffman and other Democrats.

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Gaza carnage: Congress has done nothing

Only a handful of Democrats are even willing to stand up for a ceasefire — so U.S. support for bloodshed continues

Salon

Ban on ‘cyanide bombs’ on US public lands celebrated as a win for wildlife

Move builds on decisions by states like Oregon to fully or partially prohibit the use of M-44s used to kill predators and other wildlife

The Guardian - US

Spring-loaded ‘cyanide bombs’ were planted to take out coyotes. They ended up killing thousands of pets

The US Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators

The Independent UK

US agency to end use of 'cyanide bomb' to kill coyotes and other predators, citing safety concerns

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators

The Independent UK

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How the nonreligious in Congress view Speaker Mike Johnson - Roll Call

‘Most people … don’t want to live in a theocracy,’ says Rep. Jared Huffman. But Congress is more religious than the people it serves.

Roll Call

Democrats unveil plan for plastics

The sweeping bill is unlikely to pass, but its components could still make an impact

Salon

Farm fields don't just feed us. They store carbon. But a big question is how much

Soil and its potential for storing carbon is gaining attention from farmers, researchers and even Congress

The Independent UK

Dems laugh at MTG's call for "decorum"

Greene "calling for decorum is like Leonardo DiCaprio telling people to date people their own age," Democrat jokes

Salon

These rural schools face a financial 'cliff.' Will partisan bickering cut off a lifeline?

WASHINGTON — Anmarie Swanstrom had driven four hours along twisting mountain roads, through the fire-scarred Shasta-Trinity National Forest, to Sacramento to catch a red-eye flight.

Los Angeles Times

Dems raise alarms about Capitol security ahead of Biden's State of the Union

"I mean, they talk openly about bringing guns here, and they're going to keep doing it."

Axios

A ‘most partisan’ committee drops its gun ban

Some members of the House Natural Resources Committee could be packing heat when they gather in the new session of Congress.

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A ‘most partisan’ committee drops its gun ban - Roll Call

Some members of the House Natural Resources Committee could be packing heat when they gather in the new session of Congress.

Los Angeles Times

States with poor climate policy ‘overlap’ with those seeking to limit rights, Kamala Harris says

SAN FRANCISCO — After a summer of national and global climate devastation, Vice President Kamala Harris made a stop at the Cowell Theater on Tuesday to tout Democrats’ progress on climate policy just weeks before the midterm elections.

Benzinga

Congressional Psychedelics Talks: Comments By Officials In Favor, Including Rep. Blumenauer And AOC

During a House Ways & Means Committee meeting wherein lawmakers discussed bills concerning worker and family health support access, Rep.

Benzinga

A New Federal Bill Would Help Small Weed Farmers Compete With Big MSOs

Rep. Jared Huffman and Rep. Earl Blumenauer filed a bill that would help small cannabis growers compete against multi-state operators when (and if) marijuana is federally legalized.

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House Democrats seek diplomatic solution to permitting impasse - Roll Call

House Democrats opposed to adding an energy permitting measure to a spending bill aren't yet threatening to vote no. Most hope it won't come to that.

Salon

Tlaib vows to kill Manchin IRA side deal

"He and his fossil fuel donors already got far too much in the IRA," Tlaib says

Los Angeles Times

House Democrats pass sweeping health care, tax and climate bill

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Friday passed a sweeping health care, tax and climate change bill. Now they have to sell it.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

While McKinney fire rages, wildfire legislation stalls. Here’s what feds can do immediately

WASHINGTON — As the McKinney fire grew to become California’s largest of the season, leaving four people dead so far in Siskiyou County, members of Congress resigned that they could do nothing but hope:

Salon

Right-wing group claims it's a "church"

Forty lawmakers are calling on the IRS and the Treasury to investigate Tony Perkins' Family Research Council

Los Angeles Times

Climate crisis hawks have questions about energy policies in Democrats’ new plan

WASHINGTON — Climate crisis hawks are raising significant questions about Democrats’ emerging legislative deal to address healthcare, energy and taxes, a potential roadblock to swift passage of a key portion of President Biden’s agenda.

Tribune News Service

After Manchin tanks talks, climate action moves to life support

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin III’s decision to oppose at least for now provisions in his party’s climate and social programs bill that would reduce fossil fuel emissions presents a dramatic but not necessarily fatal setback for the legislation and the prospect of averting what science contends will be a…

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