Long-Delayed Pipeline Begins Pumping West Virginia Natural Gas to Mid-Atlantic Power Plants

Mountain Valley Pipeline will feed 2 billion cubic feet per day of fracked shale gas into electric grid. Three days after receiving final federal approval and nearly a decade after it was first proposed, the 303-mile, $7.85 billion Mountain Valley Pipeline is funneling natural gas from West Virginia into Virginia, where it will boost fuel

DC Circuit Tosses DOJ Bid to Force Steve Wynn to Register as Foreign Agent

The judges said the the casino tycoon has no obligation to register for alleged work performed seven years ago. A federal appeals court has rejected the U.S. Department of Justice’s bid to revive a lawsuit seeking to compel Las Vegas casino tycoon and Republican megadonor Steve Wynn to register as an agent of China. Mr.

Senators Question Federal Lands Chief on How Idaho Wind Farm Got OK Despite Local Objections

The Bureau of Land Management director defended the agency’s approval of a 4,500-acre wind farm over vehement county, state opposition. A controversial Idaho wind project has been tentatively approved by the federal government despite overwhelming opposition from local residents, seven county governments, and the state legislature, raising questions about who, or what, is driving land-use

Senators Question Federal Lands Chief on How Idaho Wind Farm Got OK Over Local Objections

The Bureau of Land Management director defended the agency’s approval of a 4,500-acre wind farm over vehement county, state opposition. An Idaho wind project has been tentatively approved by the federal government over overwhelming opposition from local residents, seven county governments, and the state legislature, raising questions about who, or what, is driving land-use policy

Chronic Absenteeism Rates at Schools Still Way Above Pre-COVID Levels

As high school seniors across the country line up to receive their diplomas this month, public school leaders look ahead to the continued fight against chronic absenteeism so students can graduate on time. The attendance problem reached a crisis level—a national average of about 31 percent in the 2021–2022 academic year—when students in most states

House Passes $883 Billion Annual Defense Bill With Culture War Amendments

The final tally of the vote on the National Defense Authorization Act was 217–199 with six Democrats voting in favor and three Republicans voting against. The House of Representatives on June 14 passed its annual defense policy bill with GOP-approved culture war amendments that are certain to put the House on a collision course with