U.S. Senate committee launches investigation of asthma inhaler prices
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The U.S. Senate Committee on HELP announced Monday it will investigate the price of asthma inhalers made by four pharmaceutical companies.
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Climate and Energy News Roundup: January 2024
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Leading scientists warn that it’s “becoming inevitable” that countries will miss the ambitious target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius that they set eight years ago at the Paris Climate Agreement.
National Defense Authorization Act 2024 passes U.S. House, proceeds to Biden’s desk
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The U.S. House passed the NDAA for 2024 in a 310 to 118 vote today. The $886 billion legislation passed the U.S. Senate yesterday.
Climate, energy news roundup: Stories of interest on the environmental front
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A new study by legendary climate scientist James Hansen and his colleagues has found that global warming is accelerating faster than anticipated.
Lawrence Wittner: Billionaires in China, U.S. have much in common
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In recent decades, a growing similarity has developed between the Chinese and U.S. economic systems. Despite the Chinese Communist Party’s talk of “socialism,” the rapidly-expanding Chinese economy has become increasingly capitalist.
Climate and Energy News Roundup: November 2023
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Recent research indicates that accelerated ice melt in west Antarctica is inevitable for the rest of the century.
Climate and Energy News Roundup: What’s making news in the environment
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A UN climate report card on progress since the 2015 Paris Agreement says countries are trying, but urgently need to improve their efforts.
UMW ranked among best liberal arts colleges in U.S., recognized for theater department
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The University of Mary Washington is No. 11 among public liberal arts colleges on U.S. New & World Report’s 2024 “Best Colleges.”
Climate and Energy News Roundup: August 2023
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Climate scientists say that recent events indicate Earth’s climate has entered uncharted territory.
Climate and Energy News Roundup: July 2023
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This July 4th was the hottest day on record since climate scientists began using our present modeling system to estimate global daily average temperatures starting in 1979.
