The improvement in air quality over the past month of the coronavirus lockdown has led to…
Month: April 2020
Trees are bringing me joy in lockdown – and here’s how I’m learning to identify them | Adrian Chiles
I left London this week for the first time in more than a month to make…
Lawmakers made hundreds of stock transactions during pandemic, watchdog finds
Sen. Richard Burr came under fire after selling off holdings shortly before the market tanked because…
Hispanic Caucus calls on Trump admin to investigate working conditions for meatpackers
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), the Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair, led an effort to investigate working conditions…
Senate readies confirmation hearing for John Ratcliffe as intel chief
Rep. John Ratcliffe. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo The Senate Intelligence Committee is preparing to hold a…
Pelosi taps 7 lawmakers to select coronavirus committee
Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday appointed seven Democratic members to a newly created House panel meant…
State and local government aid plan coming from House Democrats, Neal says
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo House Democrats will…
Democrats seek to curb White House spending powers after Ukraine, border wall disputes
Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo Top House Democrats unveiled a bill Wednesday that…
‘Sweet City’: the Costa Rica suburb that gave citizenship to bees, plants and trees
“Pollinators were the key,” says Edgar Mora, reflecting on the decision to recognise every bee, bat,…
Millions of farm animals culled as US food supply chain chokes up
Covid-related slaughterhouse shutdowns in the US are leading to fears of meat shortages and price rises,…