On Thursday, President Joe Biden will formally sign a proclamation expanding two national monuments in California and protecting nearly 120,000 acres of land, according to the White House. The proclamation will add 105,919 acres of land to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and 13,696 acres to the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. San Gabriel […]
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Biden vetoes bills that would have rolled back protections for prairie chicken and long-eared bat
Fans of the lesser prairie chicken and northern long-eared bat rejoice: President Joe Biden has vetoed two Republican-sponsored bills which aimed to undo federal protections for the two endangered species. The prairie chicken has seen population declines in recent years due to fossil fuel and agricultural development in its natural range, and decades of pushes […]
U.S. Sanctions on Russian Oil Raises Gas and Energy Prices
With Russian forces penetrating through the lands of Ukraine, many countries around the world are finding ways to have sanctions against Russia for their inhumane acts. One of their ideas was putting sanctions on Russian oil. The problem is that Russian oil is fairly cheap in comparison to other oil prices, and that means the prices for gas and energy go up.
