People to watch on energy, environmental issues in 2025
Click here to see what's new on The Hill {beacon} energy and environment energy and environment Full text Biden's Interior Department announces new conservation measures as he resigns The Biden administration on Monday proposed two phases of new environmental protections for locations in the western United States, starting a process that extends into the […]
Polar vortex headed for United States will bring ‘exceptionally cold’ temps in the new year: ‘Weather models are screaming’
January is shaping up to be the coldest in a decade as a polar vortex moves south across the eastern half of the United States, shocking a country that has enjoyed an unusually mild end to the year. “It's going to be cold and then very cold,” a Fox Weather meteorologist told The Post on […]
Rank-and-file bank workers sell client data to online scammers: report
Bank officials are selling customer data in backroom deals with online fraudsters, facilitating sophisticated scams targeting Americans' survival savings, the report says. These bank insiders, typically the lowest-paid employees, continue to be arrested for selling personal information, exposing major weaknesses in banks' security. Bloomberg News reported. “The more employees within a company have access to […]
Syria’s Jihadi Overlord Says No Elections for up to 4 Years
The head of al-Qaeda offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which currently runs Syria, told Saudi media on Sunday that jihadists would hold elections for up to three years before drawing up a new constitution. He said he expected it could take four years. . Ahmed al-Sharah, formerly known by the jihadi name 'Abu Mohammed al-Jolani', […]
Biden ‘Careful’ Not to Blame Harris for Election Defeat
President Joe Biden does not appear to blame Vice President Kamala Harris for his landslide election loss to President-elect Donald Trump, a Biden aide said. washington post Saturday. The president reportedly claims he still could have defeated Trump if he had ignored calls to resign and stayed in the race. Judging by Biden's poor debate […]
Jonas Valanciunas could be a Knicks target before trade deadline
WASHINGTON — Before Jonas Valanciunas signed a three-year, $32 million contract with the Wizards (a free-agent deal that almost immediately felt like a future trade item), the bruising center talked a little about the Knicks' interest. I heard it. “I don't know how serious it was. My agent took care of it,” Valanciunas told the […]
Tennesseans still on hook for state property taxes despite devastation from Hurricane Helene — at least for now
Tennesseans still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Helen will have to pay state property taxes unless lawmakers come up with some relief. State residents and their political leaders have been debating property tax issues for months since Hurricane Helen devastated the region in late September. A few weeks after the storm, the IRS intervened […]
Knicks top Wizards behind Josh Hart’s triple-double for eighth straight win
WASHINGTON — This time it wasn't quite as dramatic. The Knicks didn't need a double nickel or Monday's late comeback to defeat the Wizards, but instead used a balanced offense, a triple-double gem from Josh Hart, and a late scoring outburst from Karl-Anthony Towns to defeat the Wizards at 126. They won against 106. At […]
‘Final insult’: Biden admin signs off on $5.9 billion more for Ukraine
President Joe Biden approved $2.5 billion in “security assistance” on Monday, while Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen issued another $3.4 billion in “direct budget support” to Ukraine. In just one day, the Biden administration gave the go-ahead for nearly $6 billion in aid to Ukraine. Since Russia invaded in February 2022, Ukraine has received More than […]
MTA gets OK to start $9 Manhattan congestion toll following ruling — Hochul calls it ‘massive win for commuters’
A political war on the Hudson erupted Monday over New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA's controversial $9 congestion toll. Following a ruling by a federal judge in Newark, the MTA will now be able to begin charging the nation's first congestion tolls for entering Manhattan south of 60th Street starting Sunday, January 5th. […]