Inches to one of the country s bedrock environmental laws if finalized federal agencies would no longer have to consider climate change before approving big projects such as oil pipelines and highways N.P.R. s Jeff Brady has more the National Environmental Policy Act or Nepa is 50 years old and requires federal agencies to analyze a project s environmental consequences and also gives the public a chance to comment on government decisions for many years now a wide range of industries have complained that the need for a process is time consuming and expensive the changes expected today are designed to streamline that process but environmental groups say the changes would undermine the intent of the law and make it difficult to plan for the effects of climate change court challenges are expected and the changes are unlikely to be made final before the November election Jeff Brady n.p.r. News Puerto Rico continues to be shaken by earthquakes there have been half a dozen already today some
New strategic weapon in the near future Democratic presidential candidate Pete Botha Gedge can no longer be referred to as mayor p. His term as mayor of South Bend Indiana ended today as his assessor was sworn in at the same time his presidential campaign is reporting donations have been pouring in here s N.P.R. s Daniel Cortes Leben footage of his campaign reported a strong showing in the 4th quarter bringing in $24700000.00 That s up from $1000200000.00 in the 3rd quarter the totals come as Democratic candidates fight over fund raising tactics but as has been criticized for holding high dollar fund raising events a campaign memo highlighted that his average donation last quarter was roughly $33.00 it did not say how much money he has on hand going into 2020 polls showed a judge in a tight race to win the Iowa caucuses despite the fact that he polls 4th nationally among Democrats according to the Real Clear Politics polling average Daniel Kurtzer even n.p.r. News Des Moines the union
By Governor Gavin Newsom following the deadly wildfires in the northern California towns of Paradise and reading in 20 teen this new California vegetation treatment program will expedite approval of thinning prescribed burning and other wild lands projects in and around $35.00 particularly vulnerable communities the money comes from a $1000000000.00 aid package approved by the governor this is the latest ambitious wildfire mitigation program to be launched by a state in the West state lands officials have grumbled that their federal counterparts are falling behind them due to federal budget cuts in the u.s. Forest Service Kirk Siegler n.p.r. News has 2020 begins the race for the Iowa caucuses remains tight N.P.R. s Daniel Kurtz Laban reports or might Senator Bernie Sanders celebrated New Year s Eve at a party with his supporters in downtown Des Moines with your how it s what it s what it will go to at the feet of those 30 drivers president is not bothered history although there are a
Has been a major spike in anti-Semitic attacks in New York this year for n.p.r. News I m Sean Carlson in New York the Russian military has declared its new intercontinental weapon operational They say the weapon can fly 27 times the speed of sound and can make Sherpa new verse while heading toward its target if true that would make the missile much harder to intercept officials say the missile can also carry a payload of up to 2 megatons the flu is in full swing just in time for the holidays the c.d.c. Estimates that 4600000 Americans have had the flu so far this season and it s not over yet N.P.R. s Sidney leptin reports 25 states are now experiencing high flu activity according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention It estimates that there have been $39000.00 hospitalizations from the flu so far the rate of hospitalization is similar to previously seasons this flu season is still gaining steam according to Dr William Schaffner with Vanderbilt University Medical Center it
Right now we re going through just some procedural business N.P.R. s Kathy Snell is actually on the Hill right now can you explain what s happening right now so this is the beginning of the day as we would normally see it when they re considering just about any legislation they would say opened with a prayer and with the Pledge of Allegiance and then they the clerks would come in and announce what is to be voted on for the day but unlike other days today they announce that we are voting on the articles of impeachment and you we heard Reverend Patrick convoy during the convocation there with some somber words which were I think unusual you know I think it s very interesting to watch the prayers at the beginning of both the Senate and the house each day the they tend to try to reflect what is happening in Congress the mood of Congress and a message about how members should proceed with the day and how they can think about their service to the country all right we are also joined in the