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TAGGED FOR EPA: Michael Regan has been named by the Biden Administration to head EPA. His confirmation hearings are to begin soon. A large group of ag organizations are supporting his nomination. Incoming EPA staff not requiring Senate confirmation loaded with litigation experience in advancing environmental justice agenda.
A diverse group of 23 agricultural groups wrote Senate Environment and Public Works leaders in support of Michael Regan who’s been nominated to serve as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Currently, a nomination hearing date has not been set for Regan.
“As Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Michael Regan has an established record of listening to all stakeholders, including farmers and ranchers,” states the letter to incoming EPW Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., and Ranking Member Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va. “During his tenure, he has worke
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Oil closes above $50, marking another milestone in pandemic recovery
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FILE - In this April 17, 2020 file photo, the sun sets behind an array of pump jacks outside Midland, Texas. Oil closed above $50 a barrel for the first time since February, marking another milestone toward Houston’s recovery from the worst oil bust in a generation.Eli Hartman, MBI / Associated Press
Oil closed above $50 a barrel for the first time since February, marking a significant milestone toward Houston’s recovery from the worst oil bust in a generation.
West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. crude benchmark, settled at $50.63 a barrel in New York on Wednesday, the highest close in more than 10 months and a dramatic turnaround from late April, when prices went negative for the first time in history. Analysts say $50 oil is enough for many U.S. shale companies to break even, but not quite high enough to make a profit.
The SolarWinds homepage, warning customers to update their software and featuring a video apology from the CEO.
WASHINGTON: As lawmakers struggle to come to grips with the sheer magnitude of the Solar Winds hack “pretty clearly” executed by Russia, some have suggested the cyber intrusion amounts to an “act of war.” It’s not, multiple experts told us and framing it as one could make it harder to solve the actual cybersecurity problem, which is as insidious as it is pervasive.
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“The depth and scope of the intrusion is breathtaking,” former top congressional intelligence staffer Andy Keiser told us. “The scariest thing is the Russians could, and almost certainly will, lurk deep inside of our nation’s most sensitive networks, including those holding nuclear secrets, for months, if not years.”