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The energy policy of the United States addresses issues of energy production, distribution, and consumption, such as building codes and gas mileage standards. Federal United States energy policy is governed by energy acts passed by Congress. The United States Department of Energy is responsible for implementing and overseeing American energy ...
2020s in United States history is a narrative summary of major historical events and issues in the United States from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2029. The first part is divided chronologically by Congressional sessions and the second part highlights major issues that span several years or even the entire decade.
Environmental issues in the United States include climate change, energy, species conservation, invasive species, deforestation, mining, nuclear accidents, pesticides, pollution, waste and over-population. Despite taking hundreds of measures, the rate of environmental issues is increasing rapidly instead of reducing.
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March 11 – President Biden officially signs the COVID-19 relief bill (American Rescue Plan Act of 2021) into law. [88] March 12 – The United States Senate approves the nomination of Representative Deb Haaland to be the Secretary of Interior (51-40). Haaland is the first Native American to hold a position in the President's cabinet. [89]
Responses to the case, like many issues in America, have fallen along cultural and political lines, with conservative-leaning pundits and politicians describing Penny as a hero, and progressives ...
“Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System.” More: 5 takeaways from Donald Trump's shock choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general ...
Many indigenous species became extinct soon after the first human settlement, including the North American megafauna; others have become nearly extinct since European settlement, among them the American bison and California condor. [5] Many plants and animals have declined dramatically as a result of massive conversion and other human activity.