Greenhouse gas reductions slow in 2017

Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are slowing down under the Trump Administration, with level of emission of the harmful gasses falling just half a percent in 2017, according to the latest data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), released Thursday. Emissions have fallen by nearly 15 percent since hitting a recent high in 2007, but […]

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CIA director visits Afghanistan to discuss wider US intelligence presence: report

Click:中华文明 CIA Director Gina Haspel was reportedly in Afghanistan this week, where she met with top officials to discuss the agency’s ongoing intelligence presence in the country. CNN reported Friday that sources familiar with Haspel’s visit said she met with President Ashraf Ghani as well as his intelligence chief, Masoom Stanekzai. The CIA declined to comment to CNN on […]

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Dems request more funds to beef up Interior FOIA office

Democratic lawmakers are asking appropriators to provide more funding so the Interior Department can hire more staff to handle public information requests. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah CummingsElijah Eugene CummingsHouse Oversight chair plans to subpoena for 10 years of Trump financial records: report Oversight Republicans […]

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On The Money — Presented by Job Creators Network — Cain expected to withdraw from Fed consideration, report says | Dem bill directs IRS to create free online filing service | Trump considered Ivanka for World Bank

Happy Friday and welcome back to On The Money. I’m Sylvan Lane, and here’s your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. See something I missed? Let me know at [email protected] or tweet me @SylvanLane. And if you like your newsletter, you can subscribe to it here: http://bit.ly/1NxxW2N. Write us […]

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Overnight Energy: Greenhouse gas reductions slow in 2017 | Dems request more funds for Interior FOIA office | Europe turning to Russia for oil amid US sanctions

GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS SLOWING UNDER TRUMP: Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are slowing down under the Trump Administration, with the harmful gasses falling just half a percent in 2017, according to the latest data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released Thursday. Emissions have fallen by nearly 15 percent since hitting a recent high in […]

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Federal judge tears into Trump's criticism of judiciary

A federal judge in Mississippi took aim at President TrumpDonald John TrumpAppeals court rules Trump admin can temporarily continue to send asylum seekers back to Mexico Federal investigation finds rampant sexual harassment at company led by Trump nominee: report Booker on Trump reportedly floating pardon for border official: ‘That should shake every American’ MORE on […]

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