President Trump is expected to announce $700 million in federal support for coal plants, new projects and a coal export terminal. The plan drew praise from the coal industry and sharp criticism from environmental groups.
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Education groups have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Energy to prevent the implementation of a new policy that would cap "indirect costs" on federal research grants at 15%, arguing that such cuts could harm scientific research at American universities. The plaintiffs express concerns that the funding reductions could negatively impact the United States' leadership in global innovation, particularly in critical areas like nuclear deterrence and energy development. This legal challenge underscores ongoing tensions over research funding allocation and its implications for universities' educational missions and tax-exempt status.
FBI Director Christopher Wray has confirmed that the FBI has assessed that the Covid-19 pandemic is most likely the result of a laboratory incident in Wuhan, China. He noted that the FBI has a team of agents, professionals, analysts, virologists, and microbiologists dedicated to researching the origins of the virus, and that the FBI has "moderate confidence" in the lab-leak theory. Wray's comments come at a time when the US government is divided on the origin of the virus, and the FBI's assessment is an important step in understanding the origin of the virus.
Key takeaways: The Energy Department’s report concluded with “low confidence” that it is plausible the COVID-19 pandemic originated from a laboratory leak. The report was…
The US Department of Energy has concluded with "low confidence" that the Covid-19 pandemic "likely" originated from a laboratory leak in Wuhan, China, according to a classified report delivered to key lawmakers on the House and Senate Intelligence Committees. Intelligence agencies can make assessments with either low, medium or high confidence, but one source cautioned that the DOE's conclusion was not being viewed as hugely significant due to interagency disagreements. The US Department of Energy's assessment is the latest in a series of reports from the US government and other countries that have sought to determine the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic.