The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is pushing the Biden administration to vaccinate everyone in immigration detention along with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) staff.

“Given the urgency posed by COVID-19 — including the introduction of new variants and continued outbreaks throughout detention centers across the country from increased population numbers — it is imperative that ICE act quickly to provide vaccines to all detained people and staff in all detention facilities nationwide,” the ACLU wrote in a letter to both Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro MayorkasAlejandro MayorkasHillicon Valley: TSA formally directs pipeline companies to report cybersecurity incidents in wake of Colonial attack | Tech trade groups sue Florida over new social media law ACLU calls for COVID-19 vaccines for those in ICE detention TSA formally directs pipeline companies to report cybersecurity incidents in wake of Colonial attack MORE and ICE acting Director Tae Johnson.

ICE data show nearly 16,000 people held in agency custody have contracted COVID-19 while being held in the close quarters of detention facilities, including nine who have died from the disease.

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Johnson told lawmakers earlier this month that roughly 6 percent of detainees had received the vaccine. The ACLU said that pales in comparison with the Bureau of Prisons, which has now offered vaccines to all inmates in federal prisons.

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“COVID-19 vaccines for ICE detainees are being allocated by local and state health departments, based on availability and the state’s vaccine implementation plan. Additionally, DHS’s Chief Medical Officer is rapidly working on scaling our own internal capability to vaccinate detainees in our care across the country,” an ICE spokesperson said in a statement, calling the agency “committed to the health and welfare of all those in its custody.”

Mayorkas on Wednesday said the administration is weighing whether to vaccinate its detainees for COVID-19, something he said was “under review.”

—Updated at 4:54 p.m.

Weekly initial unemployment claims continued their steady downward trend in the third week of May, hitting a new pandemic low of a seasonally adjusted 406,000, a drop of 38,000, or 8.6 percent, from the previous week.

While the claims remain well above historical averages, the new total was better than the 425,000 claims economists expected, and points to a steadily recovering labor market.

The growing level of vaccinations has brought daily cases of COVID-19, hospitalizations and deaths down dramatically in recent weeks, allowing local and state governments to ease restrictions and giving people renewed confidence to leave their houses and spend.

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Thursday’s report had other sunny spots as well, including a continued drop in claims through emergency unemployment programs set up for the pandemic. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, which offers benefits to gig workers and the self-employed, dropped to 93,546, only the second time it was below 100,000 since the pandemic began.

Amid the earliest pandemic restrictions at the same time last year, the program had over 1.3 million claims.

The number of continuing claims, which lags by two weeks, fell to 15.8 million in the latest report from about 16 million the previous week.

Nearly two-thirds of the continuing claims came from two emergency programs that are expected to run dry in September.

Robert Frick, a corporate economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, said the steady drops in weekly claims had become a high point in an otherwise unsteady labor recovery.

“Fewer Americans are getting laid off as COVID-19 levels drop, and many employers are now worried about finding and keeping workers,” he said, adding that weekly claims could return to normal levels around 200,000 this summer.

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“While this helps total employment, based on supply chain and other issues, we will likely see volatility in jobs numbers at least until the fall,” he said.

All eyes will be on the Labor Department’s next monthly jobs report, which is scheduled for release next Friday. The last report came in surprisingly weak, showing just 266,000 new jobs added to the economy despite expectations of around 1 million.

–Updated at 9:42 a.m.

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Reps. Ro KhannaRohit (Ro) KhannaSenate panel approves bill that would invest billions in tech GOP downplays Jan. 6 violence: Like a ‘normal tourist visit’ House conservatives take aim at Schumer-led bipartisan China bill MORE (D-Calif.) and Nancy MaceNancy MaceGOP leaders face new calls to boot Greene House Republican offers flowchart for Marjorie Taylor Greene Joe Cunningham to enter race for South Carolina governor MORE (R-S.C.) on Friday introduced legislation to strengthen the federal workforce in the wake of a year of escalating cyber threats and attacks. 

The Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act aims to build up the federal government’s cybersecurity by establishing a program to allow cybersecurity professionals to rotate through multiple federal agencies and enhance their expertise. 

The bill would encourage agency leaders to identify cybersecurity positions that can be rotated through government, and give the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) jurisdiction over the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program. 

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It would also require OPM to distribute annual lists of open federal cybersecurity positions within the program to government employees, and allow the Government Accountability Office, a federal watchdog, to assess the program.

The legislation was previously passed by the Senate in 2019, but failed to get a vote in the House. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary PetersGary PetersPostal Service sees chance to turn the page after tumultuous year Democrats worry Jan. 6 probe could divert their agenda Senators press Defense officials on expediting visas for Afghans who helped US troops MORE (D-Mich.) and Sens. John HoevenJohn Henry HoevenGOP sees immigration as path to regain power The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – All US adults now eligible for COVID vaccines The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – All US adults can get vaccine; decision Friday on J&J vax MORE (R-N.D.) and Jacky RosenJacklyn (Jacky) Sheryl RosenHillicon Valley: Parler app risks charges of selling out with Apple return | Justices hear First Amendment clash over cheerleader’s Snapchat | Google pressed to conduct racial equity audit Lawmakers introduce legislation to create civilian reserve program to fight hackers Bipartisan Senate proposal would grant million to minority businesses MORE (D-Nev.) reintroduced legislation in the Senate in April.

The bill was introduced in the House on the heels of multiple major cyber incidents in recent months, including the SolarWinds hack, which involved Russian agents compromising nine federal agencies and at least 100 private sector groups. 

In addition, Microsoft in March announced vulnerabilities on its Exchange Server application that allowed hackers to access potentially thousands of organizations, while the federal government recently scrambled to respond to a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline that led to temporary fuel shortages in several states. 

Khanna praised Peters’s current and previous work on the legislation, and told The Hill prior to the bill’s introduction this week that the legislation would help to address growing cyber threats by allowing the “best and brightest” to strengthen their skill sets at multiple agencies. 

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“The bill will help tackle the issue by allowing the rotation through different agencies, so it will help us build our cyber capabilities,” Khanna told The Hill. 

Mace also pointed to the increasing pace of cyberattacks in underlining the need for the legislation. 

“In light of recent events, we’ve seen the importance of cybersecurity now more than ever,” Mace said in a statement provided to The Hill. “This program will equip not only our current generation of cybersecurity professionals but our next, ensuring America’s grid is prepared for attack. To strengthen our cybersecurity workforce is to strengthen our national defense.”

Both Khanna and Mace serve on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, where the bill will be referred for consideration. 

Khanna noted that the recent cyberattacks, which have led to bipartisan support for addressing the nation’s cybersecurity more broadly, would likely assist in moving the bill through committee. 

“We’ve had very great conversations with committee staff on a bipartisan basis, I’m quite hopeful that this will move out of committee,” Khanna said.

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General Motors is reopening five of its plants that were shut down due to a shortage of semiconductor chips.

The company said in a statement to The Hill that two of its plants in Mexico are slated for opening on May 31 — one San Luis Potosi and one in Ramos.

The facilities in Mexico produce the Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Terrain. The San Luis plants had been down the weeks of May 17 and 24, while the Ramos facility has been down since May 3.

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Also slated for opening on May 31 is its Bupyeong facility in South Korea. The plant, which produces the Chevrolet Trailblazer and Buick Encore GX, had been operating at 50 percent capacity since April 26.

GM’s facility in Ontario, Canada, will resume production on June 14 and run through July 2, ahead of a scheduled two-week summer shutdown. The plant, which produces the Equinox, has been on downtime since Feb. 8.

A facility in Lansing, Mich., will restart production of the Chevrolet Camaro June 21, after being down since May 10. However, production of the Cadillac CT4 and CT5 will remain down through June 28.

The move comes as the auto industry as a whole grapples with the semiconductor shortage which has disrupted production and cost billions in lost revenue.

Mitsubishi has said it plans to cut production amid the shortage. Ford Motor Company has also extended shutdowns at some of its facilities in the U.S.

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A Japanese doctor who leads a major physicians’ union is warning that the upcoming Tokyo Olympics could be a superspreading event for new variants of COVID-19.

The Associated Press reported that Naoto Ueyama, the head of the Japan Doctors Union, said Thursday that he worried health officials are not properly considering the ramifications of inviting thousands of foreign athletes and support staff to the county in July.

“Since the emergence of COVID-19 there has not been such a dangerous gathering of people coming together in one place from so many different places around the world,” he reportedly told journalists at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan. “It’s very difficult to predict what this could lead to.”

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“I think the key here is if a new mutant strain of the virus were to arise as a result of this, the Olympics,” Ueyama continued.

Ueyama added that due to the existing stress on Japan’s hospital system presented by its ongoing struggles with the virus, Olympic participants should not expect special or rushed treatment if they are diagnosed with COVID-19.

“It is dangerous to hold the Olympic Games here in Tokyo,” he said, adding: “The Olympic Games are not something that should be held even to the extent of Armageddon. The question is for whom are the Olympics being held and for what purpose? I don’t think that someone who could make such statement has any understanding of these questions.”

“It will not be possible for hospitals to provide any special treatment for those involved in the Olympics,” Ueyama continued. “They will be having the same treatment under the same rules that are available to the Japanese people.”

His comments are the latest salvo fired by top Japanese health experts in their efforts to convince the nation’s government to cancel the Games. The decision to host the Games after they were postponed last year has led to opposition in Japan from many who warn the country is not ready for an influx of visitors.

Japan is also struggling with a low vaccination rate and has only immunized less than 10 percent of its total population.

A separate union of physicians, the Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association, earlier this month came out against the Games being held .

“We strongly request that the authorities convince the IOC [International Olympic Committee] that holding the Olympics is difficult and obtain its decision to cancel the Games,” the association said.

A group of Democrats have introduced the first-ever bills in the House and Senate to allow college student athletes to organize under the National Labor Relations Act.

The long shot bill, which would require the votes of 10 Republicans along with every Democrat in the Senate to pass the upper chamber, would expand union rights across the nation to college athletes and allow them to collectively bargain for benefits and wages, according to a copy obtained by The Athletic.

College student athletes would be considered “employees” of their respective schools if they receive any student aid dependent on their participation in student sports.

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The bill would also ban any college scholarships that are dependent on athletes agreeing to not engage in collective bargaining.

It is sponsored by Sens. Bernie SandersBernie SandersDemocrats introduce bill allowing college athletes to organize Bernie Sanders demands king-size hotel beds, cool rooms, book says Drama scrambles Schumer’s China bill MORE (I-Vt.) and Chris MurphyChristopher (Chris) Scott MurphyDemocrats introduce bill allowing college athletes to organize Pelosi: ‘Personally devastated’ by latest mass shooting in home state Democrats start putting GOP on notice as patience runs thin MORE (D-Conn.) in the Senate, and Democratic Reps. Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.), Andy LevinAndrew (Andy) LevinDemocrats introduce bill allowing college athletes to organize Senate Democrats offer bill to scrap tax break for investment managers Overnight Energy: Update on Biden administration conservation goals | GOP sees opportunity to knock Biden amid rising gas prices | Push for nationwide electric vehicle charging stations MORE (Mich.) and Lori TrahanLori A. TrahanDemocrats introduce bill allowing college athletes to organize Democrats ask Facebook to abandon ‘Instagram for kids’ plans Democrats urge Facebook to reverse WhatsApp privacy update MORE (Mass.) in the House.

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The Hill has reached out for a full copy of the legislation.

“Big time college sports haven’t been ‘amateur’ for a long time, and the NCAA has long denied its players economic and bargaining rights while treating them like commodities,” Murphy said in a statement to USA Today.

The bill would “help athletes get the pay and protections they deserve and forces the NCAA to treat them as equals rather than second-class citizens. It’s a civil rights issue, and a matter of basic fairness,” he added.

Six states have introduced bills in their own legislatures that would pave the way to student athletes being paid for their work or likeness, a prospect the NCAA and other athletic associations have vocally opposed for years.

Earlier this month, the NCAA’s president recommended that college athletes be given endorsement deals as the organization has faced calls to expand rights and benefits for its players.

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Laeticia Hallyday n’avait plus vécu de tel moment de communion avec les fans de Johnny depuis la cérémonie de La Madeleine organisée quatre jours après la mort du chanteur, qui s’est éteint le 5 décembre 2017 d’un cancer du poumon qui s’est généralisé.

Partie de Los Angeles le 13 juin 2019, accompagné de ses deux filles Jade (14 ans) et Joy (10 ans), Laeticia Hallyday a débarqué avec elles à Toulouse le 15 juin pour un grand événement. A cette date marquant l’anniversaire de son homme (il aurait eu 76 ans), la veuve du Taulier a participé à l’inauguration de l’esplanade Johnny Hallyday située juste devant le Zénith de Paris, où le rockeur s’était produit tant de fois.

Escortée par des bikers pour arriver jusque là, Laeticia Hallyday n’a pu que constater l’impressionnante mobilisation des fans. Ils étaient des milliers à être venus la soutenir mais aussi honorer la mémoire et l’oeuvre de Johnny. Habillée d’un ensemble bleu gitane, d’un top noir, ses longs cheveux blonds lâchés, Laeticia Hallyday portait un bijou cher à l’homme : son célèbre crucifix. Joy Hallyday a également rendu hommage à son défunt papa avec sa tenue, composée d’une robe blanche mais surtout d’un veste en jean sur laquelle était brodée “My dad is a legend” (mon père est une légende).

Cédant sous le coup de l’émotion et la ferveur des fans, Laeticia Hallyday a trouvé la force nécessaire auprès de ses deux filles mais aussi aussi de sa mamie adorée, Elyette Boudou (alias Mamie Rock) qu’elle a retrouvée. Sébastian Farran, l’ancien manager de Johnny, était également présent lors de ce grand rassemblement organisé par le maire de Toulouse, Jean-Luc Moudenc. L’émotion est montée d’un cran lorsqu’Yvan Cassar, le compositeur de Johnny a interprété son célèbre titre Que je t’aime au piano, accompagné d’une violoncelliste.

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À l’approche de l’été, on préfère généralement rafraîchir sa coupe de cheveux afin de supporter un peu plus la chaleur et s’offrir un peu de changement. Mais Alexandra Rosenfeld a décidé de faire l’inverse comme ses abonnés ont pu le découvrir sur Instagram, mardi 18 juin 2019.

La compagne d’Hugo Clément s’est rendue dans le salon de coiffure d’une amie afin de se faire poser des extensions et se faire une nouvelle couleur un peu plus foncée. Une transformation qu’elle n’a pas tardé à dévoiler sur le réseau social de partage de photos et de vidéos. “Mon amie Amy m’a transformée“, a-t-elle légendé une vidéo sur laquelle sa coiffeuse met en avant sa coupe, pendant qu’elle sourit fièrement. En commentaires, ses abonnés lui ont fait savoir qu’ils étaient fans de ses cheveux longs. De quoi rendre encore plus joyeuse la jeune femme de 32 ans.

Mon amie Amy m’a transforme @aminataparis_hair_designer

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L’ancienne Miss France, qui jouait pour l’association Action contre la faim, a affronté Capucine Anav (pour l’association Sourires d’enfants), le boxeur Brahim Asloum (pour la fondation Claude Pompidou), le mannequin Giovanni Bonamy (pour l’association Global gift Foundation), le nageur Frédérick Bousquet (pour l’association Graines de Joie), l’animateur Julien Lepers (pour l’orphelinat de la RATP), le chanteur et acteur Frédéric Longbois (pour l’association E.L.A), la chanteuse Nilusi (pour l’association de l’Unicef), la danseuse Candice Pascal (pour l’association Les petits Princes), la chanteuse Sloane (pour l’association HAMAP-Humanitaire) et le comédien et animateur Gérard Vives (pour l’association La Sapaudia).

Le coup d’envoi de Je suis une célébrité, sortez-moi de là sera donné le 9 juillet 2019.

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The Navajo Nation on Saturday reported 12 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths, according to the Navajo Department of Health. 

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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said in a statement on Twitter that health officials reported the total number of deaths for the tribe was 1,299 with the total number of cases being 30,767. More than 29,000 of those infected have recovered from their symptoms. 

Nez continued to encourage the tribe to take health precautions associated with COVID-19.

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“When you wear a mask, you are being a warrior because you’re protecting yourself and others from the virus,” Nez also said in the statement. “Please continue to wear masks in public, wash your hands often, practice social distancing, avoid large in-person gatherings and limit travel as much as possible.”

The Navajo Nation tribe, which stretches across Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, had reported the highest per capita infection rate in the U.S. at the height of the pandemic, CNBC reported.

The nation previously reported “uncontrolled spread” of the virus at the end of the last year across its 75 communities, according to NPR.

The COVID-19 pandemic hit tribal nations disproportionality hard with Native Americans dying at twice the rate of white people, NPR reported.

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Today we’re looking at climate advocates winning seats on Exxon’s board, the EPA finalizing a rule to end the “secret science” proposal and the race to replace Interior Secretary Deb HaalandDeb HaalandOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Climate advocates win seats on Exxon’s board | EPA officially nixes Trump ‘secret science’ rule |  Environmental issues at center of New Mexico special election Great American Outdoors not possible without oil and natural gas How best to conserve public and private lands under the 30×30 initiative MORE in Congress. 

A BIG DAY FOR BIG OIL: Shareholders and a court made major decisions impacting Exxon, Shell and Chevron

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At Exxon: Climate advocates gained influence at oil giant ExxonMobil after two candidates nominated by an activist firm won seats on the company’s board on Wednesday. 

Preliminary votes showed two of Engine No. 1’s candidates winning seats after being elected by company shareholders, Exxon said in a statement.

Those two, Gregory Goff and Kaisa Hietala, could be joined by a third, as vote results for Engine No. 1 nominee Alexander Karsner were among those that were too close to call.

The firm has called for the company to make more significant investments in clean energy, using stricter approval criteria for new expenditures and an “overhaul” of management 

At Shell: A Dutch court on Wednesday ruled that Royal Dutch Shell must cut its emissions by 45 percent by 2030 in order to more closely adhere to Paris Agreement targets. 

The ruling in the case, which was filed in 2018 by roughly 1,700 Dutch citizens who argued that Shell’s polluting oil and gas exploration threatened their human rights to a stable climate, could set a legal precedent for oil companies amid mounting pressure to significantly reduce their fossil fuel emissions. 

The decision, which is only legally binding in the Netherlands, requires that Shell significantly increase its initial 2030 goal for a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to 45 percent of 2019 levels. 

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At Chevron: Chevron shareholders on Wednesday backed a proposal for the company to cut its emissions. 

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A spokesperson for the company confirmed to The Hill that a preliminary total for the measure calling for cuts to the company’s “Scope 3” emissions showed 61 percent support. 

Scope 3 emissions are those that aren’t directly tied to the company’s fuel production, but rather those that come from activities like consumer use of such fuel. 

Read more about what’s happening at Exxon, Shell and Chevron. 

NOT KEEPING SECRET: EPA officially nixes Trump ‘secret science’ rule

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule to undo the Trump administration’s “secret science” regulation, which restricted the agency’s ability to consider certain studies.

The agency’s action formally implements a court decision from February that threw out the rule on the grounds that a prior ruling had eliminated its legal basis.

“This action ensures that EPA can utilize the best available science and data to support our work to protect the public from pollution,” EPA Administrator Michael ReganMichael ReganOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Climate advocates win seats on Exxon’s board | EPA officially nixes Trump ‘secret science’ rule |  Environmental issues at center of New Mexico special election EPA officially nixes Trump ‘secret science’ rule Kerry calls on G20 nations to join G7 climate pledges MORE said in a statement Wednesday.

Sooo what did this thing do again? The Trump-era rule limited the agency’s use of studies that don’t make their underlying data publicly available.

The Trump administration billed it as a transparency measure, but critics argued that it would undermine the use of important public health studies don’t release data for reasons like privacy.

Read more about the move here.

THE RACE FOR HAALAND’S OLD SEAT: Environmental issues at center of New Mexico special election

Environmental issues are taking center stage in New Mexico’s upcoming special election, where the Democratic Party is looking to maintain its hold on a seat previously held by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. 

Democratic candidate Melanie Stansbury, a state legislator, is leaning on her experience as an environmental science professional as she looks to defeat Republican state Sen. Mark Moores in the June 1 election, underscoring the importance of issues relating to water infrastructure and public lands in a blue district with a sizable Native American population.

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No pressure! Though New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District has been trending blue for the past decade, the national attention the race is drawing is a sign that Democrats see it as a critical early test for their party.

Republicans need to flip just a handful of seats in the House to regain control of the lower chamber in next year’s midterm elections. 

Still, Democrats are seen as holding a clear advantage heading into June 1, as Haaland defeated her Republican challenger in November by more than 16 points.

The environment tie-in:  For Stansbury, a trained ecologist who worked in the Obama administration, continuing Haaland’s emphasis on environmental issues is key.

“In New Mexico, water is life, water is part of our culture. It’s part of who we are, it’s part of the identity of our communities,” Stansbury told The Hill in an interview. She pointed to the state’s ongoing drought and its effect on ranchers and farmers as one notable example.

Read more about the race here. 

THE NOMINATIONS ARE IN: Committee votes to advance three Biden environment nominees

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The Senate Environment and Public Works committee voted to advance the nominations of three of President BidenJoe BidenSan Jose shooting victims, shooter identified Romney blasts political extremes in speech accepting JFK award Senate passes bill requiring declassification of information on COVID-19 origins MORE’s environmental nominees, teeing them up for a vote before the full Senate. 

The advancing nominees are:

• Shannon Estenoz to be the Interior Department’s assistant secretary of fish, wildlife and parks
• Michal Freedhoff to be the EPA’s assistant administrator for chemical safety and pollution prevention
• Radhika Fox, to be the EPA’s assistant administration for water,

Both Freedhoff and Estenoz were approved 19-1, with Alaska Sen. Dan SullivanDaniel Scott SullivanOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Climate advocates win seats on Exxon’s board | EPA officially nixes Trump ‘secret science’ rule |  Environmental issues at center of New Mexico special election Biden signs bill to help Alaska cruise industry Senators press Defense officials on expediting visas for Afghans who helped US troops MORE (R) as the only no vote. 

Fox, however, faced opposition from six senators. Ranking Member Shelley Moore CapitoShelley Wellons Moore CapitoOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Climate advocates win seats on Exxon’s board | EPA officially nixes Trump ‘secret science’ rule |  Environmental issues at center of New Mexico special election The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Uber – Infrastructure, Greene consume Washington Senate GOP to make infrastructure counteroffer Thursday MORE (R-W.Va.) opposed Fox over a rule governing which bodies of water receive federal protections. 

“She would not commit to maintaining the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, issued in 2020, but she also would not state that the 2015 Waters of the U.S. Rule was overreaching, very vague in her answers,” Capito said. 

The committee also unanimously advanced a bipartisan highway bill. 

WHAT WE’RE READING:

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Biden administration proposes protections for threatened bird species out West, setting up clash with oil and gas industry, The Washington Post reports

More Americans believe in climate change but still can’t quit fossil fuels, The Verge reports

New wolf killing laws trigger push to revive US protections, The Associated Press reports

Maine bill to require companies to pay for packaging disposal clears committee, The Portland Press Herald reports

ON TAP TOMORROW:

The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will hold a hearing on the Science and Research Enterprise of the Department of Energy

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Dutch court orders Shell to slash its emissions by 45 percent by 2030

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