Topic: Tom Carper

The Biden administration has announced plans to continue its reduction of hydrofluorocarbons, releasing a new rule that aims to cut the United States' use of the greenhouse gases by almost half.

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw apologized Thursday during a hearing in front of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for the February train derailment of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio.

West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced Wednesday that he would vote against President Joe Biden's choice to lead the Internal Revenue Service.

President Joe Biden, accompanied by a first-time voter, his 18-year-old granddaughter Natalie, cast his Nov. 8 elections ballot in Delaware.

With a recent deal on President Joe Biden's climate agenda hanging in the balance in the Senate, the man in charge of counting Democratic votes, Sen. Dick Durbin, announced Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19.

Lawmakers on Wednesday took steps that could close gaps in data on recycling facilities and programs in the United States and provide funding for pilot programs to improve recycling in underserved communities.

The Senate overwhelming passed a $35 billion infrastructure bill to upgrade the nation's aging water system.

The Senate's efforts to vote on a series of amendments to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 relief bill hit a roadblock Friday over the extension of unemployment benefits.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told senators Friday that he's "extremely, highly confident" that the U.S. Postal Service will be able to process all mail-in ballots, even those sent close to Election Day.

The 30,000 veterans who live in Washington deserve the political rights that would come with statehood for the District of Columbia, activists said at a Veterans Day rally.