Tagged US Senate

House tax plan would strain graduate students, with a ripple effect on US science and higher education

West Side Story

Dec 3, 2017

Environment, Opinion, Policy, Science

The US Senate passed its version of the GOP tax bill early Saturday morning, with a 51 to 49 vote almost directly along party lines. Senate leaders had spent the day making last minute concessions to Republican...

Senate votes to preserve Obama-era rule on methane emissions

West Side Story

May 18, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

The Senate voted Wednesday to preserve an Obama administration regulation, which limits the release of methane from oil and gas wells located on public land. Fifty one senators, including Republicans John McCai...