Federal contractors must disclose climate impact under new Biden rule

President Joe Biden delivers remarks before signing H.R. 5376, the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” Tuesday, August 16th, 2022. | Image: White House The Biden administration proposed a new rule today that would require federal contractors to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and make efforts to limit their pollution. The rule also calls for companies…

NASA leaves its Artemis I rocket exposed to winds above design limits

Enlarge / The upper part of the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft likely faced the strongest wind gusts on Thursday morning. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) Early on Thursday morning, Hurricane Nicole made landfall near Vero Beach, on Florida’s eastern coast. Because Nicole had a very large eye, nearly 60 miles in diameter, its…