WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources issued the following testimony by Donald Boesch, professor and president emeritus of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Annapolis, as part of an Oct. 14, 2021, remote oversight hearing entitled "Impacts of Abandoned Offshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure and the Need for Stronger Federal Oversight": * * * Chairman Lowenthal, Ranking Member Stauber, and members of the Subcommitt  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) reintroduced legislation to expand access to education for Americans in federal prisons. The Promoting Reentry through Education in Prisons Act (PREP) Act would create an office within the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) focused on correctional education and fund a new program to address the lack of educational opportu  more