Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Bill Nelson, and Congressman Alcee Hastings take an airboat tour of the Everglades outside Miami, Florida, April 23, 2012. Also pictured is Shannon Estenoz, Director of the Office of Everglades Restoration Initiatives. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann) Yesterday, Vice President Biden visited one of our nation’s most magnificent […]
Ed. Note: Watch the President speak on interest rates on student loans live from Boulder at 8:45 p.m. ET. And don’t miss watching the President slow jam the news on Late Night tonight with Jimmy Fallon. More than 7.4 million students with federal student loans will see their interest rates double on July 1, unless […]
“Knowing that your ideas…might change the future is something that I like,” says Eva, a high school student from California, who is featured in a new video released today by the White House Council on Women and Girls. Girls in STEM, featuring young women scientists and engineers who wowed the President and the nation at the […]
President Obama was at the University of North Carolina this afternoon asking students to tell their members of Congress one thing: Don’t double my rates. Five years ago, Congress cut the rates on federal student loans in half. That was a good thing to do. But on July 1st — that’s a little over two months from […]
President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan congratulate 2012 National Teacher of the Year, Rebecca Mieliwocki, in the East Room of the White House, April 24, 2012. The President hosted the event honoring the 2012 National and State Teachers of the Year. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) In a country blessed with […]
Did you know that women who work in science, technology, math and engineering, or STEM, fields take home paychecks worth 33 percent more on average than their counterparts in non-STEM fields? But women while women fill close to half of all the jobs in the United States, they hold less than 25 percent of the […]
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., April 23, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Today, President Obama spoke at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum about honoring the pledge of “never again” by making sure we are doing everything we can to prevent and end […]
Did you know? To better protect the health of American families and the air they breathe, the Obama Administration has issued landmark clean air standards that will save lives by cleaning up air pollution in communities across the country. The Administration has established first-ever national limits for mercury, arsenic, and other toxic air pollution from power […]
Did you know…. that recycling is a proud American tradition? During the First and Second World Wars, families participated in scrap drives, gathering cloth, paper, and metals for reuse in manufacturing that helped fuel our military and our economic growth. Today, the Obama Administration is committed to bolstering recycling programs through individual action, community engagement, and national […]
Did you know… that the United States is comprehensively cataloging greenhouse gas emissions from the largest sources – an important initial step toward measurable and transparent reductions in carbon emissions, which will reduce air pollution and protect the health and welfare of the American people. In January 2012, the Administration launched an online tool that […]
