USAF has again topped the list of the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Green Power” purchasers, besting even the EPA, which placed 4th in the listing of 25 top environmentally friendly purchasers. The list recognizes the top government agencies, corporations, cities, and states that purchase the largest amounts of electricity from clean, renewable resources like solar, wind, geothermal, and low-impact hydro.
U.S. Southern Command recently announced its first lethal strike on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in two months, and the first under a newly formed permanent counter-cartel task force. The U.S. is also reportedly planning to transfer MQ-9 drones to Colombia to bolster its counter-cartel efforts.