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Audrey Streb

Audrey Streb is a D.C.-based reporter covering energy and politics for Heartlander News. Her reporting has been featured in The Daily Caller, The Daily Signal, RealClear Policy/Energy, and The…

Government
Trump EPA chief suggests lawmakers, green groups wield ‘hyperbolic’ climate change claims to grift and ‘scare the public’ 

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin told reporters that they should ask the “fascinating question” of why green groups and lawmakers challenging the Trump administration’s deregulatory actions have been… Read More

September 16, 2026
Government
Trump admin announces ‘largest power sector deregulatory action in US history’ as America faces troubled grid 

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday repealed Biden-era power plant regulations and proposed axing even more rules in what it called the “largest power sector deregulatory action in U.S. Read More

September 14, 2026
Culture
‘I’m still here’: How a Ground Zero canine handler gave 9/11 families closure, beat cancer – and is now running marathons in all 50 states

Retired New York police officer and canine handler Tom Tatarian knew quickly that he and his team would not recover anyone alive at Ground Zero, but they searched diligently… Read More

September 14, 2026
Culture
‘I thought it would be an easy push’: 9/11 first responders, sick from Ground Zero, are still fighting for federal support 25 years later

Several first responders from 9/11 are still fighting on Capitol Hill to ensure funding for a program that covers the costs of cancers and other illnesses tied to the… Read More

September 11, 2026
Culture
‘God was with us’: 9/11 firefighter turned priest reflects on 25-year anniversary 

Tom Colucci was a lieutenant in the New York City Fire Department on 9/11, but what he saw brought him closer to Christ and ultimately changed his career path. Read More

September 11, 2026