During a congressional hearing on Wednesday, a former Air Force intelligence officer alleged that the United States is keeping a secret program under wraps, which involves the retrieval and reverse engineering of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). However, the Pentagon has refuted these allegations. Retired Maj. David Grusch’s anticipated testimony to the House Oversight Subcommittee was the latest congressional inquiry into the world of UAPs, or “unidentified aerial phenomena,” the official term the US government uses for UFOs. Although the study of mysterious aircraft or objects often evokes talk of the…

The Biden administration is progressing with stricter energy efficiency regulations for newly manufactured residential water heaters, targeting the second most energy-consuming appliances found in the majority of households. The Energy Department said their proposal, which would take effect in 2030, would save consumers about $11.4 billion a year in energy and water costs while reducing hundreds of millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions over the 30-year life of the rules. According to the agency’s proposal, the most commonly used electric water heaters would require heat pump technology instead of…