WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following legal sidebar (No. LSB10738) on May 2, 2022, entitled "Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers, April 25-May 1, 2022" by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia: * * * The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past week that may be of particular interest to f  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Joe Lombardo continues to stumble in the Nevada GOP primary for governor, failing to win the state party's endorsement vote at their convention this weekend. Lombardo's stinging rejection comes even after his campaign attempted to right the ship with an endorsement from Trump. At the convention, 68.5% of voters rejected endorsing Lombardo (the vote was accompanied by cheers), and primary opponent and far-right  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by Institute for Energy Research President Thomas J. Pyle involving a hybrid hearing on March 8, 2022, entitled "Charging Forward: Securing American Manufacturing and Our EV Future": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Upton for holding this hearing on the important questions of American manufacturing and electric vehicles. The Institute for Energy Research and its advocacy ar  more

UNDERWOOD, North Dakota, May 3 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on May 2, 2022: Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford today highlighted the benefits of reliable, affordable baseload coal power and innovative technologies such as carbon capture as they joined officials and workers at Coal Creek Station to celebrate the finalized sale of the coal-fired power plant and a related high-voltage transmission line. Minnesota-based Great River Energy (GRE) sold the 1  more

UNDERWOOD, North Dakota, May 3 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined state, local, and business leaders to celebrate the final sale of Coal Creek Station to Rainbow Energy. The event marked the completed sale of Coal Creek Station and its transmission assets. "Decades, maybe even centuries from now, students will read about this day, as the day North Da  more

UNDERWOOD, North Dakota, May 3 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 2, 2022: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today marked the final sale of Coal Creek Station to Rainbow Energy. Hoeven worked with Great River Energy, Rainbow Energy, North American Coal and the state's leadership to identify and secure this solution to keep the plant and adjacent Falkirk Mine in operation. In particular, the senator's ef  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 3 (TNSRes) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Senior design projects focus on uncovering new ways to make renewable fuels viable for commercial production and use * * * Traditionally, fuel to run your car and heat your home has come from the dead plants and animals in the form of coal, petroleum and natural gas - fossil fuels that won't last forever but that continue to increase in both price and potential environmental threat  more