SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana overturning the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) decision to restart the federal coal program based on a flawed environmental review. As part of the decision, DOI will be required to complete a new environmental review under the National Environme  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) (TNSreact) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: A federal judge in Montana District Court ruled today to reinstate a moratorium on new coal leasing on public lands, halting all coal leasing on federal lands until the Bureau of Land Management completes a more sufficient environmental analysis. The original moratorium set by the Obama administration in 2016 was overturned by Trump Interior Secretary Rya  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSreact) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: The House of Representatives passed the Democrats' climate and healthcare spending bill today, sending the biggest-ever U.S. government climate investment package to the president for his signature. Formally known as the Inflation Reduction Act, it contains a $369 billion package of incentives, tax credits and funding to spur renewable energy. It won the backing of Sen. Joe  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Virginia issued the following news: Gov. Glenn Youngkin is currently compiling his administration's priorities for the future of energy development and use in Virginia. The Virginia Energy Plan, which is updated every four years, will be released this fall as "a data-driven roadmap that considers all energy sources and is transparent with Virginians about the opportunities and costs each energy source presents," according to the   more

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Aug. 12 -- Ecojustice posted the following joint news release with seven organizations: Eight prominent environmental groups from across the country are once again advising the Canadian government that it must conduct a federal impact assessment for Pieridae Energy's proposed Goldboro Liquefied Natural Gas export facility project (Goldboro LNG) in Nova Scotia. In a letter sent to federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, the groups cite both leg  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 13 (TNSgov) -- The Western Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: Conservation groups and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management have finalized a legal agreement that will prevent new oil and gas leasing across 2.2 million acres of southwestern Colorado until the agency supplements its environmental analysis and releases an amended plan for lands in the area. "The communities of the North Fork Valley have worked hard to declare their independence from the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, issued the following column on Aug. 12, 2022: Nobody of sane mind would throw gasoline on a burning house. You hopefully wouldn't drive past a drowning swimmer in your boat. And you probably wouldn't pour salt on a paper cut. That is true for pretty much everyone in Missouri. The same can't be said for Washington, D.C. Today, the House will vote on the so-called Inflation Reduction Act which is the bill the Senate passed on Monday th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2022: * * * Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 5376, the Inflation, Recession, and IRS Army Act. "Over the past 18 months, President Biden's economic agenda has steered our country into a recession, and the Democrats are trying to spend their way out. Senator Schumer calls the Inflation Reduction Act a 'game changer,' but the experts and economists c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after a federal judge reinstated an Obama-era policy to suspend lease sales for coal on federal lands. "The moratorium on federal coal leases threatens the availability of reliable and affordable electricity, which is why we worked to rescind this burdensome policy,"   more

WILLISTON, North Dakota, Aug. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: Senator John Hoeven held a roundtable discussion with the Williston Chamber of Commerce today and outlined his efforts to combat inflation. The senator stressed that the Democrats' $740 billion spending bill and the Biden administration's burdensome regulatory approach delay and increase costs for energy development, which leads to higher prices and rising inflation througho  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by TerraPower External Affairs Director Jeff Navin involving a hearing on July 28, 2022, on energy legislation: * * * My name is Jeff Navin and I am the Director of External Affairs for TerraPower, the advanced nuclear company that will be developing the Natrium(TM) project in Kemmerer, Wyoming in partnership with the United States Department of Energy and PacifiCorp/Rocky Mountain Power, ne  more