WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Gerrett W. Gregory, Chief Boatswain, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.) The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) "I know exactly what you are thinking, the three of us will pro  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 5 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: This morning, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement released its final "Ten Day Notice" rule to address how the agency responds to community member complaints about safety, pollution, and other violations at coal mines across the country. The final rule implements the intent of Congress that citizens have a pivotal role in monitoring the performance of coal mining operato  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on April 4, 2024: * * * Driven by Robust Engagement Process, Finalized Standards Will Strengthen Grid Resiliency, Preserve Unions Jobs, Support Domestic Electric Steel Growth, and Enhance America's Economic and Manufacturing Competitiveness * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today finalized Congressionally-mandated energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers to increase the resiliency  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 6 -- The Sierra Club issued the following on April 5, 2024: Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the unsound approval of a massive deepwater oil export facility off the Gulf Coast near Brazoria County, Texas. If built, the Sea Port Oil Terminal (SPOT) will: * Emit massive quantities of air pollutants, exacerbating the region's already impaired air quality. It will also release carbon emissions equivalent to operating nearly 90 new coal-fired power plan  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 5 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, Duke Energy, the largest electric utility in the state, filed a case with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission's (IURC) requesting to raise residential customers' bills an additional 19% by 2026. If approved, Duke would use its customers' money to keep its massively polluting Gibson and Edwardsport coal-burning power plants open. Extensive evidence in Duke's previous rate hike cas  more

NEW YORK, April 5 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * Top North American Banks Set New Standard By Disclosing Low-Carbon Energy To Fossil Fuel Financing * * * After successful shareholder engagements, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and trustees of the New York City Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System, and Board of Education Retirement System (the Pension Systems) have reached agreements with JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and the Royal Bank of Cana  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Western Organization of Resource Councils issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) released a finalized Ten Day Notice (TDN) Rule that will restore agency procedures for responding to citizen complaints alerting the agency to potential violations at coal mines. Colloquially called the Ten Day Notice rule because that is the period of time that OSMRE gives a state agency to decide wheth  more