WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The American Energy Alliance issued the following news release: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum will appear before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee tomorrow to consider his nomination for Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Given the critical role this position will have as part of President Trump's energy team, and in shaping U.S. energy policy, we have prepared some suggested questions for his nomination hearing. 1. The Biden-Harris adm  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Jan. 15 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: CHARLESTON -- A notice issued by federal coal mining regulators today outlines the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection's failures to address persistent problems at a set of South Fork Coal Company mines and directs state regulators to address the issues and report back. The West Virginia DEP has failed to identify patterns of violations and has allowed violations to remain unaddressed beyon  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $75 million in fiscal year 2024 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands, create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and catalyze economic opportunity in coal communities across Illinois.  Millions of Americans nationwide live less than a mile from an abandoned coal mine.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: DICKINSON, N.D. - The Bureau of Land Management today released a decision and an approved plan to guide the management of approximately 58,500 surface acres of public lands and more than 4.1 million acres of federal mineral estate across North Dakota.  The updated management plan replaces the BLM's 1988 plan, addressing significant changes in land use, technology, and enviro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) reintroduced three bills aimed at reducing harmful emissions that lead to global warming: the End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act, the LNG Public Interest Determination Act, and the Exported Carbon Emissions Report Act. The End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act, introduced by Reps. Casten, Don Beyer (VA- 08), and Mike Levin (CA-49), would eli  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-IL-06), Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), Nanette Barragan (D-CA-44), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), and Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-07) today led a bicameral letter urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to use its recent findings when determining the public interest of pending liquefied natural  more

LONDON, England, Jan. 14 (TNSsta)(TNSres) -- The Climate Group issued the following statement on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * On the back of the news that the world has passed 1.5C global temperature limit, below is a statement from Champa Patel, our Executive Director for Governments and Policy. 2025 has to be the year of concrete, real world climate action that drives immediate results and pushes nations to become electrostates "The signs couldn't be clearer: as LA continues to burn, the world bro  more

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado, Jan. 15 -- Colorado Mountain College issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Colorado Mountain College is hosting "A Legacy of Courage Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." from 11-12:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. This free presentation at CMC Steamboat Springs will be streamed live throughout the college's district and the public is invited and encouraged to attend. The keynote speaker will be distinguished Colorado native and legal leader Judge Gary M. Jackson. A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), announced the addition of 37 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, marking the largest single expansion of the list to date. Among entities added are a large supplier of critical minerals and one of the world's largest textile manufacturers, both linked   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) published its first forecasts for energy production, consumption, and prices through 2026 in its January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). * * * [View table in the link at bottom.] * * * Some key highlights from the January STEO include: * Crude oil production: EIA expects crude oil production to increa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Rhode Island's U.S. Senator Jack Reed, along with Representatives Nanette Barragan (D-CA-44), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Sean Casten (D-IL-06), and Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-07) today led a bicameral letter urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to use its recent findings when determining the public interes  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) participated in a Ways and Means Committee hearing on the need to make the Trump Tax Cuts permanent for working American families, farmers, and small businesses.Congresswoman Miller began by saying the Trump Tax Cuts should be reauthorized permanently and gave an example of a successful West Virginia company that utilizes the 199A small business deduction.  "I don't   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $75 million in fiscal year 2024 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands, create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and catalyze economic opportunity in coal communities across Illinois. Millions of Ame  more