WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is inviting public comments on the proposed extension without change of the Federal Coal Lease forms, ATR-139 and ATR-140. These forms are utilized by the DOJ's Antitrust Division (ATR) to assess the competitive impact of the issuance, transfer, or exchange of federal coal leases. The department uses the information provided on these forms to ensure that such transactions comply with antitrust laws. The DOJ is required to revie  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: Doug Burgum Receives Broad Bipartisan Support in U.S. Senate, Confirmed as Interior Secretary Senator Worked to Shepherd Burgum's Nomination through Senate, Made Case to Colleagues to Ensure Bipartisan Vote for Confirmation WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior with a bipartis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Luminant, LCRA Ask for Federal Permission to Pollute Texas Groundwater Texas - In a recent letter to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, made public on Wednesday, two utilities with coal plants in Texas requested a rollback of safeguards that protect communities and their water from toxic coal ash pollution. In the letter, Irving-based Vistra and the Austin-based Lower Colorado R  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on Jan. 30, 2025: Minnesota's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dropped by 14% between 2005 and 2022, according to a biennial report from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Department of Commerce which tracks the state's greenhouse gas emissions. The COVID-19 pandemic changed how Minnesotans lived and worked in 2020 and 2021, reducing emissions. As Minnesotans return  more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, Jan. 30 (TNSres) -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following news release: Today's Quarterly Energy Dynamics report shows the urgency of replacing NSW's four coal fired power stations, says Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state's leading environmental organisation. "Today's energy market data shows that the coal power stations are suffering unprecedented breakdowns, and that's driving up wholesale prices in NSW more than any other   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The World Bank issued the following news release: * * * New Growth Model Can Help Moldova Revive Economy and Accelerate Poverty Reduction CHISINAU, January 30, 2025 - Effective climate action can help Moldova revitalize its economy, create jobs and protect its people from the impacts of extreme weather events, says the World Bank Group's Moldova Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR). Moldova's national development strategies already include many of the necessa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * New Report: Massive Energy Burden Disparities Between St. Louis City & County St. Louis, Mo - The St. Louis Energy Burden Report, released today, identifies massive energy burden disparities in - and between - St. Louis City and County, as well as 10 recommendations for Ameren Missouri, Spire, elected officials, and civic institutions to help alleviate that burden. The report focuses on peo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following news: * * * Transnistria Suffers Russia's Tough Love The territory exists to serve the needs of the Kremlin, as it's discovering to its cost. By Anastasia Pociumban The crisis in the small region of Transnistria, which has made daily life miserable for those the Kremlin claims to protect, should be an object lesson in Putin realpolitik. When Russia runs things, your country or region becomes a geopolitical   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following news: * * * Will Europe's Green Hydrogen Ambitions Be Trumped? Clean hydrogen could help achieve Europe's green goals. But the US is moving in the opposite direction. By Maciej Bukowski As President Donald Trump rushes to kill clean energy projects, the new European Commission is racing ahead to reach its ambitious green goals. It's an opportunity for Europe to take the lead. A good test will be its plans t  more