OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond fights New York law that targets energy companies OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 10, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is taking legal action against a New York climate law that could force energy companies to pay $75 billion in penalties. He joined 21 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop New York's Climate Superfund Act. The law requires major oil, ga  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following written testimony by Janai Nelson, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of American Education": * * * I. Education as a Civil Right Good morning. My name is Janai Nelson. I serve as the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. ("LDF" or the "Legal Defense Fund"). Thank you for the oppor  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 11 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following statement: * * * One step closer to clean energy exports In response to the passage through the Senate of legislation to provide tax breaks for renewable hydrogen and critical minerals, Australian Conservation Foundation CEO Kelly O'Shanassy said: "ACF welcomes the passage of legislation to provide targeted tax incentives for renewable hydrogen and eligible critical minerals processing and refining a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research posted the following news: * * * Public Comments: Economic and Environmental Benefits of U.S. LNG Exports in Response to DOE Study Arlington, VA - The American Consumer Institute (ACI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to consumer welfare and market-driven solutions, has submitted comments on the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) recently released 2024 LNG Export Study: Energy, E  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Omar Outlines Agenda for Workforce Protections Subcommittee Ranking Member, Unveils Fact Sheet WASHINGTON--Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) outlined her agenda as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, a subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and Workforce. The Congresswoman also unveiled her fact sheet here and below. "As Ranking Member of the Workforce Protect  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on Feb. 5, 2025 by Daniel Shawhan, Sally Robson, and Ethan Russell entitled "Offshore Wind Power Examined: Effects, Benefits, and Costs of Offshore Wind Farms Along the US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts". Study Finds Offshore Wind Farms Offer Significant Net Benefits A new working paper from Resources for the Future (RFF) examines the potential effects, benefits, and costs of offshore wind farms along the US   more

CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 11 -- The Australian Bureau of Statistics issued the following news release: * * * Sharp rise for electricity and gas turnover in December Business turnover for the Electricity, gas, water and waste services industry rose 12.9 per cent in December in seasonally adjusted terms, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Robert Ewing, ABS head of business statistics, said: "Turnover in the Electricity supply subdivision grew 12.2  more