MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 25 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Federal inquiry finds nuclear not economically viable The interim report by the parliamentary committee inquiring into nuclear energy has found nuclear energy is not economically viable for Australia. "This report has found - like so many inquiries before it have found - that nuclear is not right for Australia," said Australian Conservation Foundation nuclear analyst Dave Sweeney.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse Reintroduce CORE Act to Protect Public Lands, Safeguard Outdoor Recreation, and Boost Colorado Economy CORE Act Protects Over 420,000 Acres of Colorado Public Land Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse reintroduced the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act. The COR  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the reopening of the public comment period for a proposed rule concerning Ohio's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP). The extension comes after an oversight in which key permit conditions referenced in three Director's Final Findings and Orders (DFFOs) issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency were not made available in the public docket until December 23, 2024. These DFFOs pertain to emis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy released the following testimony by Idaho National Laboratory Director John Wagner from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "From Transformative Science to Technological Breakthroughs: DOE's National Laboratories": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Lofgren, Subcommittee Chair Weber, Subcommittee Ranking Member Ross, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for your interest in the U.S. Depart  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * How states are fighting back against Trump's clean energy ban To: Interested Parties From: Bill Holland, Vice President, State Policy and Advocacy, LCV Date: February 27th, 2025 Re: From his first moments in office, Donald Trump has used the Presidency to stall and gut clean energy and attack climate science across the federal government. These actions have already  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Floor Speech, Warren Joins Democrats in Fighting Trump's Attack on Clean Energy, Giveaway to Big Oil Billionaires "[President Trump's executive order] lets big oil and gas companies off the hook on following our environmental laws and regulations, and those are the rules that make sure that you have clean air to breathe and clean water to drink." "Donald Trump is cutting jobs an  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 28 -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Australia's $1 Billion Electricity Bill Foreign Owned Wind Farm Windfall "The federal government's wind farm subsidies are enriching foreign corporates and leaving Australians worse off, all in an effort to prop up unreliable and inefficient renewable energy projects," said Mia Schlicht, Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today, the IPA released new rese  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor Ahead of Vote to Terminate Trump's Sham Energy Emergency BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO OF KAINE IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) spoke on the Senate floor to highlight the ways President Donald Trump's war on American-made energy--including through his sham national energy emergency--will raise costs and cost Americans good-payin  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Virginia Tech to lead $10 million critical mineral research coalition in Appalachia More stories from the College of Engineering Virginia Tech is spearheading a research coalition to reveal the untapped potential of the greater Appalachian Mountains region. This coalition aims to accelerate the identification and characterization of unconventional critical mineral resources throughout the area. It brings toget  more