PHOENIX, Arizona, March 15 -- Arizona Public Service Co. issued the following news: * * * Arizona Utilities Provide Coal Plant Communities with Grants to Support Economic Development, Planning Efforts Four organizations serving Arizona communities impacted by the transition away from coal-fired power plants will receive grant funds to strengthen their local economies from the Utilities' Grant Funding Program. The program, which is jointly funded by Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Pr  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 15 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * Arizona Utilities Provide Coal Plant Communities with Grants to Support Economic Development, Planning Efforts Seventh Round of Grant Opportunities Now Available Four organizations serving Arizona communities impacted by the transition away from coal-fired power plants will receive grant funds to strengthen their local economies from the Utilities' Grant F  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Urges Department of Energy to Move Forward with Energy Efficiency Standards (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of eight attorneys general and the City of New York today, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in submitting two comment letters to the United States Department of Energy (DOE) urging the department to al  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Sheehy, Downing, Zinke Applaud President Trump's DOI for Supporting Montana Mining Jobs Mine Plan for Spring Creek Coal Mine Approved U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), along with Congressmen Troy Downing (MT-02) and Ryan Zinke (MT-01) today applauded President Trump's Department of the Interior (DOI) for its support of Montana mining jobs after DO  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Environmental Protection Network issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Protection Network Denounces EPA's Assault on Clean Air and Water Protections Trump's EPA Rollbacks Will Increase Pollution, Cost Lives and Undermine Public Health Protections WASHINGTON, D.C., March 13, 2025 -- The Environmental Protection Network (EPN) strongly condemns the recent announcement by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to roll back over 30   more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 14 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Honoring Rep. Grijalva March 14, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org Appalachian Voices staff is deeply saddened by the passing of U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva. Throughout his more than 20 years of congressional service, the Arizona representative was committed to not only the communities in his district, but disadvantaged commun  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 14 -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release: * * * Massive EPA Proposal to Weaken Environmental Protections Would Harm Maine's Clean Air and Water March 13, 2025 (Augusta, ME) -- Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a massive, broadside attack on rules that protect public health, the climate, and our environment from air pollution, water pollution, and toxic emissions from fossil fuel p  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on March 3, 2025 by Daniel Raimi and Jacob Greenspon entitled "Finding the Right Fit: What Jobs Offer a Good Match for Fossil Fuel Workers' Skills?". Report Analyzes Job Opportunities for Displaced Fossil Fuel Workers As the global push for reduced greenhouse gas emissions accelerates, a new report by Resources for the Future (RFF) examines the potential for fossil fuel workers to transition into new,  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 14 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: * * * Rolling back EPA regulations will hurt communities across the nation The American Public Health Association strongly opposes U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin's decision to roll back critical EPA regulations meant to protect the public's health from the dangerous and deadly effects of pollution. Air pollution, emissions and greenhouse gases are serious  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 15 -- Tampa Electric, an Emera company, issued the following news release: * * * Tampa Electric Improving Polk Power Station, Retired Coal Portion Early Tampa Electric is making state-of-the-art improvements to a unit at the Polk Power Station, which will save customers' fuel costs. These improvements will make Polk Unit 1 more efficient, which will save fuel costs for customers. It will also make Polk Unit 1 more agile, which will help the fleet respond faster to chang  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 15 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * From abandoned coal mines to war zones, Kansas Geological Survey technology reveals underground threats LAWRENCE -- At the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS), a hazard detection program begun nearly 40 years ago to detect abandoned coal mines in southeast Kansas will enter a new era of artificial intelligence, neural networks and machine learning, supported in part by a $15 million grant from the U.S. Army Eng  more