WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following testimony by Alex Epstein, president and founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Leading the Charge: Opportunities to Strengthen America's Energy Reliability": * * * America is in an electricity crisis. Shortages are now routine throughout the U.S.--and if we don't start increasing reliable   more

OAKLAND, California, March 17 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Disney, Qualcomm Face Investor Votes on Climate Risk Fueling California's Insurance Crises and Risking Employee Retirements Disney and Qualcomm's 401(k) investments expose the life savings of employees to climate risk, are out of alignment with their own public targets, and exacerbate physical risks to their California operations MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, 310.579.2188 EL CER  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following testimony by Mandy Gunasekara, ex-chief of staff at the Environmental Protection Agency, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Leading the Charge: Opportunities to Strengthen America's Energy Reliability": * * * Chairman Burlison and Ranking Member Frost, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to participate in   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources and Biotechnology released the following testimony by Gunnison County Commissioner Jonathan Houck from a March 6, 2025, hearing on the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471): * * * Chairman Marshall, Ranking Member Bennet, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today, especially at this key moment of crisis for our Federal land management a  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in WSJ: "EPA Ends the 'Green New Deal'" WASHINGTON -Last week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the 31 historic actions undertaken by the agency in the most consequential and momentous day of deregulation in U.S. history to advance President Trump's Day One executive orders and Power the Great American C  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 17 -- The United Nations World Health Organization posted the following news: * * * Nearly 50 million people sign up call for clean air action for better health In an unprecedented show of unity, more than 47 million health professionals, patients, advocates, representatives from civil society organizations, and individuals worldwide have signed a resounding call for urgent action to reduce air pollution and to protect people's health from its devastating impacts.   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Raleigh County Commissioner Greg Duckworth from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Combating the Opioid Epidemic": * * * My name is Greg Duckworth. I am a County Commissioner in Southern West Virginia, a board member of the West Virginia First Foundation (WVFF), and a 26-year retired veteran of the West Virginia State Police. I spent my law enforcement career in the heart of the opioid epidemic,   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Secures End to West Virginia PSC's Costly 69% Coal Plant Capacity Directives CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Today, Sierra Club and West Virginia residents Bruce Perrone and Rosanna Long have successfully negotiated a legal settlement ending a series of costly coal directives issued by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC). Under the proposed settlement, which awaits Court a  more

JOSHUA TREE, California, March 14 -- The Mojave Desert Land Trust issued the following news release: * * * Statement on Environmental Protection Agency regulatory policy rollbacks Statement by Kelly Herbinson, Executive Director, Mojave Desert Land Trust: Our bedrock climate and environmental protections came under threat this week. The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to overturn 31 regulatory policies, including an essential climate safeguard. The EPA's landmark greenhouse  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following written testimony by Rachel Cleetus, policy director for the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Leading the Charge: Opportunities to Strengthen America's Energy Reliability": * * * Good morning. Thank you, Chairman Burlison, Ranking Member Frost and members of the subc  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, March 18 -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: * * * Global experts unite in Newcastle to decarbonise steelmaking Newcastle will play host to world-leading researchers in sustainable steelmaking this week, as they tackle one of the world's greatest industrial challenges - decarbonising the steel industry, which currently accounts for seven per cent of global CO2 emissions. The International Conference on Sustainable Cokemaking and Ironmaking 2025 wil  more

PASADENA, California, March 17 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Watson Lecture: Brian Jacobson Explores the Surprising Connections Between Extractive Industries and Hollywood What does oil have to do with making movies? On March 26, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. PDT in Caltech's Beckman Auditorium, Brian Jacobson, professor of visual culture, will discuss how Hollywood grew up alongside the oil industry in Los Angeles and how the extractive industries used films  more