WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46537) on April 23, 2025, entitled "Revenues and Disbursements from Oil and Natural Gas Leases on Onshore Federal Lands" by energy policy analyst Lexie Ryan. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Federal revenues from oil and natural gas production on federal lands support a range of federal and state programs and activities. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is the primary federal agency responsible fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46537) on April 23, 2025, entitled "Revenues and Disbursements from Oil and Natural Gas Leases on Onshore Federal Lands:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Revenues and Disbursements from Federal Oil and Gas Leases DOI's Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) collects and disburses most of the federal revenues from onshore and offshore energy and mineral development. ONRR maintains data on most  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * ACC Summer Preparedness Workshop 2025 Highlights Phoenix, Ariz. -- The Arizona Corporation Commission's Summer Preparedness Workshop is an important annual exercise, where state utility providers present their plans to the Commission regarding their capacity to meet peak demand during the extreme heat in the summer months. The Commission also ensures that regulated utili  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The American Energy Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Department of Interior Announces Permitting Overhaul WASHINGTON DC (4/25/25)- Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it is implementing new permitting procedures to expedite the development of domestic energy resources and critical minerals. With the announcement, the administration is aiming to reduce permitting timelines that currently take several years to a maximum   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * Chair Thompson and Vice Chair Myers Question Utilities Regarding Cholla and Springerville Coal-Fired Power Plants Phoenix, Ariz. -- During its annual Summer Preparedness Workshop on Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Arizona Corporation Commission heard presentations from electric utilities regarding their preparations for meeting summer peak demand. During Arizona Public S  more

BARCELONA, Spain, April 25 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Humanity's recent history leaves marks in deep marine sediments A study led by the Spanish Oceanography Institute, with the involvement of the UAB, reconstructs the recent history of marine contaminants such as metals and microplastics in the deep sediments of the Mediterranean and Cantabrian Seas. The industrialisation, construction of dams and production of plastics have left a persistent r  more

NEW YORK, April 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF Files Lawsuit for Documents Related to Trump EPA's Offer to Help Provide Polluter Passes (Washington, D.C. - April 25, 2025) Environmental Defense Fund filed a lawsuit today to obtain records related to Trump EPA actions to help coal plants and large industrial facilities evade our national protections for toxic air pollution. EDF filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District C  more

LONDON, England, April 25 -- The European Commission issued the following speech on April 24, 2025, by President Ursula von der Leyen at the Summit on the Future of Energy Security: * * * Prime Minister, my dear friend Keir, Dr Birol, dear Fatih, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be back in London. Thank you, Prime Minister, for co-hosting this vital summit - thank you for the UK's continued leadership on energy security, and more generally, for the excellent cooperat  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Interior Expedites Permitting of Energy and Critical Minerals Development The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced plans to implement emergency permitting procedures to accelerate the development of domestic energy resources and critical minerals. Covered energy projects include: * Crude oil * Natural gas * Lease co  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 26 -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * Federal cuts could end energy assistance lifeline Trump administration targets LIHEAP On April 1, the Trump administration terminated the staff responsible for administering the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), along with 10,000 other federal employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Less than thre  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * This Week in Climate Action - April 25, 2025 Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering legislative action at the state and federal levels to combat climate change and the Trump administration's dangerous agenda. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook,   more