WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48302) on April 25, 2025, entitled "Critical Minerals on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's Role and Issues for Congress" by natural resources policy specialists Caitlin Keating-Bitonti and Laura B. Comay. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The first and second Trump Administrations and the Biden Administration have issued executive orders announcing U.S. policies  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 28, 2025 ARMY General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, was awarded a $727,803,978 firm-fixed-price contract to procure 120 mm Insensitive Munition High Explosive with Tracer tank ammunition cartridges. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Scientists Crack Decades-Old Puzzle in CO2-to-Fuel Conversion Advanced imaging technique reveals catalyst degradation processes, addressing a key barrier to converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel Key Takeaways * Scientists in the Liquid Sunlight Alliance (LiSA) DOE Energy Innovation Hub have gained new insight into electrochemical CO2 reduction, a process by which  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated April 7, 2025, from Monarch Bioenergy LLC: * * * To: Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20224 Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit; Emissions Rates IRS-2025-0002-0002 RE: Comments on Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit Guidance - Enhancing Recognition for Ultra-Low Carbon Intensity   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Walk Back Dangerous Claims He Will Transfer U.S. Citizens to a Foreign Prison Senators also call for immediate return of Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today demanded Donald Trump immediately rescind the dangerous and offensive claim that he may transfer  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Walk Back Dangerous Claims He Will Transfer U.S. Citizens to a Foreign Prison Senators also call for immediate return of Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today demanded Donald Trump immediately rescind the dangerous and offensive claim that he may transfer in  more