BOONE, North Carolina, May 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * 2026 White House budget would hurt Appalachians' health and pocketbooks May 2, 2025 CONTACT Chelsea Barnes Director of Government Affairs and Strategy chelsea@appvoices.org 614-205-6424 Washington, D.C. - Today, President Donald Trump released an overview of his Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal. It proposes to eliminate or drastically cut back services for man  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is requesting nominations for individuals or organizations to represent commercial carriers and shippers on the Inland Waterways Users Board. The Board provides independent advice and recommendations to both the Secretary of the Army and Congress, focusing on critical issues regarding waterways construction, major rehabilitation projects, and federal spending levels for commercial navigation improvements. The Department of the Army   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 1, 2025: * * * Nuclear energy is at near-record support in U.S. Written by Sarah Montalbano A recent Gallup poll has found near-record support for nuclear energy as an electricity source. It would be common sense to repeal Minnesota's ban on new nuclear power, but it doesn't seem likely to happen thi  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11301) on May 1, 2025, by legislative attorney Peter J. Benson: * * * FCC v. Consumers' Research: High Court Hears Challenge to Universal Service Fund In the Communications Act of 1934, Congress directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make available, "so far as possible, to all the people of the United States," wire and radio communications services "with adequate fac  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release: * * * Export-Import Bank Seemingly Loses Logic on Coal WASHINGTON - The US Export-Import Bank aligned with the Trump administration's executive order on coal in a unanimous board of directors vote this week. This decision reverses course on a 12-year financing policy from EXIM, indicating new interest in spending US taxpayer dollars to support the dirtiest fossil fuel, despite a lack of clarity around the target mark  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * House GOP Plan to Pay for Billionaire Tax Cuts Will Destroy Public Lands, Speed Climate Change WASHINGTON-- The House Natural Resources Committee released its portion of the Republican House reconciliation bill late Thursday. It's part of a Republican proposal to help fund President Trump's tax cuts for billionaires. The Republican plan calls for ramping up oil and gas lease  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Impossible Metals CEO Oliver Gunasekara from an April 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Exploring the Potential of Deep-Sea Mining to Expand American Mineral Production": * * * My name is Oliver Gunasekara, and I am the CEO and Co-Founder of Impossible Metals. I came to this country 20 years ago and, as a proud naturalized citizen, have been inspired by the kind of innova  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, May 2 -- GPA Midstream Association (formerly the Gas Processors Association) issued the following news: * * * Midstream Matters by Sarah Miller: A Long-Term Need for Oil and Gas By Sarah Miller, GPA Midstream President & CEO A new report from J.P. Morgan's Michael Cembalest reflects the reality midstream professionals and others in the energy industry have been discussing for years. We're in a period of energy addition -- not transition -- with long-term need for oil and gas  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone: Republicans Are Making America's Power Grid Dirtier As Trump Tanks the Economy Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at an Energy Subcommittee legislative hearing on "Assuring Abundant, Reliable American Energy to Power Innovation:" We're now 100 days int  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * This Week in Climate Action - May 2, 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 attacks on our climate and democracy from the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, BlueSky, and Ti  more