WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The World Bank issued the following news release: * * * Bosnia and Herzegovina To Boost Energy Security, Jobs with World Bank support WASHINGTON, May 5, 2025 --The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved on May 1st a EUR 79.90 million loan and a EUR 2.89 million grant to support Bosnia and Herzegovina's National Energy and Climate Plan, enhance energy independence, foster new job opportunities, and strengthen local economies in former coal regions. The Just T  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Announces Subcommittee on Environment Chief Counsel Byron Brown WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, announced the Committee's new Chief Counsel of the Subcommittee on Environment, Byron Brown. Subcommittee on Environment Chief Counsel -  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * DOE Halts Fossil Fuel Ban for Federal Buildings WASHINGTON -- The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it has delayed the compliance date for new provisions regarding Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings (CER). This action delays the restrictive standards imposed by the previous administration to limit the use of affordable, reliable energy sources, su  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * EPA Begins Repeal of Carbon, Mercury, Air Toxics Emission Standards Washington, D.C. \- The Environmental Protection Agency has begun the official process of formally repealing both its most recent update to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards and its greenhouse gas emission standards under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. This comes as Trump and Zeldin have proposed to end over 30 provisio  more

EAST MELBOURNE, Australia, May 5 -- The Energy Efficiency Council issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA RELEASE: Labor victory sets stage for ambition on efficiency, electrification The Energy Efficiency Council has congratulated the re-elected Albanese Government on its comprehensive victory in the 2025 federal election, and said it set the stage for a big ramp up in ambition on emissions goals, efficiency and electrification. EEC CEO Luke Menzel said, "The Albanese Government's fi  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * New Sierra Club Dashboard Calculates Kansas Toll of Trump EPA Rollbacks Kansas City, Ks - Today, the Sierra Club unveiled a new interactive tool that shows the environmental toll of the Trump Administration's planned rollbacks of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) safeguards on coal pollution in Kansas. The Trump Coal Pollution Dashboard provides data on how much pollution would be  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 5 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Nuclear threat extinguished, but much work needed to protect nature and climate In response to the re-election of the Albanese government, Australian Conservation Foundation CEO Kelly O'Shanassy said: "ACF congratulates Mr Albanese and his team on their re-election for a second term. "Voters have emphatically backed clean energy over a future fuelled by coal, gas and nuclear. "As   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 6 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * Research Record: Comprehensive Energy Actions Can Improve Health Outcomes in the U.S. By Ambreen Ali Princeton SPIA's Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life. If you'd like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here (e  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, May 6 -- The National Thoroughbred Racing Association issued the following news: * * * Sovereignty Rules Kentucky Derby and Takes Over Top Spot in NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll - May 5, 2025 Week 15 of the 2025 NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll and the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through May 4. Voting is conducted by national media. The 3-Year-Old   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Rollbacks Would Allow Wisconsin Coal Plants to Pollute More Than 11 Million Tons of CO2, Sierra Club Tool Shows WISCONSIN - Today, the Sierra Club released its new tool, the Trump Coal Pollution Dashboard, that shows the environmental toll of the Trump Administration's planned rollback of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) safeguards on coal pollution. In Wisconsin, if th  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Looks to Gut EPA Safeguards, Green-Lighting More Coal Pollution in Minnesota MINNESOTA - Today, the Sierra Club released its new tool, the Trump Coal Pollution Dashboard, that shows the environmental toll of the Trump Administration's planned rollback of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) safeguards on coal pollution. The dashboard includes data on federal rules including the  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * TVA Considers Postponing Retirement for Deadly Coal Plants Chattanooga, TN - Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Don Moul announced that the country's largest federal utility is considering delaying retirement of four coal plants in its fleet. In 2021, TVA announced its plans to retire all of its remaining four coal plants: Shawnee, Gallatin, Kingston, and Cumberland, by 2035. According to the u  more