WASHINGTON, May 8 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Analysis: Trump's Moves to Fast-Track Oil Drilling on Public Lands Sets Up These Trump Oil Industry Donors For Big Profits Washington D.C. - In recent days, details confirming the Trump administration's suspected agenda of letting big oil interests and donors pillage America's sacred publ  more

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, May 9 -- BASF, a producer of chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas, issued the following news release: * * * BASF's OASE blue supports CCAT in carbon capture and storage project at Taiwan power plant * Initial plan to capture 2,000 tons of CO2 annually at the pilot plant located at Taipower's Taichung Power Plant Carbon Reduction Technology Park * OASE blue features high capture rates of 90% and more, cost efficiency due   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Researchers Develop Practical Solution to Reduce Emissions and Improve Air Quality from Brick Manufacturing in Bangladesh A new study found that brick kiln owners were willing to implement energy-efficient operational changes after receiving training and support. The social benefits of reduced carbon emissions from these changes By Jillian McKoy Brick manufacturing is a central comp  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Statement on HNR Reconciliation Package WASHINGTON, DC-- Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) provided the following statement on the passage of the House Natural Resources Committee reconciliation package: "I was proud to vote for the House Natural Resources Committee package, which saves taxpayers $18.5 billion and gets us one step closer to passing President Trump's  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released the following testimony by Energy Secretary Christopher Wright from a May 7, 2025, hearing on the fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member Kaptur, and Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you and this Committee today as the Secretary of Energy to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget request for the Department of Energy ("the Depa  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 9 -- Evergy Inc., a company that says it focuses on producing, transmitting and delivering energy for the benefit of stakeholders, issued the following news release: * * * Evergy Announces First Quarter 2025 Results, Declares Quarterly Dividend and Reaffirms 2025 Guidance * First Quarter 2025 GAAP EPS of $0.54, compared to $0.53 in 2024 * First Quarter 2025 Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) of $0.54, compared to $0.54 in 2024 * Declares quarterly dividend of $0.6675 per share * R  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48525) on May 6, 2025, entitled "Federal Preemption and State Authority to Deter the Presence of Unlawfully Present Aliens" by legislative attorney Alejandra Aramayo: * * * SUMMARY The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article VI, clause 2) states that the Constitution, treaties, and federal law "shall be the supreme Law of the land." In interpreting this clause, the Supreme Court has formulated  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Fulcher On Natural Resource Committee Advancing Historic Package For Reconciliation Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) issued the following statement after the House Committee on Natural Resources held a successful full committee markup and advanced its portion of the reconciliation bill:  "After a long night on Capitol Hill, my Natural Resources colleagues and I passed o  more

NEW YORK, May 8 -- The U.S. Mission to the United Nations issued the following news: * * * Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Nonproliferation and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea AS DELIVERED Remarks by Ambassador Dorothy Shea, Acting U.S. Representative, at a UN Security Council Briefing on Nonproliferation and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Thank you, Mr. President. And thank you to Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari and to Mr. James Byrne, for your b  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following floor remarks on May 7, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, as we consider the critical reforms in the reconciliation process, I rise today to make the case for why we must eliminate the generous Federal subsidies for wind and solar energy paid for by taxpayers. By continuing to incentivize these intermitte  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * South Carolina passes energy bill that benefits utilities at expense of customers, property owners Environmental groups say H.3309 will streamline polluting projects and raise bills COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Today, the South Carolina Senate voted 35-11 to pass House Bill 3309 (the "South Carolina Energy Security Act"), sending the controversial legislation to the   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Ten reasons to phase out taxpayer-funded subsidies for wind and solar energy Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) spoke on the House Floor to highlight ten reasons why we must phase out tax credits for wind and solar energy. She urged her colleagues in Congress to prioritize grid security and eliminate the incentives that are distorting energy markets and flooding them with   more