WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSrpt) -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: * * * Delaying Grid Buildout Could Cost Americans Billions, Endanger Health Two new reports estimate that preventing delays in new transmission and generation infrastructure could save energy customers tens of billions of dollars per year, considerably increase grid reliability, and prevent premature deaths by reducing air pollution. As electricity demand rises, the United States is in a race to add mo  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: EPA Approves State-Led Coal Ash Recycling and Disposal Program in North Dakota Program Created Under Hoeven-Led Law Passed in 2016, Provides Certainty for Coal Producers WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hoeven today announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the State of North Dakota's application for a state-led coal ash recycling and disposal program. The program i  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * New Analysis: Trump Actions Will Allow Millions More Tons of Harmful Pollutants into Texas Air and Water Texas - A new analysis by the Sierra Club indicates that the Trump Administration's deregulatory actions will have severe environmental and public health consequences across the country, particularly in Texas. According to this data, available in an online interactive dashboard, recent de  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on May 12, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, today, Donald Trump's Department of Energy announced the largest deregulatory effort in the Department of Energy's history, with 47 regulations in the Department of Energy slashed in one fell swoop in the name of freedom on the same day tha  more