WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Luz Rivas Votes Against House Republicans' 'Big Ugly Bill' WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement following House passage of H.R. 1, Republicans' bill that cuts Medicaid and food assistance to give tax breaks to billionaires: "House Republicans turned their backs on the health, well-being, and livelihoods of working families to hand their bi  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $8.2 Million in Brownfields Grants to Clean Up Communities Across Missouri LENEXA, KAN. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the selection of $ 267 million in Brownfields Grants to communities across the United States, with $8.2 million going to selectees in Missouri.  These grants put the Agency's commitment to protect human health   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces Nearly $5.5 Million in Brownfields Grants to Clean Up Communities Across Iowa LENEXA, KAN. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the selection of $ 267 million in Brownfields Grants to communities across the United States, with $5.5 million going to selectees in Iowa.  These grants put the Agency's commitment to protect human health   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin discuss deregulatory priorities at Environment Subcommittee hearing Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) pushed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin this week for commitments on deregulatory issues affecting North Dakota energy and agriculture producers involving Mercury and Toxic Standards (MATS), Coal Com  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on DOE Metallurgical Coal Announcement U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright announced on Thursday, May 22, that coal used in steelmaking is now designated as a critical material. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "I am excited by this announcement from the Department of Energy. "Metallurgical coal is a lifeblood for co  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Department Approves Utah Uranium-Vanadium Mine to Strengthen U.S. Mineral Security Date: May 23, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON -- In a groundbreaking move to bolster domestic critical mineral production, the U.S. Department of the Interior has greenlit the Velvet-Wood uranium and vanadium mine in San Juan County, Utah--marking the nation's first project approv  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 [Category: BizEnergy] (TNSrep) -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * New Report Shows Greater Benefits to Colorado from a Bigger Energy Market Xcel Energy has proposed joining a smaller market with less clean energy, which means higher costs for ratepayers DENVER, CO -- A new report from Aurora Energy Research assesses the potential for Public Service Company of Colorado (Xcel Energy) to join a regional electricity market in the West. The re  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on May 23, 2025: * * * Restoring Gold Standard Science By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Over the last 5 years, confidence that scientists act in the best interests of the public has fallen significantly. A majority of researchers in scie  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet: * * * U.S. Findings on Iran Pursuant to the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 Pursuant to Section 1245 of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act (IFCA) of 2012, the Department of State has made two findings with sanctions implications: * identifying 10 strategic materials as being used in connection with the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile programs of Iran * identifying Iran's c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Supports Attorney General Ken Paxton's Lawsuit Against BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard for Illegally Manipulating Energy Markets The Trump Administration's Department of Justice ("DOJ") and Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") have taken legal action supporting Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit against BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard for conspiring to artificial  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Uses Sham "Energy Emergency" to Keep Coal Plants Open West Olive, MI - Today, the Trump Administration invoked its so-called "energy emergency" to force the J.H. Campbell coal plant to remain open past its planned retirement. Since coming into office, Donald Trump has weakened domestic energy production by pausing all wind energy projects and proposing to slash hundreds of clean ener  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Fake Energy Emergency Has Its First Victims: Michigan Ratepayers The U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today issued an emergency order forcing the continued operation of a coal fired power plant in Michigan. The plant, a J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Michigan, was scheduled to be shut down on May 31, 2025. In response, Tyson Slocum, director of Public Citizen's  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Western Caucus Executive Committee Celebrates Passage of Reconciliation Package Members of the Congressional Western Caucus Executive Committee celebrated passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with the following statements. "This bill is the course correction we desperately needed. For years, taxpayers have been footing the bill for wasteful programs, unchecked spending, and h  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 23, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump is Restoring Gold Standard Science in America RESTORING GOLD STANDARD SCIENCE IN AMERICA: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to restore Gold Standard Science as the cornerstone of Federal scientific research and rebuild public trust in science. * Gold Standard Science is: - Reproducible, transparent, and falsifiable; - Subject to unbiased peer revie  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The World Bank issued the following news release: * * * World Bank: Mining and Agricultural Recovery Drive Mongolia's Economic Growth ULAANBAATAR, May 23, 2025 -- The World Bank's latest Mongolia Economic Update projects the country's economy to grow by 6.3 percent in 2025, supported by a surge in copper production and a gradual recovery in the agriculture sector. In 2024, Mongolia's economy grew by 5 percent, marking a moderation from 7.2 percent in 2023, largely due   more