WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on June 13, 2025: * * * Trump To Repeal All GHG Regulations on Power Plants By Shuting Pomerleau Executive Summary * The Trump Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two proposals to repeal existing U.S. regulations on power plants, including all existing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) regulations and certain amendments to the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. * EPA estimates  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Chairman Lee Releases ENR Budget Reconciliation Text Today, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released legislative text to be considered as part of Senate Republicans' budget reconciliation bill. "This is President Trump's agenda: cut the Green New Scam, reduce the  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 13 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Public Advocates Fight Attempt to Fast-Track Fossil Fuels * Washington, D.C. -- The Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Earthjustice filed a protest at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against the Southwest Power Pool's unnecessary proposal to fast-track more gas power plants mostly at the expense of wind, solar, and battery storage projects.  Despite  more

LONDON, England, June 14 -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * Fund Managers Drive Twice as Much Investment to Fossil Fuels as Clean Energy Finance KEY TAKEAWAYS * BloombergNEF's Energy Supply Fund-Enabled Capex Ratio (ESFR) is a new metric that measures climate alignment of investment portfolios, analyzing how they enable capital investment into energy supply assets. * The consolidated global ratio was 0.48 to 1 as of June 2024, for pooled investme  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 14 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Some plants make their own pesticide -- but at what cost to the atmosphere? By Bethany Mauger A natural alternative to pesticides may be hiding in a misunderstood plant compound -- but it could come at an environmental cost. For years, scientists knew little about isoprene, a natural chemical produced by plants. New Michigan State University research 40 years in the making now sheds light   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Slams Trump EPA's Polluter-First Agenda and Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Limits * Washington (June 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and a co-chair of the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, today issued the following statement after Administrator Zeldin announced the Environmental Protection Agency (  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Public Advocates Fight Attempt to Fast-Track Fossil Fuels * The Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Earthjustice filed a protest at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against the Southwest Power Pool's unnecessary proposal to fast-track more gas power plants mostly at the expense of wind, solar, and battery storage projects.  Despite having no solid evidence of a ca  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee on Energy Holds Hearing on the FY2026 Department of Energy Budget WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, led a hearing titled The Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Energy Budget. "Alongside Secretary Wright, the Committee on Energy and Commerce is working to unleash American   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump and his EPA Sued for Creating Email Shortcut Around Clean Air Protections * Today, community and environmental groups represented by Earthjustice sued the Trump administration over its unlawful decision to exempt dozens of coal-fired power plants from stronger pollution limits set in the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, or MATS. The exemptions, issued in April, allow 68 coal po  more

MANOA, Hawaii, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Coal, steel industry pollution alters North Pacific ocean life thousands of miles away Iron is essential for the growth of microscopic phytoplankton in the ocean--the foundation of the aquatic food web. However, a new study led by oceanographers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa revealed that iron released from industrial processes, such as coal combustion and steel making, is  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Praise EPA's Proposed Repeal of Biden-Harris EPA Regulations for Power Plants, Which Would Spark Industry and Save Americans More than $1B * WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that EPA is proposing to repeal all "greenhouse gas" emissions standards for the power sector under Section 111 of the Clea  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 12, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Stops the Green Agenda in the Columbia River Basin STOPPING RADICAL ENVIRONMENTALISM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum revoking an executive action issued by the prior administration that called for "equitable treatment for fish." * Today's Memorandum revokes the Biden Administration's "Restoring Healthy and Abundant Salmon, Steelhead, and   more