LANSING, Michigan, June 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Challenges DOE Order Mandating Continued Operation of Consumers Energy Coal-Powered Electric Plant * LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a Request for Rehearing (PDF) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), challenging the DOE's arbitrary and illegal order seeking to stop the planned retirement of Consumers Energy's J.H. Campbell coal-fired power p  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Marshall Introduce Bill to Lower Costs and Improve Reliability of Freight Rail Service for American Businesses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) reintroduced the Reliable Rail Service Act to help address the unreliable service and high costs of rail shipping for Wisconsin farmers and manufacturers. The legislation would strengthen ou  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Questions Energy Secretary Wright on Nuclear Fuel Security and Protecting the Future of Coal * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright about refocusing the Department's mission, investing in American nuclear fuel security, and protecting the future of coal. DOE Secretary Chris Wright testified at today's S  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 18 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following news: * * * Youth unemployment is approaching a boiling point in Ontario The numbers have gotten steadily worse since 2019--and are likely a canary in the coal mine for broader economic trouble * Canada is confronting a deepening youth employment emergency that policy-makers and political debates have largely overlooked, as a recent CCPA analysis highlighted. Given Ontario's status as the country'  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Griffith Announce Hearing on the Beneficial Use of Coal Ash WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, announced a hearing titled A Decade Later: A Revie  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 18 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Department of Local Affairs Invests Almost $800K in Colorado's Rural Communities through REDI Program * STATEWIDE \- The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) recently awarded $780,000 for 13 projects across Colorado through the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) program, which aims to help rural communities diversify their local economies and build resilience. "Colorado is proud of o  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * Energy Secretary Wright Testifies Before Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on FY2026 Budget Request * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testified (link is external) today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request. Earlier this month, Secretary Wright testified before the U.S. House En  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule (40 CFR Part 63; Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794) entitled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units." This action proposes to repeal specific amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units, commonly known as the Mercury and Air Tox  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule (40 CFR Part 60; Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0124) entitled "Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units." This action proposes to repeal all greenhouse gas emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing that the Clean Air Act requires a finding that greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-f  more

PARIS, France, June 19 [Category: Energy] (TNSrpt) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following commentary: * * * Evolving role of export credit agencies in global energy finance * Export credit agencies in international public finance Export credit agencies (ECAs) are a key source of public finance for energy investment - but their importance to the energy sector typically goes unrecognised.1 ECAs are government-backed institutions that provide loans, guarantees and insurance to  more

BOONE, North Carolina, June 18 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Federal court clears path for legal challenges to coal-hauling in Monongahela National Forest * WILMINGTON, Del. -- A federal judge in Delaware ruled Tuesday in favor of two motions filed by conservation groups, allowing key legal and administrative actions to move forward to protect portions of the Monongahela National Forest from mining activities by South Fork Coal Compan  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 18 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Gov. McMaster Signs Legislation to Secure South Carolina's Energy Future * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Governor Henry McMaster today was joined by the state's electric utilities and members of the General Assembly for a ceremonial bill signing of H. 3309, the South Carolina Energy Security Act. The legislation will significantly improve South Carolina's ability to generate and deliver the power   more

RADFORD, Virginia, June 19 -- Radford University issued the following news release: * * * Griffith delivers speech at Radford's economic development luncheon By Neil Harvey Radford University hosted U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith at a luncheon on June 17, with the congressman speaking at length before an audience of dozens of officials from local government, business, technology, education and economic development. Griffith, of Salem, Virginia, is the U.S. representative for Virginia's 9th congr  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Heinrich Slams Trump Energy Department Budget Request and Mismanagement, Stresses Need for Affordable, Domestic Sources of Energy WASHINGTON -- In his opening statement, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, grilled the U.S. Department of Ener  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Releases Major Update on Oil and Gas Potential Beneath U.S. Public Lands * RESTON, VA. -- The Department of the Interior released a U.S. Geological Survey report on undiscovered oil and gas resources in formations under the federally managed public lands of the U.S., estimating that there are technically recoverable resources of 29.4 billion barrels of oil and 391.6 trillion   more

STANFORD, California, June 19 -- The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * New National Effort Aims to Build the Future of High School Carnegie Foundation launches "Future of High School Network" with 24 innovative school systems across the country. * Today, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced the launch of the Future of High School Network (FHS Network), a new initiative designed to cataly  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, intends to repatriate 221 cultural items. This action, taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, follows the museum's determination that these unassociated funerary objects and sacred objects have a cultural affiliation with Indian Tribes as specified in a notice (Docket No. NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040410). These determinations are t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Ten Groups Push Back Against Trump's Illegal Campbell Plant Extension * West Olive, MI --Today, 10 public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy's illegal extension of the J.H. Campbell power plant past its planned expiration. On May 23, the Department of Energy issued an order forcing the power plant to remain operational past its planned May 31 expiration date.   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Ten Groups Push Back Against Trump's Illegal Campbell Plant Extension * West Olive, MI \- Today, 10 public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy's illegal extension of the J.H. Campbell power plant past its planned expiration. On May 23, the Department of Energy issued an order forcing the power plant to remain operational past its planned May 31 expiration date. The order   more

LOGAN, Utah, June 19 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Announces Additions to Solar Energy Capacity, Advancing Sustainability, Energy Stability LOGAN, Utah -- Utah State University has partnered with Castle Gate Engineering to significantly expand its on-campus solar energy production. This initiative, which will add more than 1 megawatt DC of solar generation across four Cache Valley locations, marks a major step forward in the university's commitment to sustaina  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * West Virginians say "enough is enough" at AEP rate hike hearing * Wheeling, WV \- West Virginians' electric bills will rise, making them the fastest-rising rates in the nation, if the rate hike proposed by American Electric Power (AEP) is approved by the Public Service Commission (PSC). The proposal would affect customers of AEP's subsidiaries, Wheeling Power (serving Ohio and Marshall Cou  more