LAKEWOOD, Ohio, July 8 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Aligning climate ambition with equity: India's Just Transition needs to be inclusive A phased roadmap - from pilot projects and fiscal incentives in the short term to structural reforms and public-private platforms in the long term - is key to institutionalising financing across sectors Key Takeaways: As climate commitments in India are accelerating, the en  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on July 7, 2025: * * * Evaluating the OBBBA's Energy Provisions By Shuting Pomerleau Executive Summary * The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, includes provisions to overhaul the clean energy credits included in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA); these provisions are estimated to raise approximately $499 billion in net revenue from 2025-2034. * Among these eliminated energy cre  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 7 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * DOE Takes Step to Extend Lives of Polluting Power Plants Under False Energy Emergency * Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a methodology to analyze reserve power margins across the country that systematically undercounts the contributions of clean energy to meet the nation's energy needs and protect system reliability. DOE plans to use this methodo  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Kansas Regulators Approve Expensive Evergy Gas Plants * Kansas City, Ks - Today, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC), which regulates monopoly utilities like Evergy, approved a non-unanimous settlement allowing the electric company to build two gas plants totaling an estimated $1.6 billion. Half of the new gas plant costs will be charged to the utility's Kansas customers. A separate, un  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - July 3, 2025: * * * This Week in Climate Action - July 3, 2025 * QUOTES OF THE WEEK: "We will never stop fighting for our environment and for an equitable clean energy future that lowers costs and ensures access to clean air and water for all for generations to come. We thank all members who opposed this destructive bill, and we will ensure Republi  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * President Trump Signs Worst Environmental Legislation in America's History Today, President Trump signed the budget reconciliation bill into law. The final package includes several provisions that represent a sweeping rollback of conservation progress that will irrevocably damage public lands and waters, greatly diminish wildlife habitat and erode one of the few things that connect  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 7 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Begins Process to Reopen Powder River Basin to New Coal Leasing * Bozeman, MT -- The Department of Interior has announced planned amendments to two resource management plans for the Powder River Basin, a move that almost certainly seeks to reopen the region to new coal leasing. Notices of intent to begin the amendment process will be published in the federa  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Underwood Secures More Than $1.6 Million in Federal Funding for Affordable Housing, Environmental Cleanup, and Research * WASHINGTON -- This week, Representative Lauren Underwood announced a new round of federal funding she has secured for affordable housing, environmental cleanup, and research in the 14 th District. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, Underwood has made securing fede  more