WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Sheehy, Downing, Zinke Introduce Bicameral Resolution Removing Harmful Miles City RMPA * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, along with Representatives Troy Downing (MT-02) and Ryan Zinke (MT-01) today introduced a bicameral resolution disapproving and removing the Bureau of Land Management's 2024 Miles City Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA). The Miles City RMPA   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 10 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Energy and Conservation Groups File Legal Challenge to Bonneville Power Administration's Energy Market Decision * Seattle, WA -- Five Northwest energy and conservation groups filed a lawsuit today asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to review a decision by Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) that would affect the transmission and cost of electric power across the entir  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 10 -- The European Investment Bank posted the following news release: * * * EU expands support for Ukraine with new financing of almost EUR600 million for energy, transport and business resilience * * Unveiled by EIB Group and European Commission, package covers hydropower plants, district heating for communities, roads, bridges, border crossings and small companies. * Ten Member States - Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, Sloveni  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Urges Trump DOE and DOI Nominees to Lower Energy Costs, Keep Americans Safe, and Maintain America's Competitive Edge In his opening statement, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, grilled several pending Trump Administration nominees on the Pr  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Urges Trump DOE and DOI Nominees to Lower Energy Costs, Keep Americans Safe, and Maintain America's Competitive Edge * WASHINGTON -- In his opening statement, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, grilled several pending Trump Administration nominees on the President's Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget request and   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights released the following testimony by Roger Alford, principal deputy assistant attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, from a June 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Deregulation & Competition: Reducing Regulatory Burdens to Unlock Innovation and Spur New Entry": * * * Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Booker, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * North Dakota Congressional Delegation Introduces Congressional Review Act to Repeal BLM's Harmful Land Use Plan * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak and Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to overturn the Biden administration's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Nor  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * North Dakota congressional delegation introduces Congressional Review Act to repeal BLM's harmful land use plan * Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak and Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to overturn the Biden administration's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management Plan (RMP) for   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47013) on July 9, 2025, entitled "The Surface Transportation Board: Background and Current Issues" by transportation policy analyst Ben Goldman. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Surface Transportation Board (STB) was created by Congress in 1995 to replace the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) as the economic regulator of providers of interstate land and water transportation. It most o  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, Olympia, has approved proposed budgets and fund grants for two organizations representing customer interests in the rate case (Docket No. UE-250224) involving PacifiCorp dba Pacific Power and Light Co., Portland, Oregon. The Alliance of Western Energy Customers will receive $80,000 and the Energy Project will receive $35,000, totaling $115,000 from PacifiCorp's Customer Representation Sub-Fund. This action stems from  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Outlines 10 Ways Trump is Wrecking the Country, Redefining the Idea of America * "I will never forgive him for the damage he has done, and for the damage he continues to do, to the very idea of America, for how the rest of the world now views this country, and more critically, more catastrophically, how we have come to view ourselves." Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Sch  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke, Daines, Sheehy, Downing Introduce Bicameral Resolution Removing Harmful Miles City RMPA * Washington D.C. - Representatives Ryan Zinke (MT-01) and Troy Downing (MT-02), along with U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy today introduced a bicameral resolution disapproving and removing the Bureau of Land Management's 2024 Miles City Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA). The Miles City RMP  more