WASHINGTON, July 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Corporate Climate Group SBTi Published Final Standards for Financial Institutions to Achieve Net Zero * LONDON -- The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), the preeminent standard-setter for corporations making net-zero commitments, has published the final version of its Financial Institutions Net Zero Standard (FINZ). The final version of the standard incorporated some feedback, includ  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Corporate Climate Group SBTi Published Final Standards for Financial Institutions to Achieve Net Zero * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), the preeminent standard-setter for corporations making net-zero commitments, has published the final version of its Financial Institutions Net Zero Standard (FINZ). The final version of the standard incorporated some feedback,  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * NEW: Trump to Roll Back Critical Worker Protections, Risking Workers' Safety to Help Ultra-Wealthy Cut Corners In response to Donald Trump slashing worker protections, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: "Donald Trump is betraying America's workers by forcing people to choose between a paycheck and their safety. Slashing basic protections like standards to ensure roofs don't c  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule (EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107; FRL-7814.2-02-OLEM) entitled "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Coal Combustion Residuals Management Unit Deadline Extension Rule." This document is a direct final rule that modifies existing regulations governing the disposal of coal combustion residuals. The rule aims to provide owners or operators of active  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule (EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107; FRL-7814.2-01-OLEM) entitled "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Coal Combustion Residuals Management Unit Deadline Extension." This proposed rule seeks to modify compliance deadlines for certain provisions established in a previous rule published on May 8, 2024, which set regulatory requirements for l  more

HELENA, Montana, July 22 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Gianforte Urges Congress To Reverse Biden-Era Coal Rule * No action results in $4 billion loss of future revenue for Montana public schools * July 22 2025 HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today urged Congress to support two Congressional joint resolutions that would reverse a Biden administration plan that threatens Montana's coal industry and cost the state over $4 billion.  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Department Advances Energy Dominance through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act * WASHINGTON -- Following President Trump's signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or H.R. 1, the Department of the Interior is implementing key changes that will promote U.S. energy production, timber development and other regulatory actions needed to ensure the responsible management of our natural resou  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Air Pollution in Baltimore's Curtis Bay Community Linked to Nearby Coal Terminal Activities and Wind Findings suggest that existing coal dust mitigation measures are insufficient * Bulldozer activity involving coal at an open-air facility at the Port of Baltimore is closely linked to air pollutants in the adjacent neighborhood of Curtis Bay, accordin  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a rule (Docket No. MSHA-2025-0087) entitled "Electronic Surveying Equipment in Underground Coal Mines." This rule is an extension of the public comment period for a proposed rule concerning electronic surveying equipment in underground coal mines. The original proposed rule, published on July 1, 2025 (90 FR 28454), aimed to codify technical specifications and working conditions within Mi  more

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania, July 23 -- PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity, issued the following news release: * * * PJM Auction Procures 134,311 MW of Generation Resources; Supply Responds to Price Signal Modest Year-Over-Year Wholesale Cost Increases Expected in Most Areas, Some Areas See Decreases * (Valley Forge, PA - July 22, 2025) - PJM Interconnection today announced the results of its 2026/2027 Base Residua  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * PJM Releases Record-High Capacity Auction Results * Norristown, PA \- Today, the regional transmission organization PJM released its 2025 capacity auction results, signaling a continuation of high energy prices for its 13-state service region. This year, the capacity auction ended at the price cap of $329.17/MW-day, even higher than last year's record-breaking clearing price and more tha  more

NEW YORK, July 22 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Supercharging Clean Energy Will Repair Humankind's Relationship with Climate, Fuel Economic Growth, Secretary-General Says, Noting $2 Trillion Invested in 2024 * Following is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' address on climate action "A Moment of Opportunity: Supercharging the Clean Energy Age", in New York today: The headlines are dominated by a world in trouble. By conflict and climate chaos. By rising  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Treasury Sanctions Houthi-Linked Petroleum Smuggling and Sanctions Evasion Network Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating two individuals and five entities that profit through money laundering and importing petroleum products into territory controlled by Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis. The Iran-backed Houth  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 [Category: Energy] -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: * * * UN Secretary-General Says Fossil Fuel Age is Flailing and Failing * Today, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a special address on climate action, saying that "countries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies - they are sabotaging them". In response, Shady Khalil, Senior Global Policy Strategist at Oil Change International, said: "United Nations   more