LANSING, Michigan, July 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Files Appeal Challenging DOE Order Mandating Continued Operation of Consumers Energy Coal-Powered Electric Plant * LANSING - Yesterday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a Petition for Review (PDF) with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit challenging the U.S. Department of Energy 's (DOE) arbitrary and illegal order forcing the continued oper  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Warner Reintroduce Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) recently reintroduced the Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act, legislation to create a tax credit that will incentivize the capture and repurposing of methane emissions from active and abandoned mines. "I'm proud to help  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Experts say Dominion fails to prove reliability need for Chesterfield gas plant * CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Today, on behalf of Appalachian Voices, Mothers Out Front, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed testimony from Telos Energy before the Virginia State Corporation Commiss  more

BOONE, North Carolina, July 25 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Experts say Dominion fails to prove reliability need for Chesterfield gas plant * Press release from the Southern Environmental Law Center, Appalachian Voices and Mother's Out Front For immediate release: July 25, 2025 Contact: Terah Boyd, SELC, Communications Manager (AL/GA) | 404-521-9900, tboyd@selc.org CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Today, on behalf of Appalachian Vo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 26 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Powering the Future -- Without Breaking the Grid Georgia's booming data center industry brings economic promise and environmental pressure. Researchers say innovation and local action can tip the balance. * As Georgia positions itself as a hub for digital infrastructure, communities across the state are facing a growing challenge: how to welcome the economic benefits of data centers while manag  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 25 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments * RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional administration and board appointments. ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS LABOR * Angelena Gismondi, Special Assistant, Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation BOARD APPOINTMENTS AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY CORN   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House GOP Passes 50 Trump Executive Orders * WASHINGTON -- Six months into the Trump Administration, Republicans in the 119 th Congress are delivering on President Trump's America First agenda. With the historic passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill and many more separate pieces of legislation, House Republicans have already voted to codify 50 of President Trump's executive actions. "The America  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Omar Introduce Legislation to Repeal Corporate Welfare for Fossil Fuels in Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' End Giveaways That Destroy the Planet * BURLINGTON, Vt., July 25 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare Act, legislation to eliminate President Trump's enormous new handouts to the fossil fuel industry contained in the "  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following information collection: Title of Collection: Bond and Insurance Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations under Regulatory Programs. OMB Control Number: 1029-0043. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses and state governments. Total Estimated Num  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Omar and Sen. Sanders Introduce Legislation to Repeal Corporate Welfare for Fossil Fuels in Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' End Giveaways That Destroy the Planet * WASHINGTON - Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare Act, legislation to eliminate President Trump's enormous new handouts to the fossil fuel industry contained in the "Big, Beau  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Interior And Transportation, Housing, & Urban Development Funding Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin, Duckworth * July 25, 2025 The Senate Appropriations Committee passed Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies; and Transportation, Housing, & Urban Development, & Related Agencies government funding bills SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Dem  more