GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 12 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * American Experiment's comments on repeal of Clean Power Plan 2.0 By Sarah Montalbano Center of the American Experiment submitted brief comments on the EPA's proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan 2.0, which would have forced coal plants to capture 90 percent of their emissions wit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management is holding a public hearing to discuss a proposed coal lease in Emery County, Utah. The agency is soliciting comments on the valuation of coal deposits in a 120-acre tract. This action follows a 2023 legal settlement that mandates an environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of climate change and air quality related to the lease. Canyon Fuel Co. LLC submitted the application for the Li  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the National Coal Council Reestablishment Act (H.R. 3015). * * * H.R. 3015 would permanently reauthorize the National Coal Council, an advisory committee to the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE reestablished the National Coal Council in June 2025. Under current law, the department is generally required to renew such advisory committees every two years. Based on the cost of similar advisory committees,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * U.S. Clean Tech Exports Are the Key to Long-Term U.S. Economic Growth By Leslie Abrahams and Joseph Majkut News headlines in the United States have been dominated by funding freezes, executive orders, and tax credit repeals, all curtailing public support for clean energy. After four years of global leadership in decarbonization ambition, this political climate rev  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Releases Data on Trump Administration Actions that Hike Up Energy Costs Donald Trump and Republicans' Big Bad Bill for Billionaires will raise utility costs by 9-18% across the nation. * Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting public comments on potential changes to North Dakota's coal combustion residuals (CCR) permit program. This follows a proposal on May 16, 2025, to approve a partial program for the state. The EPA is now reopening the public comment period to evaluate revisions to the state's program, which would grant North Dakota added authority to implement its own CCR permit system. The comment period for the initial proposa  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Harvey Kent Bowen, ceramics scholar and MIT Leaders for Global Operations co-founder, dies at 83 * Harvey Kent Bowen PhD '71, a longtime MIT professor celebrated for his pioneering work in manufacturing education, innovative ceramics research, and generous mentorship, died July 17 in Belmont, Massachusetts. He was 83. At MIT, he was the founding engineering faculty leader of Lead  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Secretary Chavez-DeRemer highlights President Trump's successful first 200 days during 'America at Work' tour stops in 4 states * WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer last week completed a four-state swing through Idaho, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, as part of her America at Work listening tour where she met directly with manufacturers, miners, construction work  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Welcomes Trump Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to Kemmerer, Touts Wyoming Coal * Kemmerer, WY - Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) on Thursday welcomed U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer to Kemmerer, Wyoming to tour the Kemmerer Coal Mine and discuss Wyoming energy and jobs. "It's always an honor to welcome Trump administration leaders to Wyoming to meet the hardworking men and  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 12 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Over 60 newly identified gas-fired power plants added to PE energy tracker Private Equity Climate Risks project adds over 60 newly identified gas-fired power plants to energy tracker Explore the expanded Global Fossil Fuel Asset Tracker: now 600 assets across 63 countries * The August 2025 update to the Global Fossil Fuel Asset Tracker marks a significant expansion of the database, adding   more

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Aug. 11 -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Empowering innovations recognised Two Otago innovators have been recognised for their ability to turn bold ideas into real-world breakthroughs, being named finalists in the 2025 KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards. Medical student Josiah Bugden is a finalist in the Momentum Student Entrepreneur category for the development of CourseSpy, a platform designed to help students plan their degre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor announces $10.5M funding availability to support mine safety, health training for nation's miners * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its Mine Safety and Health Administration is making $10.5 million in grant funding available to help provide mine safety training for the nation's miners. MSHA will award these grants as part of its fiscal year 2025 Stat  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gordon Cheers Announcement of Antelope Coal Mine Expansion Approval Governor Mark Gordon has issued a statement in support of a decision by the Department of Interior to approve a mining plan modification that will allow the Antelope Mine in Converse County to mine an additional 14.5 million tons of federally owned coal. The Governor's statement follows: "This announcement is excellen  more