CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL STRONGLY URGES AGAINST FEDERAL ROLLBACK OF LIMITS ON DANGEROUS EMISSIONS OF MERCURY AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FROM POWER PLANTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 17 state attorneys general, the city of Chicago, New York City and the California Air Resources Board, in filing comments opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 12 -- Global Justice Now issued the following news: * * * Britain sued in 'corporate court' over quashing of coal mine in Cumbria * Claimants are being represented by Conservative MP and former attorney general Geoffrey Cox * Lawsuit is the first known case under Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) against the UK since 2006 proceeding to arbitration, and the first ISDS case brought against it in response to a climate policy * The British government is being sued  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- A report issued in July 2025 by the CSIS Defense and Security Department paints a stark picture of a potential Chinese blockade of Taiwan. The document, titled 'Lights Out? Wargaming a Chinese Blockade of Taiwan', was authored by Mark F. Cancian, Matthew F. Cancian, and Eric Heginbotham. While not assigning a report number, the analysis explores a range of blockade scenarios, from a low-intensity "grey zone" operation to a wider war, concluding that any such acti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * EIA expects the price of crude oil to fall to below $60 per barrel by the end of the year and average near $50 per barrel through 2026 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects a significant decline in the price of oil as growth in the global supply of oil vastly surpasses growth in demand for petroleum products. In its August Short-Term Ene  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Releases Data on Trump Administration Actions that Hike Up Energy Costs * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released fact sheets that outline how the Trump Administration's actions and his "Big Bad Bill" raises utility costs for cash-strapped American families. Since his i  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Groups Sue EPA Over Toxic Coke Oven Emissions * Washington, D.C. -- A coalition of clean air and health advocates challenged the Environmental Protection Agency's recent move to delay air pollution compliance for coke oven plant s, m assive coal-burning facilities used for steelmaking that spew deadly chemicals into the air. Earthjustice and Environmental Integrity Project cl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks Records on Trump Energy Order to Gut Environmental Protections * WASHINGTON-- The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today seeking public records on actions related to the so-called energy emergency. On day one of his second term, Trump ordered his administration to compile lists of actions that could be expedited to boost producti  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a nonpartisan research and educational institute, issued a document titled 'Michigan's Expensive Net-Zero Gamble: Projecting the Costs of Gov. Whitmer's MI Healthy Climate Plan.' Authored by Jason Hayes, Isaac Orr, and Mitch Rolling, the report, numbered S2025-04 and issued in 2025, presents a stark warning about the financial and reliability consequences of Michigan's move toward net-zero energy. According to the rep  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Strongly Opposes Federal Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants BALTIMORE, MD (August 12, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as part of a coalition of 17 state attorneys general, Chicago, New York City and the California Air Resources Board, filed comments opposing the U.S. Environm  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- 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 61   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Resources for the Future issued the following issue brief on August 6, 2025, by Nicholas Roy and Karen Palmer entitled "Hidden Costs of Repealing EPA's Carbon Pollution Standards: Consequences for the Environment, Households, and Society." Here are excerpts: * * * On June 11, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a repeal of the existing Greenhouse Gas Standards and Guidelines for Fossil-Fired Power Plants, hereafter referred to as the Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Accelerates Review of Black Butte Mine Expansion in Bold Step for Energy Security * WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior today announced its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for a proposed mining plan modification by Black Butte Coal Company to access additional federal coal reserves in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. This action is a direct respon  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Chemical Safety Board Opens Investigation into Fatal Incident at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works Plant in Pennsylvania August 12, 2025 - The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is sending a team to investigate the fatal explosions and fires at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, that occurred on August 11. Two people were fatally injured, and a  more