WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48538) on July 30, 2025, entitled "Advanced Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Battery Manufacturing in the U.S.:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Policy Options for Congress This section discusses past congressional actions related to battery manufacturing and discusses some policy options for Congress to consider. Congress has enacted legislation that may have affected the development of a bat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Advocates Demand Ameren Pause Disconnections for Tornado Victims * St. Louis, MO - Advocates gathered this morning outside of Ameren Missouri's headquarters calling on the utility to reinstate its disconnection moratorium through the end of the year for victims of the May 16th tornado. Board of Alderman President Megan Green, along with the groups that held a press conference on July 16t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 14 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition to Help Restore America's Energy Independence and Lower Energy Prices * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a coalition of 28 attorneys general asking the Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate the harmful Biden-Harris greenhouse-gas emissions standards for power plants. The Biden-era rule jeopardizes America's energy independen  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 13 -- The Carbon Market Institute issued the following news release: * * * Decarbonisation key to improved productivity Decarbonising the economy is crucial to delivering improved productivity, Climate Change Authority Chair Matt Kean told a Carbon Market Institute conference today. Speaking on the opening day of the Carbon Market Institute's Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit, Kean said that, as the federal Economic Reform Roundtable looms, "you could make a   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF Strongly Opposes Trump Administration Proposals to Eliminate Protections for Air Pollution from Power Plants * (Washington, D.C. - August 13, 2025) Environmental Defense Fund filed comments strongly objecting to two unlawful and dangerous proposed actions by the Trump EPA - part of a suite of recent administration actions attacking safeguards against pollution that, if suc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Energy Department Announces Actions to Secure American Critical Minerals and Materials Supply Chain Proposed funding will accelerate the growth of the U.S. critical minerals and materials sector. * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced its intent to issue notices of funding opportunities (NOFO) totaling nearly $1 billion to advance and scale mining, processing, and ma  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak joins Secretary Wright, Senator Hoeven, Governor Armstrong to spotlight North Dakota's role in strengthening U.S. energy dominance * Grand Forks, ND - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Senator John Hoeven, and Governor Kelly Armstrong at the University of North Dakota's Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) to discuss m  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Highlights Infrastructure Investments in Rural Montana * Continues 56 County Tour in Wibaux and Fallon counties * August 12 2025 BAKER, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today continued his 56 County Tour visiting with Montanans in Wibaux and Fallon counties to highlight infrastructure investments in rural Montana. "Since taking office, we've made strategic investment  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 13 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Local residents, grassroots organizations call on North Carolina regulators to deny Mountain Valley Pipeline's water permit application for Southgate project * August 13, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org EDEN, N.C. -- On Tuesday, Aug. 12, community leaders, grassroots organizations and members of the public spoke out agai  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Praises Trump Administration Decision Accelerating Review of Black Butte Mine Expansion in Sweetwater County, Wyoming * Cheyenne, WY - Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement regarding today's news that the Department of the Interior (DOI) is preparing an environmental impact statement for a proposed mining plan modification by Black Butte Coal   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Armstrong to Energy Secretary Wright: North Dakota can play an outsized role in U.S. energy dominance GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong today welcomed U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to North Dakota, highlighting the state's key contributions to American energy security and shared goal with the Trump administration of U.S. energy dominance. "As a Top 10 ener  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club to UDAQ: Draft Intermountain Power Permit Will Illegally Allow Massive Increases in Dangerous Pollution * UTAH -- Sierra Club is urging the Utah Department of Air Quality (UDAQ) to rescind its draft approval order that would allow both gas and coal units at the Intermountain Power Plant (IPP), near Delta, UT, to operate without requiring any additional pollution controls on eit  more