WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Seeks Documents, Demands Answers Regarding Trump Interference in Revolution Wind Project * [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, today wrote to the Department of the Interior demanding information as to why the Trump Administration issued a stop work order for the nearly complete Revolution Wind p  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2025: * * * Governor Newsom signs executive order to bolster California's clean energy progress in face of Trump's wrecking ball What you need to know: The Governor signed an executive order today to help clean energy projects in the state capture federal tax credits before they expire as a result of HR 1, Trump's Big Ugly Bill. * As the Trump administration takes the country ba  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce and Regulatory Affairs released the following testimony by Chad Squitieri, an assistant law professor at the Catholic University of America, from a July 30, 2025, hearing entitled "The Future is Loper Bright: Congress's Role in the Regulatory Landscape": * * * Chairman Lankford, Ranking Member Fetterman, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Administrator Zeldin Visits Wyoming, Announces WY CCR Proposed Approval, Visits Data Center, Tours Mine Site * Cheyenne - This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin was in Wyoming to visit with state, local and federal partners, and stakeholders to discuss environmental issues in the state, announce EPA's proposed approval of Wyoming's Coal Combustion Re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Former Manager of Illinois Mine Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Mine Safety and Health Administration Regarding Underground Fire * Timothy Brandon Parsons, 38, of Louisa, Kentucky, entered a guilty plea yesterday to conspiring to defraud the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in relation to an underground fire that occurred in the MC#1 Mine in Franklin County, Illinois, in Aug  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Beshear, Congressman Rogers Announce $26 Million for Eastern Kentucky Economic Revitalization * CORBIN, Ky. (Aug. 29, 2025) - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) announced nearly $26 million to help support education, tourism and economic development in Kentucky's Appalachian region. The funding was announced at the annual SOAR conference in Corbin. Fif  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following information collection: Title of Collection: Respirable Coal Mine Dust Sampling. OMB Control Number: 1219-0011. Affected Public: Private Sector. Number of Respondents: 401. Number of Responses: 989,403. Annual Burden Hours: 69,765 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $ 29,813. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)-sponsored informa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following information collection: Title of Collection: Underground Coal Mine Fire Protection. OMB Control Number: 1219-0054. Affected Public: Private Sector. Number of Respondents: 148. Number of Responses: 143,039. Annual Burden Hours: 15,878 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $63. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety and Health Ad  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSrpt) -- The World Bank issued the following news release: * * * New World Bank Report Charts Pathways for Energy Security, New Jobs, and Market Opportunities in East Asia * BUSAN, August 28, 2025 - A new World Bank report, Green Horizon: East Asia's Sustainable Energy Future, outlines practical pathways to modernize and upgrade the region's energy systems to support power and industrial sectors--a key step for East Asia to sustain long-term growth, create jobs, and re  more

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 29 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Radio interview - ABC Ballarat * STEVE MARTIN, HOST: Anthony Albanese is in town for the Herald Sun Bush Summit. And at the Bush Summit he's going to make the official announcement of some further drought relief for farmers worth about a billion dollars. It's low interest loans. And I have just been speaking with the Prime Minister while AM was on this morning and asked him   more