WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management announced it will conduct a competitive coal lease sale for tracts in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The action is a notice of coal lease sale and it is being held in response to two lease-by-applications (LBAs) submitted by Warrior Met Coal, Brookwood. The sale will be for federal coal resources on lands where the surface is privately owned. The coal tracts are for the ALES-055797 and ALES-056519 lease ap  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * The Ford Foundation spends $20 million-per-month on lefty advocacy The Ford Foundation's charitable agenda includes healthy funding for the opponents of reliable energy; the enemies of free enterprise; and the supporters of a one-sided, partisan version of "democracy." By Ken Braun Make the Road New York (MRNY) and CASA are such radical supporters of illegal immigration that they have   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 4 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: * * * CenterPoint Energy advances networked geothermal pilot project to support year-round customer energy needs and Minnesota decarbonization efforts Company plans to demonstrate this technology's ability to support customers' energy needs in a cold weather climate * MINNEAPOLIS - Sept. 3, 2025 - As part of the Company's efforts to implement its innovation plan, CenterPoint Energy has selected the joint team o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Aderholt Applauds Interior Department's Coal Lease Sales * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) today released the following statement regarding the Department of the Interior's decision to move forward with coal lease sales in Alabama, Utah, and Montana: "Coal has long played an important role in fueling our economy and providing good-paying jobs, especially here  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Duluth Rally Urges PUC to Block BlackRock's $6.2B Acquisition of Minnesota Power * DULUTH, Minn. - Today, elected officials and community members gathered outside of Minnesota Power's headquarters to call on the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to reject the utility's private equity acquisition. Under the proposed acquisition, ALLETE, the parent company of Minnesota Power, would  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 4 -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: * * * Government urged to end fossil fuel bias in planning rules A coalition of leading environmental organisations has demanded that the government strips out planning policies that favour oil and gas, calling them "dangerous for the climate" and "unfair to communities". * Under current rules, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) gives "great weight" to the supposed benefits of oil and gas extra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12888) on Sept. 2, 2025, by natural resources policy specialists Carol Hardy Vincent and Laura B. Comay: * * * The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA): Frequently Asked Questions What Is the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA)? The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA; P.L. 116-152) established in the U.S. Treasury a new fund - the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Ranking Member DeLauro Statement on the 2026 Energy and Water Development Funding Bill Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, submitted the following remarks for the record in opposition to the fiscal year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill:   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Reversing a Biden-Era RMP Amendment Crushing Montana Coal Mining Last November, the Biden Administration's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved a Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment for the Miles City Field Office located in Miles City, Montana, which guides  more

BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Small hole in paddock responsible for 10,000 cars worth of emissions Key points * A single abandoned coal borehole in Queensland was found to emit as much methane annually as 10,000 cars. * Researchers from The University of Queensland used advanced gas detection technology to determine 235 tonnes of methane were released per year from the borehole. * With an estimated 130,000 similar bor  more