Sunday - September 14, 2025
Tipoffs for Beckley, West Virginia (coal) Newsletter for Tuesday September 09, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Challenge to the Latest Illegal Extension of J.H. Campbell Coal Plant
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Challenge to the Latest Illegal Extension of J.H. Campbell Coal Plant * (Washington, D.C. -- Sept 8. 2025) Today, public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy's (DOE) second illegal emergency order forcing the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan to operate for an additional 90 days. The request for rehearing was filed with DOE in response to a new or  more

Challenge to the Latest Illegal Extension of J.H. Campbell Coal Plant
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Challenge to the Latest Illegal Extension of J.H. Campbell Coal Plant * Washington, D.C. -- Today, public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy's (DOE) second illegal emergency order forcing the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan to operate for an additional 90 days. The request for rehearing was filed with DOE in response to a new order issued on   more

Challenge to the Latest Illegal Extension of J.H. Campbell Coal Plant
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Challenge to the Latest Illegal Extension of J.H. Campbell Coal Plant * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, public interest groups challenged the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) second illegal emergency order forcing the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan to operate for an additional 90 days. The request for rehearing was filed with DOE in response to a new order  more

President Trump Gears Up to Levy Tariffs on Wind Turbine Imports
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 [Category: Think Tank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary: * * * President Trump Gears Up to Levy Tariffs on Wind Turbine Imports * Executive Summary * As part of its long-running opposition to wind energy generation, the Trump Administration has recently initiated a Section 232 investigation into imports of wind turbines and components, laying the groundwork to levy tariffs on these goods ostensibly in the interest of national security as soo  more

World emissions hit record high, but the EU leads trend reversal
ISPRA, Italy, Sept. 9 -- The European Commission's Joint Research Center posted the following news: * * * World emissions hit record high, but the EU leads trend reversal * Human activities worldwide in 2024 sent a record 53.2 gigatonnes (Gt) of CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions to the atmosphere, without counting emissions from land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF). It is a 1.3% rise compared to the previous year (665Mt CO2eq - roughly the amount emitted by Germany in 2024), acc  more

Wyo. Gov. Gordon Announces Fourth Round of Awardees for Semiquincentennial Grant Program
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Governor Gordon Announces Fourth Round of Awardees for Semiquincentennial Grant Program The Wyoming Semiquincentennial Planning Task Force has announced the fourth round of awardees for the Semiquincentennial Grant Program. The grants program was launched last year and is supported with a $2 million appropriation from the Wyoming Legislature. The grants program allows communi  more