PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 17 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * ACC Votes to Add Nearly 5,000 MW to the Arizona Electricity Grid; Continues to Prioritize Reliability, Affordability and Diversity Since January 2025, at the start of the new year and after inaugurating three incumbent, and two new Commissioners, the Arizona Corporation Commission has voted and approved several items that will help Arizona electric utilities continue to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Controversial T15 Pipeline Approved * Raleigh, N.C. - The pipeline will cross over 100 waterways within the state, connecting the MVP Southgate pipeline - that does not yet have authorization to be built - to Duke Energy's proposed gas plants on Hyco Lake. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality approved the 401 Water Quality permit for this project late today. After persis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * CPS Energy Takes Environmental Step Backward With Methane Gas Plant Purchase * SAN ANTONIO - Today, the country's largest municipally owned energy utility - San Antonio's CPS Energy - announced an agreement to purchase power plants that burn methane gas at a cost of nearly $1.4 billion, dealing a substantial blow to the utility's progress toward lowering emissions. The power plants located  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth, Van Hollen, Booker, Blumenthal Slam EPA Administrator For Proposal To Push Back Deadline To Monitor Toxic Coal Ash Sites * September 15, 2025 In their letter, the lawmakers called on EPA to preserve existing regulations that protect Americans' health and the environment WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL),  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 15, 2025, at a hearing to consider seven energy and D.C. crime bills. The bills are the GRID Power Act (H.R. 1047), National Coal Council Reestablishment Act (H.R. 3015), Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act (H.R. 3062) and four measures (H.R. 4922, 5125, 5140 and 5143) that aims to restore law and order in D.C., address chronic juveni  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Moscow Using Svalbard to Test NATO's Readiness and Resolve By Paul Goble Executive Summary: * Moscow is using drone incursions in Romania and Poland to test the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO's) readiness and resolve, seeking to highlight divisions over how to respond to this new form of aggression. * Moscow's simultaneous moves in Svalbard (Sp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Energy] -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: * * * Oil Change International Reaction to the International Energy Agency's "Implications of Oil and Gas Field Decline Rates" Report * Paris, France - The International Energy Agency's (IEA's) latest report assesses how decline rates from oil and gas fields could impact future levels of oil and gas production. Importantly, the report's findings show yet again that investment in new oil a  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Robert Redford: The Environmental Movement Has Lost a Giant * LOS ANGELES - The environmental movement lost one of its most devoted and high-profile champions with the passing of Robert Redford overnight. For five decades, Redford was an NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) trustee, selflessly working to elevate its issues and support the organization. For decades,  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 16 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP to Host Community-wide Open House Event in St. Johns * SRP will host an in-person and virtual open house event in St. Johns for the public to learn more about its plans to convert Coronado Generating Station (CGS) from coal to natural gas. The public can learn about SRP's Coal Community Transition (CCT) team's ongoing efforts to sup  more

MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 16 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Eviction is a 'deliberate feature' of the housing system, says new book A new book by Dr Jessica Field from The University of Manchester has revealed that eviction is a 'deliberate and enduring feature' of Britain's housing system, rather than simply being a consequence of a housing crisis. Eviction: A Social History of Rent, published by Verso, is a detailed look at the complex history of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Blasts Trump Administration for Rising Energy Costs, Cuts to Renewable Projects * WATCH : Padilla highlights path forward in the face of Trump's cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, spoke on the Senate floor to outline the Trump Administration's devastating cuts to clean energy pro  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 15 [Category: Union] -- The Australian Council of Trade Unions issued the following news release: * * * Workers to be hit hard by climate crisis, new report confirms * The first-ever National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) confirms the severe cost and danger for Australian workers of the climate crisis and the need for emissions to be rapidly brought down. On our current emissions trajectory, Australia is forecast to experience a 444 per cent increase in heat-re  more