WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Clean energy advocates react to Duke Energy's proposed Carbon Plan * Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Clean energy groups involved in the North Carolina Utilities Commission proceeding to develop a new state plan for reducing heat-trapping carbon pollution from electricity generation--known as the Carbon Plan--reacted to a proposed plan by regulated monopoly Duke Energy. Coming after the state legislat  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Clean energy advocates react to Duke Energy's proposed Carbon Plan * CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Clean energy groups involved in the North Carolina Utilities Commission proceeding to develop a new state plan for reducing heat-trapping carbon pollution from electricity generation--known as the Carbon Plan--reacted to a proposed plan by regulated monopoly Duke Energy  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy files 2025 Carolinas Resource Plan, continues modernizing energy infrastructure to support future growth * Update to the long-range plan approved by North Carolina and South Carolina regulators last year supports economic success of both states * Plan meets significant growth while saving customers money - future bill impacts are below inflation * Duke Energy today filed its biennial long-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Westerman Applauds Trump Administration Action to Unleash American Coal Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced new coal leasing opportunities on 13.1 million acres of federal land. These opportunities were made possible by the Natural Resources Title of H.R. 1, the Working Families Tax Cut Law. House Committee on Natural Resources  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched to Protect Imperiled Wilson's Phalarope Shorebirds, Who Rely on Great Salt Lake * SALT LAKE CITY-- The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the Trump administration for failing to determine whether the shorebird Wilson's phalarope should be protected under the Endangered Species Act. Author Terry Tempest Williams  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13119) on Sept. 30, 2025, by natural resources policy analyst Mark K. DeSantis and energy policy analyst Lexie Ryan. Here are excerpts: * * * National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A): A Summary The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) is a 23-million-acre area in northern Alaska owned and administered by the federal government. Originally designated as an emergency   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Condemns Trump's Corrupt Subsidizing of Coal Industry Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced a $625 million subsidy for coal-fired power plants, a raft of regulatory   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Short-sighted Duke Energy Plan Recognizes Benefits of Solar and Battery Storage While Still Extending Outdated, Expensive Coal in North Carolina * "Duke Energy's proposed 2025 Carbon Plan reaffirms that large amounts of solar and battery storage remain the cheapest choice to meet growing demand, even without a short-term carbon reduction requirement. It also finds that, if batt  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Shutdown Forces National Parks To Remain Open, Operate With Skeleton Crews * WASHINGTON, DC -- As part of the federal government shutdown that began at midnight on Wednesday, October 1, the National Park Service has been ordered to keep national parks open and to operate them with skeleton crews. Almost 9,300 national park employees are expected to be furloughed, and some may also rec  more