BOONE, North Carolina, Oct. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Permits for coal-hauling in Monongahela National Forest are terminated U.S. Forest Service terminated its authorization for bankrupt South Fork Coal Company, which had already idled operations * CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Late Wednesday, attorneys representing a coalition of conservation groups asked a judge to dismiss their case against the U.S. Forest Service. The lawsuit allege  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 3 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Appeal Filed Over Court Decision Allowing Trump EPA To Suppress Information About Animal Factory Air Pollution * Washington, D.C. -- Today, conservation and community groups appealed a federal court decision upholding a Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that exempts factory farms from their duty to make information about dangerous air emissions available to the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Appeal Filed Over Court Decision Letting Trump EPA Suppress Factory Farm Air Pollution Reporting * WASHINGTON-- Conservation and community groups today appealed a federal court decision upholding a Trump Environmental Protection Agency rule that exempts factory farms from having to publicly report dangerous air emissions. The decision, issued by the District Court for the Di  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 3 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * BlackRock's MP buyout approved * The vote by the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) was unanimous. From the Minnesota Star Tribune, Private equity giant will control northern Minnesota's biggest power company. The vote took place on the third day of hearings, spread ou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Environmental Protection Network posted the following statement on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Environmental Protection Network Statement: We Will Continue to Be a Voice of Truth The Environmental Protection Network (EPN) is a non-partisan and not-for-profit organization founded by former EPA career staff and political appointees from both Republican and Democratic administrations. EPN's mission is to protect lives and our environment by exercising our free speech so we can be a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 3 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * EPA Reverses Course on Toxic Emissions from Steel Industry Coke Ovens * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reversed course on their plans to delay air pollution compliance for coke oven plants, after Earthjustice and the Environmental Integrity Project filed a lawsuit on behalf of a coalition of clean air and community public health advocacy gro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Groups Appeal Court Decision Allowing Trump EPA To Suppress Factory Farm Air Pollution Info * Trump Administration Shields Polluters As Factory Farm Emissions Kill More People Than Coal Plants WASHINGTON -- Today, conservation and community groups appealed a federal court decision upholding a Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that exempts factory farms from their duty   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Minnesota Power's Private Equity Acquisition Will Increase Costs for Minnesotans, Puts Clean Energy Progress at Risk * DULUTH, Minn. - Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved plans for ALLETE, the publicly traded parent company of Minnesota Power, to be sold to private equity investors. ALLETE and Minnesota Power will now be owned by the Canadian Pension Plan Investm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - Oct. 3, 2025: * * * TOP NEWS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE # STATE NEWS NEW YORK ACCELERATES RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS: To help lower energy costs, New York is speeding up construction of clean energy projects. The state is also soliciting new projects to meet energy demands and take advantage of federal clean energy tax credits before they e  more