NEW YORK, Oct. 8 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * An Open Letter Rejecting Presidential Attacks on Nonprofit Organizations * Human Rights Watch stands with civil society and signed this letter, alongside more than 3700 other organizations, condemning the Trump administration's attacks. It is a testament to our community's solidarity. We are a coalition of nonprofit and nonpartisan organizations formed to champion causes dear to all Americans.  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 9 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Coal is back on the menu with DOE, DOI actions By Sarah Montalbano Last week, the Department of Energy announced it would invest $625 million in coal production and coal-fired generation activities. The same day, the Department of the Interior announced it would open up to 13.1  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Senate Floor: Today We Are Unleashing Montana Energy * Removing Biden's Anti-Coal Rule is "Righting A Wrong" U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate ahead of the final vote on his legislation to remove Joe Biden's anti-coal Miles City Resource Management Plan Amendment. Watch Daines' remarks HERE. Read Daines' remarks as prepare  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Urges Overturn of Biden Anti-Coal Rule to Unleash Montana Energy * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate urging his colleagues to vote for his pro-mining legislation that would remove a harmful Biden-era rule that restricts coal mining in Eastern Montana. Watch Daines' remarks HERE. Read Daines' remarks as prepared for delivery bel  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Downing Bill Supporting Montana Mining Passes U.S. Senate, Heads to President's Desk * "Montana Energy Is Back" U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, as well as Representatives Troy Downing (MT-02) and Ryan Zinke (MT-01) today applauded the Senate passage of their bill that removes the harmful Biden-era Miles City Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA), which will furt  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 8 -- The European Investment Bank posted the following news release: * * * EIB Advisory and Romania drive sustainable urban mobility in the Jiu Valley * * New advisory assignment to support Jiu Valley's just transition and urban renewal * Technical assistance to help design sustainable projects estimated at EUR30 million * Partnership to strengthen local capacity and create a model for other transition regions in Romania The European Investment Bank (EIB) and  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Oct. 9 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Risks loom for Australian thermal coal as growth markets stall Energy transition hits turning point in China and Southeast Asia Key Takeaways: China has been the major growth market for thermal coal exporters, and alongside Southeast Asian markets has more than offset declining demand in more mature markets. However, China's energy transition has reached a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Heinrich Announce Timing of Senate Vote on Their Legislation to Stop Trump's Cost-Raising Energy Agenda * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the Senate will vote today on their legislation to challenge President Donald Trump's radical, cost-raising, job-kill  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LCV Statement on Vote to Terminate Trump's Sham Energy Emergency Order In response to the Senate failing to pass legislation that would terminate the sham Trump Energy Emergency order, the League of Conservation Voters released the following statement from Senior Federal Advocacy Campaigns Director, Leah Donahey: "Democrats are fighting back to address rising costs by vot  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * Governor Shapiro Announces New PA SITES Awards, Investing Over $39 Million in 11 Projects Across the Commonwealth Governor Shapiro created the PA SITES program after consulting with national site selectors, allowing Pennsylvania to develop more readily available sites to attract companies, investment, and good jobs to the Commonwealth. Including this new second roun  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Congressional Review Act Resolution to Reopen Montana's Powder River Basin to New Coal Leasing * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Senate today passed S.J. Res. 61, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that will rescind a 2024 resource management plan ending new coal leasing in Montana's Powder River Basin. The resolution, which narrowly passed by a vote of 52   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Reaction: New FERC Commissioners Confirmed in Package Vote * WASHINGTON, DC \- Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm a pair of Trump nominees, David LaCerte and Laura Swett, as commissioners to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The nominations were considered in a package with dozens of other nominees to federal posts rather than on their individual merit. The Federa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club supports postponing Wyoming Coal Lease Sale * (WYOMING) -- Today, the Department of the Interior postponed a planned coal lease sale set to offer 167 Million tons of coal within the Bureau of Land Management's Buffalo Field Office. After a lackluster sale in Montana that generated only a single bid at less than a penny per ton, Wyoming's move to postpone the sale signals the lac  more