UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * EarthTalks highlights critical minerals research with fall series * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Keeping the United States powered up is taking a lot more juice. Driven by renewable energy development, data centers, transportation and industry, domestic electricity demand by 2030 is expected to surge 25% over 2023 levels, according to the consulting group ICF International. Power usage alrea  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin and Congressman Morgan Griffith Announce Two Southwest Virginia Projects to Receive Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Grants * Transforming Former Coal Mine Sites into Opportunities for Jobs and Growth RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin and Congressman Morgan Griffith have announced two more projects selected for funding through the Abandoned Mine  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis, Senate Republicans Introduce Resolution Designating This Week as "Coal Week" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), alongside Senate Republican colleagues, today has introduced a resolution to officially designate the week of October 19, 2025, as "Coal Week" in the U.S. Senate. This is a ceremonial designation by the Senate to recognize and honor America  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter Statement on Attorney General Suing OPPD to Block Coal Retirement * OMAHA, Neb. -- This month, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit to prevent the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) from retiring its polluting coal-burning units at its North Omaha power plant. The Attorney General's actions challenge the locally-supported retirement of the har  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Secures 53 Provisions, Prioritizes Alaska in FY 2026 Defense Authorization * Bill Incorporates Sullivan's GOLDEN DOME Act, Authorizes $284 Million in New Alaska Military Construction WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and his colleagues recently advanced the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) th  more