ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 24 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP Applauds President Trump for Helping Unleash Alaska Energy Production * ARLINGTON, VA On Thursday, the Trump administration announced plans to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), as well as a handful of other actions, aimed at "modernizing land and resource management" as well as "public health and safety" across the state.   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 25 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Oct. 23, 2025: * * * The pervasive myth of 'cheap' wind and solar By Sarah Montalbano A recent letter to the editor in the Star Tribune -- from a Minnesota Department of Commerce official, no less -- argued that "wind and sunshine are free." Minnesotans are so often told that solar panels and wind turb  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * CenterPoint Energy Announces Costly Intention to Backtrack on Coal Retirements, Keeping Expensive Culley Plant Online Past 2027 * EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Today, CenterPoint Energy announced an intention to delay plans to retire Unit 3 of its F.B. Culley Generating Station, backtracking on their commitment to be entirely coal-free by 2027. In previous CenterPoint plans, the utility wrote that "C  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2025: * * * EPSA Congratulates New FERC Chairman Laura Swett, Calls for Market Certainty to Meet Surging Power Demand Statement From EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchler * The Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), the national trade association representing America's competitive power suppliers, today congratulated Laura Swett on being sworn in as Chairman of the Federal Energy Re  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Patrick Morrisey Announces Key Additions to Administration, Names Appointments to State Boards * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gov. Patrick Morrisey today announced several key appointments to his administration, naming Lars Dalseide as Communications Director, Dianna Graves as Legislative Affairs Director, and promoting Drew Galang to Press Secretary. Lars Dalseide joins the Gover  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment * Human Rights Watch (HRW) welcomes the opportunity to provide information to the Special Rapporteur to inform her upcoming report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in its sixty-first session. This submission focuses on the health impacts of air pollution caus  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Latest Data Shows Trump Policies Causing Prices to Rise, Job Market to Shrink, & Economic Uncertainty to Spread * President Donald Trump's weak handling of the economy and costly trade wars are hampering American commerce and forcing consumers to pay more for groceries, medicine, cars, housing, and everyday goods and services. At the same time, Trump is forcing a much heavier economic burden onto   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - Oct. 24, 2025: * * * Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering energy affordability, conservation attacks from the Trump administration, and states' work to protect the environment and democracy. Be sure to follow LCV on Faceb  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 23 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * New UW Research Highlights Benefits of Coal Char for Sugar Beet Production, Soil Health * A new publication from researchers in the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) delves into the potential of carbon-rich products to enhance agricultural productivity in challenging environments. Published in the journal Sustainability, the study, "Effects of Char and Amendments on Soil Properties   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2025: * * * TVA Board of Directors to Host Public Session and Quarterly Meeting in Oxford, Miss., on November 6 Release Summary * What: Board of Directors quarterly business meeting * When: 9 a.m. CT on Thursday, Nov. 6 * Where: Oxford Conference Center, 102 Ed Perry Blvd, Oxford, MS 38655 * KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors invites the public to join t  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 25 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Endangered desert fish find new home at Biosphere 2 Four dozen Sonoyta pupfish were released into a recently completed stream environment at the University of Arizona's Biosphere 2 on Oct. 24. Cascading down a slope in Biosphere 2's Desert Biome, the new habitat features several pools that will provide a refuge to support and perpetuate populations of Sonoyta pupfish, a species listed as critically   more