SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Cost of the Trump Administration's Sham Emergency Orders to Force a Michigan Coal Power Plant to Operate Exceed $80 million * Washington, D.C. In a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Consumers Energy reported the costs of complying with the Department of Energy's (DOE) emergency orders to operate the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant through Sept  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Cost of Trump Administration's Mandates to Keep Michigan Coal Plant Open Balloons to $80 Million * (WASHINGTON - Oct. 31, 2025) In new financial filings, Consumers Energy reported a net loss of $80 million through Sept. 30 by keeping the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan running past its planned retirement in May after the Trump administration ordered it to stay open. Consu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2025: * * * Energy Department Announces $100 Million to Restore America's Coal Plants The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for up to $100 million in federal funding to refurbish and modernize the nation's existing coal power plants. It follows the Department's September announcement of its intent to invest $625 million to expand and reinvigorate   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1 (TNSrep) -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release: * * * Abandoned Coal Mine Drainage Could Be a Significant Source of Carbon Emissions Currently unaccounted for, unremediated discharge from old mines can transport CO2 from bedrock to the atmosphere * Boulder, Colo., USA: For the past 250 years, people have mined coal industrially in Pennsylvania, USA. By 1830, the city of Pittsburgh was using more than 400 tons of the fossil fu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following memorandum: * * * MEMO: NJ + VA ELECTION UPDATE: Energy Affordability Is On the Ballot and On Tuesday Voters Will Decide * TO: Interested Parties FR: Sara Schreiber, SVP of Campaigns, League of Conservation Voters RE: NJ + VA ELECTION UPDATE: Energy Affordability Is On the Ballot and On Tuesday Voters Will Decide As Early Voting wraps and we head into Election Day, energy prices cont  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 1 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Bamboo Tissue Paper May Not Be as Eco-friendly as You Think In recent years, Chinese tissue paper made from bamboo has emerged as a trendy choice for eco-friendly shoppers. However, new research suggests these bamboo paper products may not offer significant climate benefits over tissue produced in the United States and, in some cases, may be more detrimental to the environment.  more