WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * 11/17 COP30 Demonstration: Global Advocates Demand Funded Fossil Fuel Phaseout, Just Transition * BELEM, Brazil Global grassroots climate advocates and Indigenous leaders calling for a funded and fair phaseout of oil, gas and coal will stage a demonstration inside the COP30 summit on Monday afternoon. What: Representatives from grassroots and Indigenous groups from around  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of November 17, 2025 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Keeping Violent Criminals Off D.C.'s Streets Currently, the District of Columbia has a cashless bail policy that prohibits using cash bail as a condition for pre-trial release. This reckless policy allows soft-on-crime progressive judges to release dangerous crimina  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48587) on Nov. 14, 2025, entitled "U.S. Coal Industry Trends" by energy policy analyst Lexie Ryan. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Since 2008, the U.S. coal industry has seen a decline in the amount of coal mined and consumed - although mining efficiency has improved. The industry's U.S. employment has declined 92% over a century. U.S. coal consumption and production peaked in 2007 and 2008  more