WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * The fight over national park fees exposed the Sierra Club as fake conservationists The Property and Environment Research Center is a conservation NGO. The far richer Sierra Club is an anti-energy NGO that pretends to care about conservation By Ken Braun This past July I drove into Yosemite National Park, whereupon I purchased an "America the Beautiful" annual entrance pass. For $80 this   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the receipt of 18 environmental impact statements filed from Sept. 22 - Nov. 17, 2025. EPA is required by Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act to make public its comments on these environmental documents. Additionally, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) adopted the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Final EIS No. 20240243, which was filed with the EPA in Dec. 2024. * * * Weekly receipt of Environmental Impac  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 1 -- Greenpeace Australia Pacific issued the following news on Nov. 30, 2025: * * * Greenpeace activists arrested by police helicopter after seven-hour protest on coal ship NEWCASTLE, Sunday 30 November 2025 -- Two Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists have been arrested by specialist police on a coal ship outside the Port of Newcastle, following a more than seven-hour-long peaceful protest during Rising Tide's People's Blockade today. Three activists safely climbed   more

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 1 -- Greenpeace Australia Pacific issued the following news on Nov. 30, 2025: * * * Greenpeace activists block coal ship from entering world's largest coal port at Rising Tide blockade NEWCASTLE, Sunday 30 November 2025 - Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists have scaled and blocked a coal ship, bound for the Port of Newcastle today, during the Rising Tide People's Blockade, deploying a banner with a message to the Australian government: "Phase Out Coal and Gas". Thr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Labor Leaders Demand Coal Operators Pay Their Fair Share Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), House Committee on Education and Workforce and Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (D-MN), House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, urged the Department of Labor (DOL) to enforce the Black Lung Self-Insurance Rule, which re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * NRC Completes Safety Review of Construction Permit Application For Kemmerer Power Station in Wyoming The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has completed its final safety evaluation for the application submitted by TerraPower, on behalf of its subsidiary US SFR Owner, to build Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The evaluation concludes there are no safety aspects that would precl  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: On Cyber Monday, Gottheimer Announces Bipartisan Legislation to Combat "Porch Pirates" During Holiday Shopping Season * Above: Gottheimer joins local leaders and law enforcement on Cyber Monday to announce new bipartisan legislation to protect online shoppers and package delivery. RIDGEWOOD, NJ Today, December 1, 2025, on Cyber Monday, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announce  more

CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 2 -- The Australian Bureau of Statistics issued the following news release: * * * Terms of trade rise for the first time in 2025 * Australia's current account balance fell by $0.5 billion in September quarter 2025 (seasonally adjusted, current prices) to a deficit of $16.6 billion, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Jonathon Khoo, ABS head of international statistics, said: 'Australia's quarterly terms of trade have  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the City of Gary, West Virginia, issued Open-File Report 20251037 in 2025 titled 'Reconnaissance of Potential Alternate Water Supply Sources for the City of Gary, West Virginia,' authored by Mark D. Kozar and Samuel H. Austin. The report explores seven potential sources of mine-derived groundwater to address degraded water quality in the city's existing supply. Background and Study Scope Gary's public water   more