MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 5 -- The Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association issued the following news release: * * * AREEA welcomes Gorgon Stage 3 FID as major boost for jobs and national economic growth AREEA today welcomed Chevron Australia and the Gorgon Joint Venture's A$3 billion Stage 3 expansion, describing it as a major win for Western Australian jobs, domestic gas security and national economic strength. AREEA CEO Steve Knott AM said the investment reinforces Gorgon's s  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Dinosaur extinction shaped modern forests and rivers, researchers find * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The sudden extinction of the dinosaurs dramatically altered the North American landscape, according to a recent study published by a multi-institutional team including researchers from Penn State. Just as large mammals like elephants and rhinoceroses shape their environment by consuming and dama  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Governor Gordon Underscores Importance of Economic Development Efforts in Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) today reiterates his support for Wyoming's continued economic growth and the tools needed to be competitive. Governor Gordon has repeatedly said one of his main focuses is to help create and nurture a climate that expands Wyoming's economy. Throughout Wyoming's history,   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 5 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, posted the following news release: * * * Melanie A. Kenderdine resigns as EMNRD secretary - Erin Taylor will serve as acting cabinet secretary * SANTA FE - Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today that Melanie A. Kenderdine, secretary of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), will resign for personal reasons effective today. "Melanie brought national energy expertise to New   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: D.C. Coal Club Honors Chairman Capito with Lifetime Achievement Award * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday evening, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, accepted the Senator Jennings Randolph Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington, D.C. Coal Club. This award honors the Chairman's lifetime achieveme  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * This Week in Climate Action - December 5, 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 polluter giveaways from the Trump administration and Congress as well as the release of LCV's Clean Energy for All report. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Opens Door for More Haze Pollution in Texas, Benefiting Wealthy Utilities * Texas - Today the Trump Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved two do-nothing haze pollution plans from the Texas government, ignoring public pleas for EPA to reduce the harmful haze pollution that clouds Texas skies year round and makes people sick. Wealthy coal plant owners - lik  more

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. 5 -- The University of Alaska issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * University of Alaska Regents announce Presidential Search Committee members and search timeline Committee members represent key university partners, stakeholders from across Alaska; recruitment to begin early January 2026 * The University of Alaska (UA) Board of Regents announced further details today on the search process and timeline for UA's next president. Search Committee memb  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13058) on Dec. 4, 2025, by Linda R. Rowan, natural resources and earth sciences analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * The USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS's) Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) is an effort within the USGS Mineral Resources Program (MRP, part of the Energy and Minerals Mission Area) to modernize mapping of the na  more