ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-PA Welcomes VP Vance to Pennsylvania for Affordability Speech * ALBURTIS, PA - Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) welcomed Vice President J.D. Vance to the Lehigh Valley on Tuesday, praising the Trump administration's focus on affordability and urged quick action on infrastructure permitting reform.  The Vice President's visit comes as AFP is urging lea  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 16 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news release: * * * Art Fund awards PS1.3m to museums and galleries for collections work * Twenty-nine museums and galleries across the UK have been awarded PS1.3m by Art Fund in the final round of its Reimagine funding programme. MonLife Museums in Wales, Belfast Exposed art gallery in Northern Ireland and the Museum of Chelmsford in Essex are among those to receive grants for collections-fo  more

CLAYTON, Australia, Dec. 17 (TNSrpt) -- The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation issued the following news release: * * * Consultation opens on the draft GenCost 2025 2026 Report The draft report includes new open-source modelling and system insights on Australia's 2030 and 2050 electricity generation mix and related costs. * Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) have today released the draft GenCost 2  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Electric Utility Affordability Crisis Brewing in South Carolina * COLUMBIA, S.C. - An executive order issued by Donald Trump last week could block state guardrails around artificial intelligence and the infrastructure needed to run AI data centers, including popular state-level initiatives, known as large load tariffs, that help ensure tech companies have financial skin in the game for the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Energy Secretary Ensures Washington Coal Plant Remains Open to Ensure Affordable, Reliable and Secure Power Heading into Winter Emergency order addresses critical grid reliability issues, lowering risk of blackouts and ensuring affordable electricity access * U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today issued an emergency order to ensure Americans in the Northwestern region of the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Celebrates House Passage of Bill to Deliver Reliable, Affordable Electric Power to American Communities * The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Griffith's H.R. 3632, the Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025. This legislation amends Section 207 of the Federal Power Act to allow a Regional Transmission Operator (RTO) or state Public Utility Commission to petition the Federal Ener  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Warner, Fetterman, McGarvey, & Scott Introduce Legislation to Strengthen and Increase Accessibility of Black Lung Benefits Program for Miners * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Mark R. Warner (both D-VA), and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Representatives Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-03) and Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Labor, reintroduced t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * LaMalfa, Griffith Commend Passage of Power Plant Reliability Act in House * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) released the following statements after H.R. 3632, the Power Plant Reliability Act passed the House by a vote of 222-202. "Under the previous Administration, cheap and reliable baseload power like  more

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 17 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: * * * Climate-friendly metals from deep-sea ores If manganese nodules can be mined in an environmentally friendly way, the critical metals needed for the energy transition could be produced with low CO2 emissions To the point * Global demand for copper, nickel and cobalt is expected to more than double by 2050. Producing these metals from deep-sea manganese nodules would, among other things, avoid deforestation an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McGarvey and Warner Introduce Bill to Support Families of Mine Workers Who Died of Black Lung Disease * WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 16, 2025) - Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) introduced the Relief for Survivors of Miners Act, a bill to support families of miners who have died of pneumoconiosis, also known as "black lung disease." A Senate companion bill will also be introduced by Sena  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 16 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * MN SBI approves additional $450 million to Bridgepoint and Bridgepoint's Energy Capital Partners despite climate concerns * In a disappointing decision, the Minnesota State Board of Investment voted to approve an additional investment of up to $450 to private equity firms Bridgepoint and Bridgepoint subsidiary Energy Capital Partners at the board's October 21, 2025 meeti  more

PARIS, France, Dec. 17 [Category: Business] -- The International Chamber of Commerce posted the following commentary: * * * Powering the clean energy future in the Philippines By Raymond B. Ravelo, Chief Sustainability Officer, Meralco Amid the intersecting challenges of climate change, rapid urbanisation and widening inequality, sustainability can no longer be a side goal - it must be core to everything we do. For Meralco, the Philippines' largest energy company with assets in electric d  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 12 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release: * * * Heartless Hall & House GOP Gifting Coal to Michigan Families, Veterans, Child Sexual Assault Survivors $645M inhumane budget cut before holiday season shows cruel "leadership" of Matt Hall and House Republicans as Michiganders face cost of living crisis * On Friday, Progress   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, McGarvey Introduce Legislation to Improve Black Lung Benefits Program * As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Representative Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-03), reintroduced (link is external) the Black Lung Benefits Impr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Scott, McGarvey Introduce Legislation to Improve Black Lung Benefits Program Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Representative Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-03), reintroduced the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act, legislation that would help miners who ha  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 16 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Staff Advisory Council recognizes 2025 Distinguished Service Award recipients * Media Contact: Jeff Hopper | Communications and Media Relations Manager | 405-744-5827 | jeff.hopper@okstate.edu The Oklahoma State University Staff Advisory Council recognized 26 nominees for the Distinguished Service Award on Thursday inside the Student Union's Starlight Terrace. The annual ceremony provides the oppo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON RELEASES STATEMENT ON JOHNSON'S REFUSAL TO PROTECT AMERICANS' HEALTH CARE * Washington - Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement today in response to Speaker Johnson's announcement that he will not hold a vote to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits that 24 million Americans use to afford health care. Without renewal, these tax credits will expire at the end of  more