NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 20 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Banned! PETA's Anti-Leather and Wool Ad Gets Pulled From Crossgates Mall After Sales Fall Albany, N.Y. - With stores bustling with last-minute Christmas shoppers, PETA has placed messages in malls statewide reminding everyone to leave cruelty off their gift lists and opt for vegan fabrics--but mall owner and operator Pyramid Management Group has had PETA's non-gr  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 20 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Banned! PETA's Anti-Leather and Wool Ad Gets Pulled From Walden Galleria After Sales Fall Cheektowaga, N.Y. - With stores bustling with last-minute Christmas shoppers, PETA has placed messages in malls statewide reminding everyone to leave cruelty off their gift lists and opt for vegan fabrics--but mall owner and operator Pyramid Management Group has had PETA's n  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 20 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Banned! PETA's Anti-Leather and Wool Ads Get Pulled From Salmon Run Mall After Sales Fall Watertown, N.Y. - With stores bustling with last-minute Christmas shoppers, PETA has placed messages in malls statewide reminding everyone to leave cruelty off their gift lists and opt for vegan fabrics--but mall owner and operator Pyramid Management Group has had PETA's non  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 20 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Banned! PETA's Anti-Leather and Wool Ads Get Pulled From Sangertown Square After Sales Fall New Hartford, N.Y. - With stores bustling with last-minute Christmas shoppers, PETA has placed messages in malls statewide reminding everyone to leave cruelty off their gift lists and opt for vegan fabrics--but mall owner and operator Pyramid Management Group has had PETA'  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued an invitation for qualified parties to participate in an exploration program alongside Blue Mountain Energy Inc., Rangely, Colorado. The project focuses on 1,991 acres of public land located near the Deserado Coal Mine. Under federal regulations, any party that joins the program will share the costs of the operation on a pro rata basis. Blue Mountain Energy applied for the two-year license to ga  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Dec. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2025 entitled "Agrivoltaics: An economic option for farmers and rural development." Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings Agrivoltaics can reduce local opposition to solar projects on farmland and create new income streams across rural stakeholder groups. Agrivoltaics significantly reduces water usage and increases yields in arid regions. Agrivoltaics broad  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Dec. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on Nov. 12, 2025 by Josh Runciman and Amandine Denis-Ryan entitled "Browse gas: Expensive, emissions-intensive, unnecessary." Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings Woodside's Browse gas project is unlikely to be competitive either domestically or internationally, based on IEEFA cost estimates. Browse gas is likely four times more expensive than existing domestic gas and  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Dec. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on Dec. 4, 2025 by Simon Nicholas and Saumya Nautiyal entitled "India's steel sector confronts growing coal risks." Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings India has taken steps to strengthen its energy security, but more action is needed to avoid the risks clouding its fast-expanding steel sector. The country still relies on imports, primarily from Australia, for about 90  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Dec. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on Nov. 3, 2025 by Shantanu Srivastava, Soni Tiwari and Labanya Prakash Jena entitled "Jharkhand's Just Transition: A roadmap for economic growth and diversification." Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings The report estimates that US$256 billion (Rs21.52 lakh crore) will be needed between 2026 and 2070 for Jharkhand's transition from fossil fuels, covering coal mining a  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Dec. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on Nov. 19, 2025 by Mutya Yustika entitled "Transforming Indonesia's coal dependence into clean energy opportunities." Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings Indonesia's electricity system faces oversupply, aging infrastructure, and underutilized coal-fired power plants (CFPPs). Maintaining inefficient coal assets burdens the national utility, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara  more

CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 22 -- The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights issued the following news release: * * * Portland Cement (Titan) finally pays EGP 1 million in compensation to Wadi Al-Qamar resident for health damages caused by coal use After more than a year and a half since one of the victims obtained an unprecedented court ruling granting compensation for health damages caused by Portland Cement (Titan)'s environmental violations--and after the company exhausted every possible means to  more

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 20 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * Settlement Reached in Multiple PUCO FirstEnergy Proceedings Settlement provides $275 million to FirstEnergy Ohio customers * FirstEnergy Corp.'s Ohio electric companies - Ohio Edison, Toledo Edison and The Illuminating Company - have reached an agreement with parties to settle multiple Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) matters and provide $275 million to FirstEnergy's Ohio customers. The settlement resolv  more