DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 26 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Air quality permits for review, published 12/26/2025 * DES MOINES - The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment o  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 41) on December 18, 2025, entitled "Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis-Associated Deaths -- United States, 2020-2023.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is an occupational lung disease caused by inhaling coa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following on Dec. 17, 2025 by Haneea Isaad entitled "Expensive, underutilized Jamshoro coal plant exposes Pakistan's power sector overcapacity." Here are the key findings: * * * Since its commissioning in May 2025, Pakistan's Jamshoro coal-fired power plant (CFPP) has averaged a 6% dispatch rate over the past six months. Utilization is projected to remain far below technical minimums require  more