WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Comer Applauds FY26 Funding Bill, Secures Key Language to Support Western Kentucky Coal Communities * WASHINGTONToday, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) applauded the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026. The funding legislation provides $134 million for the Abandoned Mine Land Econo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Environmental Groups Demand PSC Reconsider Data Center Energy Plan Overreach * ATLANTA \- Today, environmental groups demanded the Georgia Public Service Commission reconsider Georgia Power's plan to build the most expensive gas plants in the nation. The Sierra Club, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) filed a motion to reconside  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * EPA Rejects Colorado's Regional Haze Plan, Including Coal Plant Retirement Dates * DENVER - The Trump Administration's EPA today disapproved Colorado's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, again illegally undermining the state's efforts to rein in pollution from coal-fired power plants and other industrial sources. The state's plan includes retirement deadlines for coal plants that seve  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 10 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * The Bear Looks East Russia's economic realignment leaves Europe in the cold. By Jake Scott As the eyes of the world watch negotiations over Kiev's future, and the "special military operation" that was intended to last ten days nears the end of its fourth year, Russia is carefully deepening its economic ties outside of the West's sphere of influence. In this sense, t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Hooper-- Arctic pioneer and founder of the Bering Sea Patrol--a son's remembrance * Editor's note: Much of the following essay is excerpted from an essay by Samuel Hooper in "The Discovery of Wrangel Island: The Discoverer, Captain Calvin L. Hooper, U.S.R.C.S., 1842-1900," California Academy of Sciences Occasional Papers, No. 24 (1956), pp. 1-6. A century has passed since that day wh  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Happy New Year! We're back with 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 major steps backwards from the administration on the fight to protect our environment and lower energy bills, and state legislation to  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 9 (TNSrpt) -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Report finds liquefied natural gas critical as Vietnam's electricity demand expected to more than triple * Media Contact: Dara McBee | Director of External Affairs | 580-350-7248 | dara.mcbee@hamminstitute.org A new study from the Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University, through its Trilateral Energy Security Committee (TESC), in partnership with Wood Mackenzie, proje  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Reporter's Memo On the Criminal Records of the Companies Trump Just Handed Licenses to Trade Venezuelan Oil * Along with well-known energy oil giants such as Chevron, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, two little-known but influential European energy trading firms are among the 17 energy companies meeting with President Trump and top White House officials today. These firms, based in Geneva and Ro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * VIDEO & PHOTOS: They Served With Honor: Human Rights Campaign Hosts Retirement Ceremony for Transgender Servicemembers * WASHINGTON The Human Rights Campaign Foundation on Jan. 8 hosted an event commemorating the retirement of transgender members of the Armed Forces at the HRC Equality Forum in Washington, DC. The event was presided over by General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Army (Ret  more