ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 13 -- Consumer Action for a Strong Economy issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Jan. 11, 2026, by President Matthew Kandrach to the USA Today: * * * CASE Op-Ed in USA Today: Can We Solve the Northeast's Growing Electricity Crisis? As America moves into 2026, consumers are looking for relief from an ongoing affordability crisis. While prices for some key items have mercifully held steady -- or even come down -- other costs such as rent, dining out, and hos  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12489) on Jan. 12, 2026, by senior research librarian Ben Leubsdorf: * * * Congressional District Geography Workbook (119th Congress): An Interactive Tool for Congressional Users This Insight accompanies the Congressional District Geography Workbook, a Microsoft Excel file that congressional users can download from CRS.gov. The workbook provides information about U.S. House dist  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * EIA forecasts strongest four-year growth in U.S. electricity demand since 2000, fueled by data centers The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) published its first energy-sector forecasts through 2027 in the January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). EIA expects U.S. electricity use to grow by 1% this year and 3% in 2027. This increase would mark t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following written testimony by Stan Meiburg, former deputy regional administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency, from a Jan. 8, 2026, hearing entitled "Chemistry Competitiveness: Fueling Innovation and Streamlining Processes to Ensure Safety and Security": * * * Good morning, Chairman Babin and Ranking Member Lofgren, and members of the Committee. My name is Stan Meiburg. I worked at the Environment  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * EPA Rejects Colorado's Regional Haze Plan, Including Coal Plant Retirement Dates On Friday, the EPA 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 several util  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement announced the approval of a series of administrative updates to the Texas surface coal mining regulatory program on January 14, 2026. The agency, part of the Department of the Interior, approved the changes to ensure the state's program remains consistent with the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Texas submitted the proposal to clarify existing rules and ali  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club, NRDC respond to decision to keep Comanche 2 coal plant online * DENVER -Sierra Club and NRDC have filed a response to a move by Gov. Jared Polis and Xcel Energy to weaken the Public Utilities Commission's decision to limit the usage of, and air pollution from, Comanche 2, a 50-year-old coal unit that was supposed to retire at the end of 2025. Even worse, Xcel and state agenc  more