CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 31 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Global legal effort takes shape at Ukraine's border CWRU School of Law faculty and alumni support Ukrainian prosecutors as they prepare landmark cases over environmental war crimes and ecocide By Lauren Marchaza For more than 70 years, the Kakhovka dam's reservoir provided water to irrigate southern Ukraine and cool the nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. But in June 2023, that dam exploded whi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Utilities Intervene Against Craig 202(c) Order * DENVER - This week Colorado utilities filed a request for reconsideration against the Trump administration's illegal coal orders following similar requests from public interest groups and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. Tri-State Generation and Transmission and Platte River Power Authority's  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado Challenges Department of Energy's Unlawful 202(c) Order Requiring Craig Unit 1 Coal Plant to Stay Open * DENVER \- The State of Colorado formally appealed the U.S. Department of Energy's 202(c) order to keep the Craig Unit 1 coal plant available for operation on Wednesday. The plant, which was slated for retirement on Dec. 31, 2025, was inoperable due to damage and the decision to kee  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resource released the following testimony by Oliver Gunasekara, CEO and co-founder of Impossible Metals Inc., San Jose, California, from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory Barriers to Deep Sea Mining": * * * My name is Oliver Gunasekara, and I am the CEO and Co-Founder of Impossible Metals. I came to this country 20 years ago and, as a proud naturalized citize  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * New England's Clean Energy Connect Provided Little Power During the Storm The New England Clean Energy Connect, the region's new power line, has been ineffective since late Saturday, as Hydro-Quebec kept the electricity it produced for its own needs. Residents of Quebec mainly use electricity for heating. The new 145-mile, $1.6 billion transmission line through western Maine was pr  more

HAMILTON, Ontario, Jan. 30 (TNSjou) -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * Canada could affordably electrify every transit bus fleet in the country, study shows Fully electric bus fleets across Canadian transit systems are not only affordable and possible, they would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 92 per cent, the study shows. By Andrea Lawson Canada can fully electrify every public transit bus in the country affordably, sustainably and without straining the e  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 30 (TNSrep) -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * Public reasoning on Australia-China relations: Insights from open-ended responses to the UTS:ACRI/BIDA Poll 2025 Author: Elena Collinson, Manager, Research Analysis, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney This UTS:ACRI Analysis draws on 403 open-ended responses from the UTS:ACRI/BIDA Poll 2025 to examine how Australians articulate views on Australia's rela  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Barry Moore supports FY26 appropriations package to bolster national security, invest in critical infrastructure, and support Alabama families * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Barry Moore (AL-01) supported House passage of the FY26 appropriations package funding Defense, Homeland Security, Transportation-HUD, and Labor-HHS. This legislation delivers wins for American security, workers, a  more

BATH, England, Jan. 30 -- The University of Bath issued the following news: * * * Is the UK government's 15 billion pounds 'Warm Homes Plan' sustainable? Bath researchers say the 15bn pounds Warm Homes Plan is a strong start but caution its success hinges on UK supply chains, recycling, skills and bold heating policy. * Academics from the Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) are examining the newly announced Warm Homes Plan with interest, particularly its ambition to u  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Delivers Speech Highlighting All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy and Importance of Completing FY26 Appropriations * To watch Senator Capito's remarks, click here. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered a speech o  more