WEST PERTH, Australia, Feb. 4 -- The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies issued the following news release: * * * Western Australian vanadium royalty reform a catalyst for investment The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) welcomes the Western Australian Government's decision to implement a revised royalty framework of 2.5 per cent for vanadium, effective immediately. This is an important reform that delivers on an election commitment sought by AMEC, and improv  more

NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 4 -- The Centre of Indian Trade Unions issued the following news release: * * * CITU FLAYS MODI GOVT FOR SUCCUMBING TO US PRESSURE Calls Upon the working Class to March towards the 12 February 2026 General Strike - to protect the sovereignty and the interests of the people and the Nation. The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) flays the Modi Government for shamelessly surrendering to the US pressure under some mischievous and hidden reasons; the clandestine Bilateral  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management released the following testimony by Ben Page, deputy assistant secretary of Commerce for economic development and chief operating officer of the Economic Development Administration, from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Smarter Spending, Stronger Results: Reducing Duplication and Ensuring Effectiveness Through Economic Development Reforms": * * * C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak votes to speed up domestic mining and strengthen America's mineral independence * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today voted in support of the Critical Mineral Dominance Act (link is external), legislation that strengthens domestic production of critical and hardrock minerals by streamlining federal permitting, prioritizing key mining projects, and reducing   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Messmer Applauds Emergency Action to Keep Indiana Coal Plants Open, Protect Grid Reliability * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) issued the following statement in response to an announcement from the Department of Energy's Secretary Chris Wright, ordering utilities and grid operations to continue producing affordable energy at two coal generation stations in southern Indiana: " Ke  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Muskegon Lake Removed from List of Most Degraded Great Lakes Sites Through a multi-year partnership with the Great Lakes Commission, NOAA has helped restore what was once one of the Great Lakes region's most degraded areas. * In September 2025, Muskegon Lake was officially removed from the EPA's Areas of Concern list. It was originally designated one of the   more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 4 [Category: Environment] -- Ecojustice issued the following news release: * * * Residents continue to push to hold Hamilton steel maker accountable for air emissions * HAMILTON, ON - Hamilton residents are continuing to explore avenues to hold ArcelorMittal Dofasco accountable for emitting high levels of air pollutants despite the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks' refusal to open an investigation into the Hamilton steel producer. Ecojustice  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club, Jacksonville Residents Attend First Stop of Mayor's Town Hall Tour * JACKSONVILLE, Fla - On Tuesday, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan hosted the first of a new series of town halls at the William Raines Senior High School, less than 12 miles away from JEA's Northside Generating Station. Local residents, Sierra Club members, and staff - alongside other advocacy groups including S  more