CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 13 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A new way to make steel could reduce America's reliance on imports * America has been making steel from iron ore the same way for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, it hasn't been making enough of it. Today the U.S. is the world's largest steel importer, relying on other countries to produce a material that serves as the backbone of our society. That's not to say the U.S. is alone  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Feb. 12 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Appalachian Voices statement on White House coal actions * February 12, 2026 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org President Donald Trump ordered a series of actions this week intended to prop up America's declining coal industry. Trump announced that the Department of Energy will pay electric utilities $175 million for upgrades to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following news: * * * Kosovo: Staff Concluding Statement for the 2026 Article IV Consultation Mission The formation of a new parliament and government provides an opportunity to invigorate reform momentum and accelerate growth, supporting faster convergence with the EU. While the economy showed resilience to protracted political stalemate, growth is estimated to have moderated in 2025, while inflation accelerated and the extern  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The White House issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * President Trump Delivers Biggest Regulatory Relief in History This week, President Donald J. Trump announced the single largest deregulatory action in American history: the full revocation of the disastrous Obama-era "Endangerment Finding" and the consumer mandates that depended on it. This decisive action dismantles the flawed 2009 determination that Democrats weaponized to justify over $1.3 trillion in   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Louisiana Responds: Trump Admin. To Repeal Major Health and Climate Protections * This Thursday, the Trump Administration is expected to finalize three decisions that will significantly increase climate-warming and health-harming pollution across America, especially in Louisiana. As it continues to decimate the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to protect public health,  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 13 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * State of Colorado Announces Support for Creative Industries in the North Fork Valley * Grant to expand impact of the North Fork Valley Creative Coalition, including a full-time executive director PAONIA -Today, the Office of Just Transition (OJT) within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) and the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced stat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The White House issued the following news on Feb. 12, 2026: * * * "Champion of Beautiful, Clean Coal": President Trump Celebrates Industry Revival Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump welcomed lawmakers, industry leaders, and hardworking miners from across the country to the White House "Champion of Coal" event. There, he signed an Executive Order directing the Department of War to purchase coal power, celebrated the Tennessee Valley Authority's recommitment to coal, an  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 9 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Cardiovascular deaths from air pollution declining in the U.S., but racial disparities persist Yale study identifies key air pollution components driving cardiovascular risks; underserved communities bear the biggest burden By Colin Poitras Clean air laws have led to a significant reduction in long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution across much of the United States over the past two dec  more