BOONE, North Carolina, Feb. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Coalition statement on new Ten Day Notice rule * Today, the Trump administration will formally release a rule to rescind changes to the Ten Day Notice process implemented in 2024 and revert to the weaker process from President Donald Trump's first term that made it more difficult for communities to secure federal assistance at coal mines across the country. The Surface Min  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued a final rule to rescind statewide acreage limitations and development contract provisions for hardrock mineral permits and leases. This action removes regulations that previously capped the amount of land a single entity could hold for mineral operations within a single state. BLM determined that these specific caps were not mandated by statute and created unnecessary administrative burdens. By r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Colorado Legislators Introduce Bill Countering Expensive Coal Plant Order * DENVER - Today legislators introduced HB26-1226 aimed at reducing the impact of the Department of Energy's 202(c) dubious "emergency" order to keep the Craig 1 coal unit operating past its planned retirement date at the end of 2025. That executive order could cost ratepayers up to $85 million annually, according to  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * DEEP, Manresa Island Corp. Announce Stewardship Permit for Manresa Island Permit is First Step to Facilitate Redevelopment of Polluted Former Fossil Fuel Plant Site in Norwalk, Which Will be Transformed into a Community Park * Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes and Manresa Isla  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Former Coal Company Executive Convicted in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme A federal jury convicted a former vice president of Corsa Coal Corporation (Corsa) for his role in a multi-year scheme to bribe Egyptian government officials in connection with nearly $140 million in coal supply contracts. "Charles Hunter Hobson won business for his company by paying bribes -- and he even t  more

SHEFFIELD, England, Feb. 20 -- ELF, an organization that works to bring patients and the public together with healthcare professionals to improve lung health and advance diagnosis, treatment and care, issued the following news: * * * US removes scientific basis for air pollution rules - what this means for public health The US has rolled back the legal finding that air pollution harms health, meaning there is now no legal requirement to limit pollution levels. The rule that was removed, know  more

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, Feb. 20 -- Embraer, a producer of commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft, issued the following news: * * * Embraer and Hindalco sign MOU to assess potential aluminium business opportunities in Aerospace Embraer (NYSE: EMBJ; B3: EMBJ3) and Hindalco Industries Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct exploratory activities to assess potential business opportunities in India. The joint action aims to identify possibilities  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Former Coal Company Executive Convicted in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme A federal jury convicted a former vice president of Corsa Coal Corporation (Corsa) for his role in a multi-year scheme to bribe Egyptian government officials in connection with nearly $140 million in coal supply contracts. "Charles Hun  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen and Colleagues Question EPA's "Irrational" Decision Not to Value Health Effects When Calculating Impact of Pollutants, Demand Answers on Decision-Making Process * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senate colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin following the agency's irrational decision to no longer count health benefits  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * U.S. EPA sued over illegal repeal of climate protections Health, environmental groups challenge the Trump EPA's harmful, unscientific, and illegal repeal of the endangerment finding and eliminatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Senators Launch Investigation into Trump Labor Department Slashing Worker Protections, Putting American Workers at Risk New data reveals OSHA performed 20% fewer inspections and issued 42% fewer fines for severe workplace violations in 2025 * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Ill.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.  more