LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel to Challenge New DOE Order Forcing Illegal, Costly Operations of J.H. Campbell Plant * LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is announcing her intent to file a request for rehearing with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), challenging the Department's latest arbitrary and illegal order forcing the continued operation of Consumers Energy's J.H. Campbell coal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by Shuting Pomerleau, director of energy and environmental policy, and trade policy analyst Jacob Jensen: * * * U.S.-India Energy Trade Deal: Is It Achievable? Executive Summary * The United States and India have reached a trade agreement in which India is expected to purchase $500 billion worth of goods including energy, technology, and other products from the United States over the next five   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Commends Trump EPA's Repeal of Biden Era Attacks on Coal * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) repeal of the Biden-era Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule, which placed unreasonable standards on America's coal- and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Capito Commends Trump EPA's Repeal of Biden Era Attacks on Coal Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) repeal of the Biden-era Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 21 -- 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. 20, 2026: * * * EPA's repeal of updated standards allows more emissions of hazardous air pollutants from coal plants WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule repea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Morgan McGarvey on EPA Rolling Back Pollution Restrictions * Louisville, Kentucky (February 20, 2026) - Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey released the following statement after Trump's EPA announced it would roll back pollution restrictions on coal-burning power plants: "The Trump administration is bragging about polluting our air and water with more mercury and toxins, while the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Applauds EPA Repeal of MATS Amendments, Reinstatement of Lignite Subcategory * BISMARCK, N.D. - Following through on a promise made in the opening months of President Donald Trump's second term, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the repeal of the Biden-era 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) amendments. These amendments dramatically increased restrictions   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Donald Trump Tears Down Another Key Public Health Safeguard * Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects Americans from mercury and other dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back the new and more protective Mercury and Air Toxics Standards will allow coal- and oil-fired   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Donald Trump to Pollute Air & Water with More Mercury, Arsenic, Lead in Missouri * JEFFERSON CITY, MO - Today, Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects Americans from mercury and dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back the new and more protective Mercury and Air Toxic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Donald Trump to Pollute Air & Water with More Mercury, Arsenic, Lead in North Carolina * RALEIGH, NC - Today, Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects Americans from mercury and dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back the new and more protective Mercury and Air Toxics  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Donald Trump to Pollute Tennessee Air with More Mercury, Arsenic, Lead * NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Today, Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects Americans from mercury and other dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back the new and more protective Mercury and Air Toxics Stan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Applauds Reversal of MATS Rule * Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) released a statement following the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision (link is external) to reverse the Biden Administration's 2024 amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (EGUs)-a rule commonly known as the Mer  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 20 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Earthjustice and Partners Sue EPA For Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections Health, environmental groups challenge the Trump EPA's harmful, unscientific, and illegal repeal of the endangerment finding and elimination of clean vehicle standards. * Washington, D.C. -- A broad coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency today over its illegal determination that   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 21 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * EPA Dismantles Protections for Mercury and Air Toxics From Power Plants Advocates warn of more toxic pollution, asthma attacks, and premature deaths, especially in communities living near coal plants. * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today finalized a repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) -- a move that will allow coal- and oil-fired  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 20 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Groups Sue DOE over Approval of CP2 LNG Export Application "By approving CP2 LNG, DOE is adding to the glut of exports that will drive up consumer prices and lock in decades more of fossil fuel reliance around the globe." * Washington, D.C. -- Environmental groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Department of Energy's (DOE) approval of Venture Global's application to export lique  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * EPA Dismantles Protections for Mercury and Air Toxics From Power Plants Advocates warn of more toxic pollution, asthma attacks, and premature deaths, especially in communities living near coal plants * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today finalized a repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) - a move that will allow coal- and oil-fired   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Continues to Reverse Democrats' War on Beautiful Clean Coal, Finalizes Repeal of Costly Restrictions on Baseload Power Generation * While at Mills Creek Power Plant in Kentucky, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the finalization of a deregulatory action to ensure affordable, dependable energy for American families and restore American energy dominance. In today's final a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Issues Guidance Update on Regional Haze Plans for States to Ensure Reliability of the American Electric Grid * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum clarifying guidance on Regional Haze State Implementation Plans (SIPs) to support the reliability of our electric grid. For far too long, the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Regional Haze Program (Program) have been weapon  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Mid-Atlantic Administrator Highlights Energy, Water Infrastructure on Visit to Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania * PHILADELPHIA - EPA Mid-Atlantic Administrator Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey completed a multi-day visit through the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania that included discussions and first-hand views of brownfield reclamation, landfill methane capture, wastewater infrastructure upgrades, and hi  more

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Gianforte Statement on EPA Reversal of Biden-Era Anti-Coal Rule * * February 20 2026 HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today released the following statement praising the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) repeal of the Biden Administration's 2024 amendments to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants: "During the Biden administration, the EPA weapon  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: * * * Green groups urge climate advisers to rule out airport expansion Open letter to the government's independent climate advisors, the Climate Change Committee, from two key environmental organisations lays bare the incompatibility of airport expansion - including a third runway at Heathrow - with UK climate targets Friends of the Earth, alongside Greenpeace, has written to the g  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: "Crack the Code 2.0" Phase One to Receive $157 Million in Federal, State & Private Funding * EERC Also Set to Receive $25 Million After Senator Worked to Restore DOE Cooperative Agreement GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced that funding for phase one of his Crack the Code 2.0 initiative will total $157 million: * $76 million in private investment and $45.1 millio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: Trump Administration Repeals MATS Rule, Supporting Access to Baseload Power * Senator Sponsored CRA Resolution to Overturn Costly Biden-Era Rule GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule repealing the Biden-era Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) regulations, which imposed costl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Breitbart Exclusive: EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Ends Democrat War on 'Beautiful, Clean Coal' * WASHINGTON - Today, Breitbart News highlighted a key action the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking to ensure affordable, dependable energy for American families and restore American energy dominance. EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi was alongside elected officials and other i  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Feb. 20 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Economic reality continues pushing coal offline Key Takeaways: The decision by three different owners to stop burning coal at a four-unit Arizona plant highlights the uncompetitive environment for the fuel. The decision about the Springerville plant occurs as six units at four plants across the Mountain West stopped burning coal in 2025. Continuing to burn  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * Global Electricity Demand is Projected to Grow Over 3.5% Annually Through This Decade According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global electricity demand is expected to grow by over 3.5% per year on average through this decade, driven by industry, electric vehicles, air conditioning, and data centers. Electricity demand growth is forecast to rise faster than overall energy demand and far   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement announced a final rule to amend the Federal Lands Cooperative Agreement with West Virginia. This update modifies an agreement first adopted in Feb. 1984, which allows the state to regulate surface coal mining and reclamation on federal lands. The revision reflects updated statutes and agency duties. Under the terms, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection assu  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Mercury Latest Trump Rollback of Environmental Protections * US President Donald Trump's administration today rolled back another air-pollution protection, this time for one of the most toxic substances on earth: mercury. The action reverses then-President Joe Biden's decision in 2024 to reduce the levels of allowable mercury air emissions for coal-fired power plants, restoring them to their   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Messmer Joins EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi in Lowering Energy Costs for Hoosiers * LOUISVILLE, KY - Today, Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) joined Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi to announce the repeal of burdensome regulations imposed upon America under the Biden Administration. " For all the Hoosiers that call the Eighth District home, energy costs are   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration to Pollute West Virginia Air and Water with More Mercury, Arsenic, and Lead * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Today, Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects West Virginians, and all Americans, from mercury and other dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- Environmental Protection Network issued the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Revokes Critical Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), Putting Vulnerable Americans at Risk * CONTACT: Aaron Bharucha, Public Relations Associate (509) 429-1699 and epn-press@environmentalprotectionnetwork.org Repealing the rule will allow hundreds of facilities across 45 states to avoid meeting critical safety standards-jeopardizing public health, degradin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * TVA Takes the Public Out of Public Power * NASHVILLE, Tenn. \- The Tennessee Valley Authority stripped the public of another one of its powers, revising its National Environmental Policy Act to reduce or eliminate public involvement in TVA's decisions. NEPA required the government to assess the environmental impacts of any major federal project, regulation, or policy and require public n  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves permit for SSEP pipeline * Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit for the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, an interstate pipeline proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC. The Corps' permit, issued under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, authorizes Transco to cut crossings through more than 150 streams and wet  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Launch Investigation into Trump Labor Department Slashing Worker Protections, Putting American Workers at Risk U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues in launching a new investigation into the federal Department of Labor after releasing new data revealing the Trump administration's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) performed 20% fewer inspect  more