OLYMPIA, Washington, March 3 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown asks appeals court to reject Department of Energy's order to revive the TransAlta coal power plant * Attorney General Nick Brown today asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reject an illegal attempt by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to command the reopening of TransAlta's decommissioned coal power plant in Centralia. Additionally, Brown sued DOE in U.S.   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 3 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameren, a provider of electric power services, posted the following news release: * * * Ameren customers to benefit from better reliability with new electric substation in Belleville * Key Takeaways: * Customers in the Belleville area will benefit from improved reliability thanks to a new, first-of-its kind substation on Ameren's transmission system. * The substation is designed to reroute power as it flows through the region and a  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Christina Hayes, executive director of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid, from a Feb. 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Bureaucratic Delays and the Costs to Ratepayers and Electric Power Systems": * * * Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to speak about several elements of a strong grid to support a high g  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Appeals Court Agrees EPA Failed to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Cadmium Water Pollution * SAN FRANCISCO-The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a district court decision that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Endangered Species Act in 2016 when it failed to assess harms to endangered species before nearly tripling the levels of the heavy metal   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 2 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Blackstone's utility playbook: NIPSCO and the future of TXNM * NIPSCO as a test case: what Blackstone ownership could mean for TXNM customers As the over 800,000 TXNM customers gear up for state utility regulators to decide whether to approve the sale of their local electric utility to private equity firm Blackstone, many are wondering whether the private equity giant   more

BEIJING, China, March 4 -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences issued the following news: * * * New Study Reveals Low-Smoke Solid Fuels Pose Hidden Public Health Risks via Elevated Ultrafine Particle Emissions Editor: Li Yali Air pollution causes millions of premature deaths worldwide each year, with fine particulate matter (PM2.5) identified as a major culprit. In response, countries from Ireland to China have promoted low-smoke or smokeless fuels as a clean alternative to traditional bituminou  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 3 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Emboldened BlackRock pursues another utility acquisition with AES deal * BlackRock, EQT deal adds risks of consumer rate increases, delayed transition from fossil fuels A consortium led by BlackRock and EQT, alongside the California Public Employees' Retirement System and the Qatar Investment Authority, has announced a $10.7 billion bid to acquire AES Corporation-mark  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Kentucky Legislature Introduces Bill to Kick the Public Out of the Public Service Commission * LOUISVILLE, KY. - This week, the Kentucky legislature introduced a dangerous bill that would eliminate the opportunity for Sierra Club and other organizations to intervene in proceedings at the Kentucky Public Service Commission on behalf of Kentuckians, kneecapping the groups' ability to defend   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Montana's Bull Mountains Coal Mine Expansion, Trump's Sham Energy Emergency * BILLINGS, Mont. -Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today over its approval of a major expansion of the Bull Mountains Coal Mine in Montana. The U.S. Office of Surface Mining approved the expansion last June without releasing a draft environmental impact stateme  more

EUGENE, Oregon, March 4 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Lawsuit challenges Montana's Bull Mountains Coal Mine expansion, Trump's sham energy emergency Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today over its approval of a major expansion of the Bull Mountains Coal Mine in Montana. The U.S. Office of Surface Mining approved the expansion last June without releasing a draft environmental impact statement to the public,   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 4 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Montana's Bull Mountains Coal Mine Expansion, Trump's Sham Energy Emergency Federal agency rammed through expansion, illegally skipped environmental analysis, shut out public * Billings, MT -- Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today over its approval of a major expansion of the Bull Mountains Coal Mine in Montana. The U.S. Office of Surface Mining   more

DENVER, Colorado, March 3 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * New mural enhances Firestone-Longmont Mobility Hub * FIRESTONE -People using the Colorado Department of Transportation's Firestone-Longmont Mobility Hub are now greeted with murals designed to create a connection with the communities the facility serves, enriching a location designed to improve safety, mobility and operational efficiency along the north Interstate 25 corridor. Loveland-based  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 4 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Public Interest Groups Go to Court to Halt Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington's Last Coal Plant Operating The long-planned shutdown of the coal plant in Centralia, Washington, was designed to provide state residents with cleaner air and more affordable, reliable, clean energy * Seattle, WA -- Today, public interest groups filed a challenge in federal court to overturn an i  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 3 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK researchers discover brain's energy 'hijacked' by Alzheimer's protein * Scientists at the University of Kentucky have uncovered a new reason why people with Alzheimer's disease often struggle with sleep, long before memory loss begins. The study, led by researchers at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, reveals that a protein called tau "hijacks" the brain's energy supply, keeping the brain in a sta  more

RENO, Nevada, March 4 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * Ask the Professor: What is green hydrogen? Hydrogen is more than just an element on the periodic table * Clemons-Magee Endowed Professor in Chemistry Chris Barile, whose research centers on solving energy problems, share how we can use the most abundant element in the Universe. Is hydrogen a promising clean energy solution? Unlike fossil fuels, hydrogen cannot be mined or harvested, and it takes energy to p  more