Friday - March 13, 2026
Tipoffs for Beckley, West Virginia (coal) Newsletter for Friday March 06, 2026 ( 7 items )  

350.org response to China's 15th Five-Year Plan: "Insufficient Progress"
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * 350.org response to China's 15th Five-Year Plan: "Insufficient Progress" * Beijing: China has released its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) during the country's annual "Two Sessions" meetings, setting out economic and industrial priorities for the next five years. While the plan confirms cont  more

AFPI Responds to the Ratepayer Protection Pledge
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on March 5, 2026: * * * AFPI Responds to the Ratepayer Protection Pledge Ted Ellis, Deputy Director of Energy and Environment and Campaign Director of Power America at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement in response to the Ratepayer Protection Pledge unveiled at the White House, committing data centers to building their own power, paying full price for any power they  more

Center for American Progress: Trump's Voluntary 'Pledge' From Big Tech Offers No Real Protection From Soaring Utility Costs
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement on March 4, 2026: * * * Trump's Voluntary 'Pledge' From Big Tech Offers No Real Protection From Soaring Utility Costs Today, President Donald Trump is meeting at the White House with leaders of major technology companies to formalize a voluntary "Ratepayer Protection Pledge" for consumers. In response, Trevor Higgins, senior vice president of the Energy and Environment department at the Center for American   more

Chilean textiles showcasing women's stories of heritage on view at Krannert Art Museum
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, March 5 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Chilean textiles showcasing women's stories of heritage on view at Krannert Art Museum * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Chilean women create colorful textiles called arpilleras to document the history of their communities and their daily lives as a form of remembrance and resistance. Magdalena Novoa, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor of urban and regional planning, has a lo  more

Environmental Groups Sue EPA for Illegally Rejecting Colorado's Emission-Reduction Plan
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Environmental Groups Sue EPA for Illegally Rejecting Colorado's Emission-Reduction Plan "Colorado chose clean air. The EPA chose pollution,"--Tracy Coppola, NPCA's Colorado Senior Program Manager * DENVER--Today, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed a petition for review challenging the Environmental Pr  more

Environmental Groups Sue EPA for Illegally Rejecting Colorado's Emission-Reduction Plan
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 6 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Environmental Groups Sue EPA for Illegally Rejecting Colorado's Emission-Reduction Plan Groups challenge disapproval of state's widely-supported regional haze plan * Denver, CO -- Today, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed a petition for review challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) illegal disapproval of  more

Ohio State Auditor: Finding for Recovery of $3,237.12 Issued Against Former, Current Coal Grove Officials Over Repairs to Former Fiscal Officer's Vehicle
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 6 (TNSrep) -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Finding for Recovery of $3,237.12 Issued Against Former, Current Coal Grove Officials over Repairs to Former Fiscal Officer's Vehicle A finding for recovery of $3,237.12 was issued Thursday against three former and one current official from the Village of Coal Grove in Lawrence County after the village paid for maintenance repairs on a vehicle it did not own. Former Fi  more