BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 [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: * * * Amidst Fuel Crisis, Brazil Climate Plan Falls Short on Fossil Fuel Phaseout as Governments Urged to Deliver Clear Roadmaps * In response to Brazil unveiling its updated national climate plan, 350.org welcomed progress on tackling deforestation but warned the plan falls short of the urgent a  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, March 18 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Are nuclear power plants the key to powering our digital world? Nuclear energy could provide steady, 24/7 electricity Multi-lab effort finds nuclear energy timely and attractive to power data centers with reliable electricity. * Every email sent, movie streamed or app used depends on data centers. These facilities, filled with thousands of servers, powe  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following opening statement on March 17, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to Meet Peak Demand": * * * "Good morning and welcome to today's hearing to examine the performance of our electric grid through the duration of Winter Storm Fern. "Starting on January 23rd, a significant winter storm brought widespread snow, sleet, an  more

NEW YORK, March 18 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Proposed $1B to Stop Offshore Wind Threatens Affordable Power at Critical Moment EDF Statement by Ted Kelly, Director and Lead Counsel, U.S. Clean Energy * WASHINGTON - Recent reporting from The New York Times indicates that the Trump administration is considering offering offshore wind developers a payment of as much as $1 billion in taxpayer funds to induce them to abandon projects that would del  more

NEW YORK, March 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Forces Washington's Last Coal Plant to Stay Open Longer, Data Proves It's Not Even Running Data from the Energy Information Administration shows that the coal plant produced no electric power in the previous 'emergency' period DOE claimed it was needed. * WASHINGTON - The Trump administration issued a second illegal emergency order mandating the TransAlta Centralia coa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 17 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Groups Challenge Illegal Order Halting the Retirement of Indiana Power Plants Forcing the polluting coal power plants to remain open is unnecessary and threatens to increase electricity bills and pollution * Washington, D.C. -- Today, public interest groups filed a challenge in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn illegal "emergency" orders issued by   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Daines Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Unlock Geothermal Power, Lower Energy Costs * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Steve Daines introduced the bipartisan Geo POWER Act to help accelerate geothermal technologies and deliver clean, affordable electricity across the country. "We're on the verge of harnessing a new wave of geothermal energy to meet surging e  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Political] (TNSrpt) -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * SPECIAL REPORT: Reclaiming Affordability: Winning the Cost War with the Right Solutions Today, one in four households is living paycheck to paycheck, and fewer than half of Americans could cover a $1,000 emergency. As families today spend more on housing, energy, health care, and child and elder care, women are particularly concerned about these affordability ch  more

VIENNA, Austria, March 18 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency posted the following news release: * * * IAEA Mission Finds Poland Committed to Safe Management of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel, in Line with Plans for Nuclear Power Development An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts found that Poland is making progress in safely managing its radioactive waste and spent fuel management activities, an essential part of its plans to develop nuclear energy. The experts   more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, March 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following news release: * * * Coal clunker breakdowns endanger grid reliability during summer peak A new report has found that over the 2025-26 summer period, the coal-fired power stations in Australia's main grid had a staggering 108 outages, including 18 scheduled and 90 unplanned breakdowns. This included 22 unplanned breakdowns in NSW. The Reliability Watch report also found that units at three out o  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * NERC Gives a Grim Assessment of Long-Term Reliability * Key Takeaways 1 The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) released its long-term assessment and projects a grim outlook based on current utility plans that are focused on retiring firm capacity and adding weather-dependent renewable capacity. 2 Huge projected demand increases, combined with the increas  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 18 -- The New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Ordinance Blocking Food Not Bombs From Sharing Food in City Plaza Violates Free Speech, Warns NMCLP, Smith and Marjanovic and ACLU-NM In a letter sent yesterday, the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty (NMCLP), Smith and Marjanovic Law, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico urged the City of Roswell to allow Food Not Bombs Roswell (FNB  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Pallone Blasts Trump & Congressional Republicans for Raising Energy Prices and Undermining Grid Reliability Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Energy Subcommittee hearing on "Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Subcommittee on Energy Holds Hearing on the Lessons Learned from Winter Storm Fern Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, led a hearing titled, Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to Meet Peak Demand. "In spite of generous subsidies and favorable public policy choices,   more