DENVER, Colorado, March 18 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser files lawsuit to overturn federal order to keep Craig coal power plant open * March 18, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn an illegal emergency order issued by the U.S. Department of Energy requiring the coal-fired Craig Unit 1 in Moffat County to be available   more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, March 18 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news: * * * Austin Peay professor publishes new volume on teaching labor history Dr. Adam Attwood, associate professor in the Eriksson College of Education at Austin Peay State University, has published a new edited volume, Teaching Labor History in the United States, 1850-2020, released this month by Peter Lang as Volume 9 in the Teaching Critical Themes in American History Series. The 268-page book brings  more

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, March 19 -- Black and Veatch issued the following news release: * * * Black & Veatch, Tennessee fire department strengthen safety partnership at TVA Kingston gas project Since Black & Veatch Construction Inc. (BVCI) mobilized to east Tennessee in September 2024 to begin work on will become a new natural gas-powered energy center, giving back to Kingston and collaborating with local partners has been a core priority. Over the past two holiday seasons, BVCI and its more t  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 18 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Polis Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments * Advisory Committee to the Property Tax Administrator The Advisory Committee reviews and approves or disapproves manuals, appraisal procedures, and instructions prepared and published by the property tax administrator. for a term expiring September 1, 2026: * Cynthia Braddock of Louisville, Colorado, to serve as an assessor from  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 18 -- Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Spanberger Announces Board Appointments * RICHMOND, VA -Governor Abigail Spanberger today announced board appointments. "When I think about the more than 100 Virginians we've appointed to boards and commissions in just 60 days, I think about what they represent -wide-ranging professional experience, an unwavering commitment to their communities, and a willingness to serve   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Hopi Tribe Chairman Lamar Keevama, Kykotsmovi Village, Arizona, from a March 11, 2026, hearing on the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 953): * * * Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, and members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, my name is Lamar Keevama, I am from the Village of Bacavi, and I am from the Greasewood Clan. I have the honor of serving as Chairm  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Heinrich and Whitehouse Host Roundtable on Skyrocketing Energy Costs Since Trump Took Office * PHOTOS WASHINGTON -Today U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, hosted a roundtable with U.S. Sen  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Heinrich and Whitehouse Host Roundtable on Skyrocketing Energy Costs Since Trump Took Office Household electricity bills costs have gone up by 13% in the last year * Today U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senato  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint statement on March 17, 2026, with Mongolia: * * * Joint Statement on the U.S.-Mongolia Annual Bilateral Consultation The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Mongolia on the occasion of the Annual Bilateral Consultations. Representatives of the United States and Mongolia held the 17th Annual Bilateral Consultations on March 17 in Ulaanbaatar. The dialog  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Sustaining diplomacy amid competition in US-China relations * The United States and China "are the two largest emitters of carbon in the world," said Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to the People's Republic of China, at a recent MIT seminar. "We need to work with each other for the good of both of our countries." During the MITEI Presents: Advancing the Energy Transition   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee Examines the Export-Import Bank Today, the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, led by Chairman Warren   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 [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 increasing re  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Omar Opening Remarks at Workforce Protections Subcommittee Hearing on Workers' Compensation Programs Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at today's Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, "Strengthening Federal Workers' Compe  more