OTTAWA, Ontario, March 24 (TNSrep) -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following news: * * * Do trade deals put public health care up for sale? Alberta's promised two-tier transition comes with unacknowledged threats from trade and investment agreements Written by: Andrew Longhurst and Stuart Trew In their defining 2004 book (https://policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National_Office_Pubs/bad_medicine.pdf) on health care privatization and tr  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Week of March 23, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Wednesday, March 25, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold an oversight hearing called "U.S. Office of Personnel Management." On Wednesday, March 25, the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on march 23, 2026: * * * Trump Administration Keeps Indiana Coal Plants Open to Ensure Affordable, Reliable and Secure Power in the Midwest Emergency orders address critical grid reliability issues, lowering risk of blackouts and ensuring affordable electricity access * U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today issued emergency orders to keep two Indiana coal plants operational to ensure Americans in t  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 23 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Economic Growth & Development in Focus at Eastern Leaders Academy * Eastern Leaders Academy explored economic growth and development for its March Experience Day, learning from local leaders, businesses and organizations that play a key role in shaping Carbon and Emery Counties. Throughout the day, participants heard from a wide range of speakers, from small business owners to large industry representatives, as  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Energy and the Iran Conflict * Key Takeaways 1 The Trump administration continues to search for ways to curb steep oil and gasoline price increases since the outbreak of the conflict in Iran. 2 Iran's effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has severely limited access to 20% of global oil supplies and other important commodities. 3 The Trump administration has granted te  more

NEW YORK, March 24 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on March 23, 2026: * * * Trump Administration Announces $1B Deal to Stop Offshore Wind, Threatening Affordable Power at Critical Moment EDF Statement by Ted Kelly, Director and Lead Counsel, U.S. Clean Energy * (WASHINGTON) Today, Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum announced that the Trump administration will pay an energy developer almost $1 billion in taxpayer funds to cancel the federal leases for two o  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10:15 a.m. on March 25, 2026, at 1324 Longworth House Office Building: Agenda: * H.R. 1555 (Rep. Bice), "Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act" * H.R. 5639 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), "Co-Location Energy Act" * H.R. 7831 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), "License to Drill Act" * H.R. 7872 (Rep. Hageman), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to prov  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, March 24 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * A perfect storm to boost Australia's energy security How Australia can reduce its exposure to oil shocks Key Takeaways: Australia has a limited set of potential solutions to reduce its exposure to oil shocks. Short-term measures include rapid, low-impact steps to reduce oil demand, and exploring bilateral crisis supply agreements with suppliers affected b  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Bacon Demand Bessent & Rubio Explain Easing of Russian Oil Sanctions Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Don Bacon sent a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers on the Trump administration's decis  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 24 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on March 23, 2026: * * * Montana Groups File Appeal Over Bull Mountains Coal Mine AM6 Expansion Groups claim Montana DEQ failed to analyze impacts to, water, agriculture, wildlife, climate and the community * Helena, MT -- Several Montana groups today appealed a District Court decision that failed to address the harmful impacts of the Bull Mountains Coal Mine's AM6 expansion. The groups claim that the Mont  more