LANSING, Michigan, April 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Coalition Challenging Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit (PDF) challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversion to outdat  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 2 -- The Asia Foundation issued the following news on March 31, 2026: * * * Getting Detached: How Coal-to-Solar Is Moving Beyond Mongolia's Gers In Ulaanbaatar, where winter temperatures regularly fall below -30 C, heating systems are literally a matter of life and death. For decades, coal-fired stoves have both facilitated and burdened daily life in the city's ger districts. The ubiquity of the smoke-belching stoves reflects the lack of modern infrastructure   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on NIOSH Deployment to SWVA for Black Lung Screenings * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has announced that it will provide free, confidential black lung screenings to coal miners in Virginia. As part of the NIOSH Coal Worker's Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP), all coal miners are welcome an  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration issued the following information collection: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seek  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 2 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for rolling back limits on toxic air pollutants Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and return to outdated stand  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12602) on March 30, 2026, by public finance analyst Nicholas E. Buffie and energy policy analyst Martin C. Offutt. Here are excerpts: * * * The Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Credit P.L. 117-169, commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), enacted a new tax credit for the production of "clean" hydrogen. Widespread adoption of hydrogen fuel may reduce economy-wi  more

MACOMB, Illinois, April 1 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * WIU and Moline-Coal Valley School District Announce Lincoln-Irving Transition to WIU-QC Campus * MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -The Moline-Coal Valley School District, in partnership with Western Illinois University-Quad Cities, will temporarily relocate Lincoln-Irving Elementary School to the WIU-QC campus beginning Tuesday, April 7, following Spring Break. "This move is more than just a change of locati  more