LONDON, England, April 20 [Category: Environment] -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: * * * Campaigner Sarah Finch wins prestigious Goldman Prize * A campaigner whose successful Supreme Court challenge against an oil development at Horse Hill in Surrey, which has set a precedent for the approval of all further fossil fuel projects, has today been awarded a prize which honours the achievements of grassroots campaigners around the world. Sarah Finch was selected as t  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Chairman Guthrie Delivers Opening Statement at Committee on Rules Hearing on the Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act and Resolution to Strengthen Rural Communities Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, delivered the following opening statement at today's Committee on Rules he  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 21 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on April 20, 2026: * * * When is a Trucking Facility a "Mine"? Federal Appeals Court Upholds MSHA's Broad Interpretation and Employers Should Take Note The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals just upheld MSHA's broad interpretation of what constitutes a "mine" - any facility "necessarily connected with the use and operation of extracting, milling, or processing coal and other minerals" - that offered lessons for  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 21 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by Olivia Hansen, graduate student at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado: * * * Rising Electricity Prices High power costs are driving up the cost of living. * Half of Americans now struggle to pay basic bills on time. Nearly four in ten people have been displaced from their homes by rising costs, as housing costs jumped sharply in just two years, medical   more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Groups sue Trump's Office of Surface Mining over rollback of coal mining oversight rule * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Appalachian Voices, Citizens Coal Council and Sierra Club are suing the Trump administration over a new rule making it harder for individuals and communities impacted by coal mining to hold state regulators and mining companies accountable for environmental and publi  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, April 21 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Gas is the wrong choice for Whyalla steel Key Takeaways: As South Australia lacks a competitive advantage in gas, locking in long-term gas use at Whyalla is a risk that is magnified by the Iran conflict. A gas-based Whyalla steelworks looks unlikely to remain viable in a sector undergoing a global transition away from fossil fuels. With day one green hyd  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Invoking Defense Production Act, Trump Doubles Down on Fossil Fuels * President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act, setting in motion an increase of publicly subsidized fossil fuel production including coal, natural gas, and petroleum under the guise of national security. Public Citizen predicted President Trump's abuse of the Defense Production Act to unreasonably promote fossil fuels  more

BONN, Germany, April 20 -- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change issued the following news: * * * UN climate chief: "Clean energy is the antidote to fossil fuel cost chaos" * The following is a transcript of a video address delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at the start of Green Transformation (GX) Week on Monday 20 April 2026, in tandem with UN Climate Week 3 (CW3), which kicks off on Tuesday 21 April. Both events - focused on helping driv  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 20, 2026: * * * President Donald J. Trump Issues Presidential Determination to Support U.S. Air Force Jet Fighter Training Operations ENSURING MILITARY READINESS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Determination concluding that it is in the paramount interest of the United States to exempt U.S. Air Force jet fighter training operations in Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada from certain water regulatio  more