CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL RECOGNIZES EARTH DAY, CONTINUES TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FROM UNLAWFUL FEDERAL ACTIONS * Chicago - With Earth Day approaching, Attorney General Kwame Raoul today highlighted his office's work to protect the environment, advance clean energy solutions, and sound the alarm about the Trump administration's unprecedented attempts to illegally dismantle programs a  more

NEW YORK, April 22 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Court Blocks Trump Administration's Ban on Clean Affordable Energy Statement by Ted Kelly, EDF Director and Lead Counsel for U.S. Clean Energy * (WASHINGTON) Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts blocked a suite of Trump administration actions that operated as an effective ban on permitting wind and solar projects on federal lands. This obstruction has a  more

LONDON, England, April 21 [Category: Environment] -- Greenpeace International, a coordinating organization of Greenpeace, issued the following news release: * * * Governments must seize energy crisis as pivotal moment to end fossil fuels * Berlin, Germany - Governments meeting at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, including Turkiye as this year's UN climate talks president, must use the global disruption in fossil fuel supplies from the war on Iran as an accelerator for a just transition away   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: ThinkTank] (TNSrpt) -- The Progressive Policy Institute posted the following news release: * * * Illinois' Energy Leadership at Risk Without a Pragmatic Climate Strategy, New PPI Report Warns * A new report from the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) finds that Illinois has built one of the nation's cleanest and most affordable energy systems, but warns that calendar-driven mandates to phase out natural gas generation could undermine grid reliability, drive up  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * The U.S. Attacks an Iranian Cargo Ship * Key Takeaways 1 Oil prices rose after the United States seized an Iranian cargo ship attempting to elude the blockade over the weekend. 2 This was the first altercation of the blockade, which has successfully turned away many ships. 3 DOE Secretary Chris Wright and President Trump have said that oil and gasoline prices could remain el  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 21 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Judge Blocks Clean Water Act Permit for Mountaintop Removal Mine on Coal River Mountain * NAOMA, W.Va. -Today, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia ruled in favor of Coal River Mountain Watch, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Appalachian Voices and Sierra Club, blocking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to grant a Cl  more

BRISTOL, England, April 21 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Lack of robust regulation and information about contaminated industrial sites in India poses public health risk demanding urgent reform, study claims * The study, led by the University of Bristol, calls for the introduction of a more effective and joined-up policy framework, including stricter monitoring, to help manage polluted sites and make them safer. Lead author environmental scientist Dr   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on April 21, 2026: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY SUBJECT: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Coal Supply Chains and Baseload Power Generation Capacity On January 20, 2025, I issued Executive Order 14156 (Declaring a National Energy Emergency), under the National Emergencies Act. That order found that America's inadequate energy productio  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Wright to Senator Murkowski: AKLNG is "Number One" Energy Infrastructure Priority * Washington, DC- U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today engaged with the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, on a number of Alaska's energy priorities during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Hearing on the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 2027 budget request. Murkowski and Wright discussed t  more

NOTTINGHAM, England, April 21 -- The British Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * UK Minerals Yearbook 2025 now available * Published annually by BGS, the UK Minerals Yearbook provides comprehensive statistical data on the production, consumption and trade of UK minerals. The yearbook includes definitive updates to inform decision makers, the minerals industry and those interested in the contribution of minerals to the national economy. The UK is an important producer  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 22 -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued the following news release: * * * UNECE launches integrated framework to support a just energy transition Faced with geopolitical uncertainty, volatile energy markets, and increasing climate change impacts, ensuring a resilient and sustainable energy transition is more critical than ever. To succeed, this transition needs to be just, delivering fairness, dignity, and opportunity, including for communitie  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, April 22 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Researchers Show How Simple Magnets Can Help Solve a Complex Problem Magnetic fields assist in recovering valuable metals from waste * From cell phones to wind turbines and missile defense systems, modern technologies depend on critical minerals like rare earth elements. As demand grows, researchers are exploring more efficient and adaptable methods to recover and reuse these materials. A new st  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates 56 Oklahoma Counties as Natural Disaster Areas * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including t  more