MELBOURNE, Australia, May 11 (TNSrpt) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following statement: * * * Woodside's Browse would be a disaster In response to Woodside's new report touting the supposed economic benefits of its proposed Browse gas project, which is still being assessed for its environmental impact, the Australian Conservation Foundation's CEO Adam Bandt said: "Economically and environmentally, Woodside's Browse proposal is a disaster that should be stopped in its   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Black Lung Benefits Program: Miners Reported Experiencing Challenges, and DOL Should Monitor Operator-Provided Medical Coverage * Fast Facts The Department of Labor administers the Black Lung Benefits Program. It provides benefits to coal miners who are totally disabled-i.e., unable to work-due to black lung disease. These benefits include payments and coverage for medical care. We fou  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 12 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on May 11, 2026, by senior researcher and political economist Andrew Longhurst: * * * Failure, by design: Ontario's deepening hospital funding crisis Summary The deepening Ontario hospital funding crisis is harming patients and communities. New analysis of Ontario's 136 hospitals shows that the majority of hospitals had operating deficits over the last three years. In 2024-25, 55 per cent o  more

NEW YORK, May 12 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * Court to hear legal challenge to Trump administration mandates for coal-fired power plants that increase electric bills and harm public health This Friday, a key legal challenge to the Trump administration's repeated "emergency" orders keeping Michigan's Campbell coal plant online will finally be heard by a panel of judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals -- nearly a year after the   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 11 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * George Barrett Social Justice Program and OutLaw Host Olivia Hill, Nashville Metro Council At-Large * In early April, the George Barrett Social Justice Program and OutLaw hosted Olivia Hill for a lunchtime conversation. Hill is the first openly transgender person elected to public office in Tennessee, where she currently serves as a member of the Nashville Metro Council At-Large. She shared her journey int  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Indiana Rep. Mark Messmer in the Washington Examiner: "Southern Indiana Mining is Powering American Prosperity" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Indiana Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) was recently featured in the Washington Examiner with an op-ed highlighting the importance of southern Indiana's mining industry, mine safety, workforce development, and American energy independence. In the piece, Rep. Messmer d  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * NEW: DC Insider Michael Whatley Lobbied For Duke Energy & "Argued In Favor of Rate Increases" For NC Families * Carolina Public Press : " Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley may have been another player laying the groundwork for Senate Bill 266 and other Duke-friendly legislation to succeed." New reporting is exposing DC insider and Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley for spend  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 11 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * PeroCycle to pioneer low-carbon steel with Jindal Steel (Oman) Feasibility study could set a new global benchmark for low emission steel production in the Middle East. * PeroCycle, a pioneer in closed-loop carbon recycling, has announced it has been awarded a comprehensive feasibility assessment by Jindal Steel (Oman). This assessment will evaluate the integration of PeroCycle's patented carbon rec  more