VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 13 [Category: Environment] -- Ecojustice issued the following news release: * * * Alberta conservation groups challenge AER's unprecedented cancellation of Mine 14 hearing * CALGARY / TERRITORIES OF THE BLACKFOOT AND PEOPLES OF TREATIES 6 AND 7, HOME TO METIS NATION OF ALBERTA, REGION III - Conservation organizations challenging the Alberta Energy Regulator's (AER) decision to terminate the Mine 14 public hearing are urging the Alberta Court of Appeal to rest  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 14 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: * * * At least seven times more being spent to damage climate and nature than protect it The budget contains at least seven times more spending on initiatives that damage nature and the climate than it allocates to climate and nature protection, the Australian Conservation Foundation said. "This is a budget of thinly veiled fossil fuel subsidies that redirects public money to coal, oil   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on May 13, 2026: * * * Burgum, Committee Working Together to Unleash American Energy Today, Secretary Doug Burgum testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources regarding President Trump's Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the Department of the Interior (DOI). Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Today  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lee Grills Trump Interior Secretary on Attempt to Kill Solar in Nevada * Download Full Video WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) pressed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the Trump Administration's weaponization of the permitting process to crush solar in Nevada, despite analysis from Lazard, the world's largest independent investment bank, which found solar and win  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Danger Season of Extreme Weather Arrives Amid Widespread Drought, Looming El Nino * This year's Danger Season follows three years of the hottest global temperatures in recorded history and dozens of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters across the United States as climate change boosts the frequency and severity of extreme weather. The potential for   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * EIA updates forecast amid continued Mideast disruption; will publish new energy security datasets The U.S. Energy Information Administration published its May Short-Term Energy Outlook, reflecting a continued disruption to Middle Eastern oil flows. On Wednesday, May 13, EIA will release a new energy security dataset, which will be published quarterly, with  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 13 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * From memory to connection - new research to explore role of Memory Boxes in dementia care * To mark Dementia Action Week (18-24 May 2026), Boots is funding new research with the University of Nottingham to explore how Memory Boxes could support everyday dementia care, and the potential for the initiative to be scaled as a social prescribing tool. The research builds on Boots' Memory Box ini  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 13 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Announces New 100,000 Square-Foot Manufacturing Facility in West Virginia * Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced a major economic development milestone for the state's industrial sector, as global engineering group Sandvik and Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) agreed to establish a manufacturing presence in West Virginia through a $25 million investment that   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Montgomery Co. Councilman Jawando Introduces Data Center Moratorium Moratorium would pause building permits for two years * Montgomery County, MD -- At a press conference in Rockville yesterday, Montgomery County Councilman Will Jawando introduced a two-year moratorium for new data center permits. The announcement follows Councilman Evan Glass' proposal for a six-month moratorium, introduced last week.   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Natural Resources Democrats Grill Interior Secretary Burgum Today, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum testified in front of the House Natural Resources Committee in an attempt to defend Trump's abysmal track record and the rampant corruption raging throughout his department. Natural Resources Democrats grilled him about th  more

FORT BRANCH, Indiana, May 14 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Peabody Energy General Manager Eric Carter from a May 8, 2026, field hearing entitled "Protecting Workers and Powering America: The Future of Mining": * * * Chairman Walberg and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Eric Carter, and I have worked for 32 years in mining. During that time, I was asked to return to school and complete a degree. I  more

FORT BRANCH, Indiana, May 14 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Bruce Stevens, president of Resource Services LLC, from a May 8, 2026, field hearing entitled "Protecting Workers and Powering America: The Future of Mining": * * * Chairman Walberg and Congressman Messmer, thank you for inviting me to testify today on the state of Indiana's coal industry and the associated workforce issues. I. History of Indiana's Coal Industry Coal has been mined  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 14 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW, State of Wyoming Sign New Agreements with Entities in Taiwan, Japan The University of Wyoming and the state of Wyoming have strengthened partnerships with several entities in Taiwan and Japan through formalized collaboration agreements. As part of a follow-up trade mission led by Gov. Mark Gordon, a delegation of UW and state officials traveled to Taiwan and Japan to sign four separate memoranda of und  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Participates in Interior Subcommittee Hearing on EPA Budget * To watch Senator Capito's line of questioning, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Appropriations Committee, participated in an Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee hearing with U.S. Environment  more