CANBERRA, Australia, June 3 -- The Australian Bureau of Statistics issued the following news release: * * * Australian economy grew 0.3% in the March quarter * Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.3 per cent in the March quarter 2026 and 2.5 per cent compared to a year ago (seasonally adjusted, chain volume measure), according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Grace Kim, ABS head of National Accounts, said: "Economic growth slowed in the Marc  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Opposes CRA to Overturn Trump EPA Repeal of 2024 MATS Standards * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, spoke on Senate Floor to oppose S.J. Res. 188, a congressional review act (CRA) to overturn the Trump EPA's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS),  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2026: * * * Chairman Capito Opposes CRA to Overturn Trump EPA Repeal of 2024 MATS Standards Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, spoke on Senate Floor to oppose S.J. Res. 188, a congressional review act (CRA) to overturn the Trump EPA's   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 3 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Communities win temporary halt to Glencore coal operations in Colombia * Afro-Colombian and Wayuu indigenous communities barricade the coal train lines of Glencore's El Cerrejon mine in La Guajira, Colombia (Photo credit: 350.org/ Robert Garcia) Colombia -Swiss mining giant Glencore has ann  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reopened the public comment period on its proposal to establish a federal permitting program for coal combustion residuals, seeking updated feedback on permit application deadlines, electronic permitting systems and other issues tied to regulation of coal ash disposal facilities across the U.S. The proposal revisits a rule first published on February 20, 2020, that would create a federal permit program for coal combustio  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on June 3, 2026: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Eighth District has slightly increased since our previous report. Employment was unchanged and wage growth remained moderate. Prices have risen at a robust pace with widespread reports of higher nonlabor costs and cost pressures from elevated energy prices. Consumer spending was stable, and banking conditions were largely unch  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 4 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Hawaiian Electric reaches key milestones in effort to modernize Waiau Power Plant Orders placed for new turbines, transformers - Hawaiian Electric has reached key milestones in its ongoing effort to modernize its Waiau Power Plant by replacing six aging, steam generators with smaller, efficient aeroderivative combustion turbine units. The project, approved by the Public Utilities Commission in March, is o  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 4 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * How a New Generation of Field Engineers Is Helping Keep Power Running Fifteen years ago, the world's power grids were starting to change fast. As coal plants retired and renewables expanded, power systems needed technology that could deliver both flexibility and scale. GE Vernova's H-class gas turbine was built for that moment, and its record-breaking combined-cycle efficiency helped   more

INDIANA, Pennsylvania, June 4 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * IUP Receives $2 Million Grant from Appalachian Regional Commission for College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Health Sciences Indiana University of Pennsylvania will receive a $2 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission for IUP's College of Osteopathic Medicine and IUP's College of Health Sciences healthcare education programs. This is the first time that IUP has been the r  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Judge Varlan to Receive Judge Pamela L. Reeves Professionalism Award * NASHVILLE, June 3, 2026 -U.S. District Court Judge Thomas A. Varlan with the Eastern District of Tennessee will be honored next week with the 2026 Judge Pamela L. Reeves Tennessee Professionalism Award from the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) and Tennessee's American Inns of Court. The award will  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson Announces Nearly $1.6 Million in Grant Funding for Pennsylvania State University * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) today announced the Pennsylvania State University is the recipient of two grants through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) totaling nearly $1.6 million that will support regional business development and manufacturing modernizati  more