WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSrpt) -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on June 29, 2026, by Managing Editor and Director of Content Ken Braun: * * * Enemies of Energy: Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) RMI isn't yet a widely known brand in the anti-energy movement. But its ballooning revenue and war against natural gas stoves has turned it into a major player. Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Enemies of Energy, a research report created for the Capital Resear  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary by Maciej Bukowski, head of Energy and Resilience Program at the Casimir Pulaski Foundation in Warsaw, Poland: * * * The Wind and Solar Surprise: Renewables Keep Winning The political mood across the US and Europe suggests that renewables are in retreat. It's false. - Climate policies have become targets in election campaigns. Governments are revisiting net-zero emissions commitments. Populist par  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Natural Resources Revenue issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Consistent with Executive and Secretary's orders, ONRR proposes to amend ONRR's Federal oil, gas, and coal valuation regulations and to specify the standard of review for Director-level appeals. This rulemaking also proposes changes that will likely reduce cost and burden to industry and the Federal Government by simplifying regulatory  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Wins Dismissal in Full of $700 Million Derivative Suit Against Client Alcon * Gibson Dunn secured a complete Delaware Court of Chancery victory for Alcon Research, LLC, defeating a $700 million derivative suit brought by Aurion Biotech's former CFO after a hard-fought, four-case battle for control of the company. The decision is the latest-and mos  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary by senior research staffer Cullen S. Hendrix: * * * Why the US-China trade war lacks the guardrails of the past US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in a May 2025 speech that China was preparing to invade Taiwan, and he mentioned the self-governing island five times. Twelve months and a Trump-Xi summit later, Hegseth declared that US-China relations were "better than they've been in   more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Introduces Bill to Increase Benefits for Miners Suffering from Black Lung Disease * WASHINGTON. D.C. - JUNE 30, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) introduced the Support Our Miners Act, legislation to increase federal benefits for coal miners disabled by black lung disease and ensure those benefits keep pace with inflation in future years. For decades, coal miners   more

LA JOLLA, California, June 29 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Scientists Identify Houston Power Plant as Dominant Source of Cloud-Forming Aerosols * Research by atmospheric scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and colleagues pinpointed an individual coal-fired power plant in Houston, Texas, as the main source of particles most likely to encourage formation of clouds around the metropolitan area. A large portion o  more