LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel to Challenge 6th Unlawful DOE Order Forcing Operation of J.H. Campbell Plant * LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is announcing her intent to file a request for rehearing with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), challenging the Department's 6th and latest arbitrary and unlawful order (PDF) forcing the continued operation of Consumers Energy's J.H. Campbe  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 19 -- BHP Group issued the following news: * * * Advancing methane management in open-cut coal mining BHP Mitsubishi Coal (BMA), in collaboration with BHP's Operational Decarbonisation team, is taking practical steps to better understand and manage fugitive methane emissions in open-cut coal mining - an area where solutions are still under development. BMA has one of the lowest greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity footprints among its global coal competitors. Th  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 19 (TNSrpt) -- BHP Group issued the following news: * * * Advancing the circular economy in Queensland's resource sector The Pit to Port Resource Circularity Project was a time bound pilot initiative designed to explore how circular economy principles could be applied across a mine to export value chain in Queensland. In a mining context, a circular approach focuses on retaining value in materials for as long as possible, including through improved recovery, reuse   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety released the following written testimony by Liya Palagashvili, director of the Labor Policy Project and senior research fellow at the George Mason University Mercatus Center, from a July 29, 2026, hearing entitled "The Impact of AI on the Workforce": * * * Good morning, Chairman Banks, Ranking Member Hickenlooper, and members of the Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Sa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Levin Pushes Interior Department on Renewable Energy Permitting * August 18, 2026 #In New Letter, Rep. Levin & House Colleagues Demand Transparency on the Status of Permit Approvals for Clean Energy Projects Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49), alongside Ranking Members Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Jared Huffman (CA-02), led colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee an  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 18 [Category: Religion] -- The World Council of Churches posted the following news: * * * Where there is water, there is life: Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia is taking both * On 5 June, churches and faith-based organizations from Colombia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, together with investment and ecumenical partners, submitted a complaint under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct. The complaint concerns HSBC Holdings  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The World Economic Forum issued the following report on July 1, 2026, entitled "Beyond Coal: Building a Flexible, Resilient and Clean Power System for Malaysia." Here are excerpts: * * * Malaysia's transition away from coal has entered a decisive phase. The government has committed to build no new coal-fired power plants, halve coal power by 2035 and completely transition away from coal by 2044. The challenge now is to deliver an affordable transition  more