WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47521) on Aug. 24, 2026, entitled "Electricity: Overview and Issues for Congress" by energy policy specialist Ashley J. Lawson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Electricity is of perennial interest to Congress, especially the policy issues of reliability, security, affordability, and greenhouse gas emissions. The electricity sector is made up of three distinct, but interrelated, systems fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49292) on Aug. 24, 2026, entitled "Interior, Environment and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2027 Appropriations" by natural resources policy specialists Carol Hardy Vincent and Mark K. DeSantis. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill - often called the Interior bill - contains funding for about three dozen agencies and entities.  more