WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42853) on March 26, 2025, entitled "Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues" by energy policy specialist Mark Holt. Here are excerpts: * * * Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues Policy debate over the role of nuclear power in the nation's energy mix is rooted in the technology's fundamental characteristics. Nuclear reactors can produce potentially vast amounts of useful energy wit  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Glen E. Sweetnam, a distinguished fellow with the Energy Policy Research Foundation, from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing the Golden Age of American Energy Dominance": * * * Chairman Gosar, Vice-Chairman Boebert, and members of the subcommittee, I want to thank you for inviting me to testify at this hearing on Unleashing the Golden Age of American E  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Kevin D. Dayaratna, acting director, chief statistician and senior research fellow of the Center for Data Analysis at the Heritage Foundation, from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing the Golden Age of American Energy Dominance": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and other Members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Condemns Georgia Power's Plan to Cap-In-Place Coal Ash at Plant McDonough ATLANTA -- Last week, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) published a draft permit to "cap-in-place" the coal ash ponds at Plant McDonough in Smyrna, a plan that will put the health of millions of Georgians in jeopardy. Coal ash, or coal combustion residuals (CCR), is the leftover byprodu  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Megan Gibson, senior attorney in the Energy Program at the Southern Environmental Law Center, from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing the Golden Age of American Energy Dominance": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and Distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on how the United States can truly unleash   more