WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary: * * * Trump's Coal Executive Orders: Overview and Implications By Shuting Pomerleau Executive Summary * President Trump signed several executive orders (EOs) on April 8, 2025, intended to significantly boost U.S. production of "beautiful, clean" coal to align with the administration's energy independence agenda. * The EOs include numerous provisions to lift environmental regulations and provide targeted sup  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 10, 2025: * * * The Future of U.S. Nuclear Energy Depends on the Inflation Reduction Act By Leslie Abrahams The technology-neutral tax credits instated by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) have been widely discussed as supporting renewable energy. In fact, new solar, wind, and battery installations have been the most immediate beneficiaries of the IRA tax credits--because   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 10, 2025: * * * The Impacts of Tariffs on Clean Energy Technologies By Leslie Abrahams The reciprocal tariffs announced last week have introduced great uncertainty to the global economy. As stocks plummet and fears of recession increase, it is clear that no sector is spared from the volatility. Clean energy is no exception. Even as 2024 was a banner year for clean technology de  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 10 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 8, 2025: * * * Written by Sarah Montalbano Breaking: Trump to sign coal executive orders today President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders at 3 p.m. ET today relating to coal production. The EOs are expected to allow coal-fired generators to stay open past their planned retiremen  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 10 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 1, 2025: * * * Written by Bill Glahn Paving over paradise The state Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) is on the brink of approving two massive new electric transmission line projects. Next week (April 10) the Commission will meet to take up just two agenda items. First is the Big Stone to Alex  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 10 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 8, 2025: * * * Written by Sarah Montalbano U.S. electricity demand to grow 50% by 2050 The U.S. is expected to see electricity demand increases of two percent annually and 50 percent by 2050, according to a new study commissioned by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. The growth   more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 11 -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Consumer Energy Alliance Applauds Governor Lujan Grisham for Signing House Bill 458 * With House Bill 458 being signed, more jobs will be created for New Mexicans. * HB 458 ties leadership in cleaner energy, workforce development, and environmental action together. SANTE FE, NM - Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading energy and environmental advocate for families and busines  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * EIA expects less oil demand and lower oil and gasoline prices in an uncertain market The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects recent developments in global trade policy and oil production to contribute to lower global demand growth for petroleum products through 2026, which contributes to significantly lower oil prices than previously forecast. In  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on AI and American Global Competitiveness WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, led a full committee hearing titled Converting Energy into Intelligence: the Future of AI Technology, Human Discovery, and Am  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, April 11 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Reopening closed coal plants makes no economic sense Current coal facilities can barely compete with renewables, battery storage After declaring an "energy emergency," the United States is calling for the restart of retired coal-fired power plants in order to help meet expected electricity demand growth. The latest research from IEEFA shows that few, if any, of the 1  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Georgia Power Must Address Coal Plants Amidst Trump's Executive Orders ATLANTA (April 10, 2025) - On April 8, President Donald Trump signed executive orders in an attempt to bolster coal production in the United States. Trump's executive orders aim to force coal plants to remain open past their scheduled retirement dates by invoking an outdated wartime law that allows the Department of E  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lummis - Trump is ending Biden's war on energy and one state is key to that strategy Washington, D.C. -- Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) this week published an op-ed highlighting how President Trump is ending President Biden's war on energy, and how Wyoming is the key to that strategy. Read the full op-ed here. --- SEN CYNTHIA LUMMIS: Trump is ending Biden's war on energy and one sta  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 11 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted the Kentucky Coal Association's (KCA) motion for full intervention in the case concerning the application by Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) and Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) for certificates of public convenience and necessity and site compatibility certificates. Despite the KCA's motion being filed late, the PSC found sufficient cause to allow their participation. The procedural schedule, is  more

BRISBANE, Australia, April 10 -- The Australian Marine Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * LNP's Energy Roadmap risks the Reef, election promise and delays climate action * Crisafulli Government risks breaking their election promise by reviewing Queensland's climate targets under their Energy Roadmap * This major policy shift will keep coal-fired generators burning beyond planned closure dates * The Great Barrier Reef and Queensland communities can't afford delays   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 11 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on April 10, 2025: * * * Armstrong meets with President Trump, thanks him for executive orders supporting coal, energy stability BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong today met with President Donald Trump at the White House, thanking him for the executive orders he signed Tuesday to lift burdensome Biden-era federal restrictions on coal-fired power plants and strengthen the reliability and secu  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * States won't stand for Trump's attacks on their right to fight climate change and build affordable, clean energy Washington, D.C.: In response to yesterday's executive order from President Trump to undermine state governments' actions to build more clean energy and use climate change science to guide their energy decisions, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 9 [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: * * * Trump Makes Unconstitutional Power Grab at States' Rights in Executive Order Washington, D.C. -- Trump has signed an Executive Order that seeks to block states from enacting climate change policies. The order directs the U.S. Attorney General to identity state laws that are designed to curb e  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Coal Directive Likely To Increase Bills and Pollution Across Louisiana BATON ROUGE, LA - Residents and businesses across Louisiana should brace for higher bills and more pollution following the Trump Administration's attempt to force local governments and utilities to operate coal plants past their retirement dates. In an executive order announced earlier this week, Trump attempt  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Coal Executive Orders Would Raise Rates and Pollution LITTLE ROCK, AR - On Tuesday Donald Trump signed executive orders aimed at boosting coal burning in the United States in part to support artificial intelligence data centers. Despite being surrounded by coal miners for the press conference, just days earlier Trump cut funding for coal miner protections and shuttered Mine Safety   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 11 -- Wisconsin Conservation Voters issued the following news on April 10, 2025: * * * Wisconsin Conservation Voters condemns Trump's latest attack on Wisconsin's environment and future MADISON - President Trump's sweeping anti-climate Executive Order issued Tuesday is a dangerous, unconstitutional attack on Wisconsin's right to lead on clean energy, climate resilience, and environmental justice. Wisconsin Conservation Voters condemns this dangerous and extreme move   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 10 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Wrangling a century-old electric grid into the future For more than 100 years, electric companies in the U.S. have maintained the same basic business model, carefully fine-tuned to sometimes conflicting local, state, and federal regulation. But over the last decade, changes in both supply and demand for electricity has proven the old ways won't work forever. If America's grid  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Yet Another Illegal Trump Action: "Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting" Executive Order Defies Law Washington, DC - Today, the Sierra Club responded to Donald Trump's sweeping " Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting " executive order which seeks to retire key safeguards and would hollow out nearly all environmental protections on the books. The order directs key environment and energy agencies to   more