MELBOURNE, Australia, April 15 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: * * * ACF election scorecard: from abysmal to amazing The Australian Conservation Foundation's assessment of parties' and candidates' climate and nature policies has given the Greens a high distinction (98%), Labor a bare pass (54%) and the Coalition a woeful score of 1 out of 100. This is the lowest mark for the Coalition's environment policies on an ACF election scorecard. "In this  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has rescinded its Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the potential environmental effects of maintaining the coal leasing moratorium originally established by Secretary Sally Jewell. This decision follows a series of legal developments, including a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in February 2024, which determined that the moratorium no longer applied   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) issued a report titled "Powering Intelligence: Meeting AI's energy needs in a changing electricity landscape" in March 2025, authored by James Broughel and Paige Lambermont. The report examines the escalating electricity demands of artificial intelligence (AI) amidst a transforming energy landscape and argues for the necessity of meeting these demands to ensure American security and global leadership. The report highlights the g  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 14 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Federal budget cuts and worker safety EXPERT Q&A One of the federal institutes focused on keeping workers safe from injury and illness on the job has lost about two-thirds of its staff due to federal budget cuts. Richard Neitzel The cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has workplace safety experts such as Richard Neitzel, director of the Center for Occupational Healt  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Resources for the Future (RFF), an independent, nonprofit research institution, issued a report (No. 25-07) titled "Global Energy Outlook 2025: Headwinds and Tailwinds in the Energy Transition" in April 2025. Authored by Yuqi Zhu, Daniel Raimi, Emily Joiner, Brandon Holmes, and Brian C. Prest, the report analyzes 13 different energy outlook scenarios from seven organizations to provide a harmonized view of the evolving global energy system and the challenges and opportuni  more

HELENA, Montana, April 14 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Praises Rollback of Restrictive Energy Policies President Donald J. Trump lifts federal requirements for environmental impact statements for oil and gas drilling * April 14 2025 HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today praised an announcement that the Department of the Interior (DOI) will no longer require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to prepare an environ  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Removal of Climate and Environmental Justice Websites and Data WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A group of environmental and science organizations, represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group, today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's removal of public information from climate and environmental justice federal agency websites. The Sierra  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks Info on Trump EPA's Plan to Reconsider Climate Endangerment Finding WASHINGTON-- The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to release information about the agency's plans to reconsider, and likely undercut, its landmark scientific finding that greenhouse gasses endanger public health and the environment. "  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club, Allies Sue Trump Administration Over Removal of Climate and Environmental Justice Websites and Data Washington, DC - Today, the Sierra Club and a group of environmental and science organizations, represented by Sierra Club's Environmental Law Program and Public Citizen Litigation Group, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's removal of public informatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release: * * * Victory for Clean Energy in Maryland Washington, DC -- After over a decade of campaigning by groups fighting trash incinerators, the Maryland General Assembly has removed trash incineration from the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). This ends Maryland's practice of providing subsidies to companies that burn trash to create electricity under the s  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 15 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Patrick Morrisey's Agenda Approved by West Virginia Legislature, Set to Become Law Charleston, W.Va. - On the final day of the 2025 Legislative Session, Governor Patrick Morrisey's agenda has been approved by the West Virginia Legislature and sent to the Governor's desk to be signed into law. "When I took office just three months ago, I promised to address West Virginia's  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * Week 12's Winners: The American People The American people won big this week following President Donald J. Trump's historic announcements on restoring fair trade and more great economic news. Here is a non-comprehensive list of wins in week 12: * President Trump brought more than 75 countries to the negotiating table following his bold action on reciprocal trade -- and stood up for American workers who have seen their  more