WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Democrats Want to Raise Taxes and Protect Fraud * " Working families are overtaxed. Fraud is already out of control. Democrats will make life less affordable. That is not what the American people want." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about how the Working Families Tax Cuts law cuts taxes and fights fraud. In contrast, Democrats are fighting to  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Lung Association posted the following news release: * * * Court Orders EPA to Implement National Soot Standard * The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on Friday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must follow the law and implement the strengthened health-based 2024 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution, commonly known as soot. The co  more

CARDIFF, Wales, July 21 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * Exploring new ways of thinking in an uncertain world * Researchers from around the world have gathered at Cardiff University to explore how we understand, communicate, and act under uncertainty - and how those choices shape the future. The Art and Science of Uncertainty and the Future: an interdisciplinary summer school brought together 35 early-career researchers from ten countries -Benin, China, France, Kenya,  more

AKRON, Ohio, July 23 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release on July 22, 2026: * * * FirstEnergy Corp. Declares Common Stock Dividend of 46.5 Cents Per Share The Board of Directors of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today declared a quarterly dividend of 46.5 cents per share of outstanding common stock payable September 1, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 7, 2026. * * * FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excelle  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 22 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on July 21, 2026: * * * Groups take first step toward lawsuit against TVA over Clean Air Act violations at Kingston site TVA's unlawful actions come after the federal utility reversed its decision to shutter the Kingston coal plant. - KINGSTON, Tenn. -- On Monday, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices and the Sierra Club, sent a notice of intent to   more

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 22 [Category: Religion] -- The World Council of Churches posted the following news: * * * Indigenous people in Colombia pay--with their lives--for coal * 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 concerning HSBC Holdings plc and its financial relationshi  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Murray Blast DOE for Illegally Funneling Carbon Capture Funds to Prop Up Coal Plants, Demand Department Halts Plans Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriat  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez: "If Anyone Wants to Live Right Next to One of These Data Centers Here on this Committee, Please Raise Your Hand" * WATCH HERE Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) highlighted the need to address the real harms and public health impacts of data centers during an Energy and Commerce Full Committee Markup. Find Representative Ocasio  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36873) entitled "Union Pacific Corp. and Union Pacific Railroad Co. - Control - Norfolk Southern Corp. and Norfolk Southern Railway Co.": * * * Digest:/1 The Board is granting a motion jointly filed by a number of labor organizations and ordering the applicants to redesignate certain employee data as public. The Board also reminds parties that, to ensure that i  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, July 21 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news: * * * WVWC Professor Invited to Display West Virginia Cryptids at Universal Studios' Gaming Community Expo * BUCKHANNON, West Virginia - A West Virginia Wesleyan College professor will be traveling with some unusually large luggage this week after being invited by Gaming Community Expo (GCX), hosted by Universal Studios, to display some of the West Virginia cryptids at the event, which attracts ab  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 21 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy Completes Sherco Solar Phase 3 * CLEAR LAKE, Minn., (July 21, 2026) -Xcel Energy announced the completion of Sherco Solar Phase 3, marking another major milestone in the company's transformation of a retiring coal plant into a major renewable energy hub. Located near the existing Sherco plant in Becker, Sherco Solar is the largest solar facility in Minnesota and one of   more