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USGS Designation Ignores Law, Groups Say Coal for Steel is Not Critical
Designating Metallurgical Coal as Critical is a Handout to Foreign Competitors and Coal Barons WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the US Geological Survey (USGS) added metallurgical coal to a list of “critical minerals,” which could allow the Trump administration to steamroll bedrock environmental laws to boost coke production and widen the devastation … [continued]
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US Congressional committees advance legislation continuing Great Lakes fisheries research as Trump administration pushes major cuts
U.S. Congressional committees have approved the Great Lakes Fisheries Research Reauthorization Act in both the House and the Senate, clearing them for full votes in both bodies. The legislation would […]
TDK Ventures Invests In Rodatherm Energy, A Geothermal Company
TDK Ventures, Inc., has announced that it is investing in geothermal power-generation company Rodatherm, which is primarily focused on the Great Basin region in the Western United States. Geothermal energy doesn’t get a lot of press; perhaps that is because it is mostly out of sight and solar power and … [continued]
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Trump’s budget would devastate sea lamprey control in Great Lakes
By Maya Moore
If Congress approves President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the operations and science budget of the U.S. Geological Survey, the scale and intensity of Great Lakes environmental restoration will be significantly diminished, experts say. Among the programs that could be dismantled entirely is the 70-year-old program to control sea lampreys, an exotic parasitic fish that attacks game fish and has caused billions of dollars in damage to Great Lakes fisheries.
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Geothermal Energy Has A New, 163-Gigawatt Message For Fossil Fuels
New geothermal energy systems are emerging on the US power generation profile, with data centers and the US Department of Defense among key markets.
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