WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * "DOGE" Access to Treasury Payment Systems Raises Serious Risks By Jacob Leibenluft/[1] On January 31, reports began emerging from the Treasury Department that senior civil servants were resisting requests from the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) concerning access to the payment systems the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) operates./[2] In the days since, officials affiliated   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Coal Ash Waste from MidAmerican Coal Plants Poses Immediate and Long-term Health Threat to Iowans DES MOINES, Iowa -- Analysis from the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at Washington University, released today by Sierra Club and the Iowa Environmental Council, highlights how elevated levels of toxins from MidAmerican Energy's coal ash waste pose significant health threats to Iowans. T  more

JUNO BEACH, Florida, Feb. 13 -- Florida Power and Light, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Florida Power & Light's modernized power generation fleet has now saved customers more than $16 billion in fuel costs providing the nation's best combination of reliability, resiliency and low bills * FPL's investments in fuel-efficient natural gas, clean nuclear energy and low-cost solar and battery storage technology demonstrate how diversifying   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Haynes Boone Advises e2Companies in Business Combination With NETD Haynes Boone advised e2Companies LLC in its definitive agreement for a business combination with Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (Nasdaq: NETD). The transaction will result in e2, an AI-powered on-site energy manager, becoming a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "VUTL." The transaction puts e2 at a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from Baker and Hostetler LLP: * * * To: Douglas Parker Assistant Secretary Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Comments on Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 13 -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: * * * Rockwell Automation and NEO Battery Materials to Collaborate on Automation of New 240-ton Silicon Anode Facility in North America MILWAUKEE, Wis., February 12, 2025--Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, is pleased to work with Toronto, Ontario-based silicon a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 5, 2025, from Black Hills Corp.: * * * To: Docket Management Facility (M-30) U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590-0001 Re: Comments Black Hill Energy Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management, Docket No. TSA-2022-0001, RIN 1652AA74, 89 Fed. Reg. 8  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 5, 2025, from CenterPoint Energy Inc., Houston, Texas: * * * To: Docket Management Facility (M-30) U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590-0001 RE: Comments of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management, Docket No. TSA-2022-00  more