Energy News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

Energy News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan and Health Care Advocates Join Protect Our Care Virginia As Republicans Charge Ahead With the Largest Medicaid Cuts in History
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (Virginia 4th District) GOP’s Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Would Throw 206,000 Virginians Off Their Health Care RICHMOND, Va. — In case you missed it, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) on Thursday joined Protect Our Care Virginia to discuss the latest developments in the GOP assault on Medicaid.  […]

MIL-OSI USA: Reed Slams Republicans for Advancing Bill to Rip Health Care Away from Millions & Warns GOP Will Impose Higher Health Costs for All
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Republicans in the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees voted along party lines to severely cut Medicaid and blow a hole in America’s health care system in order to provide bigger tax benefits to billionaires and […]

MIL-OSI: 29/2025・Trifork Group: Reporting of transactions made by persons discharging managerial responsibilities
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Company announcement no. 29 / 2025Schindellegi, Switzerland – 20 May 2025 Reporting of transactions made by persons discharging managerial responsibilities Pursuant to the Market Abuse Regulation Article 19, Trifork Group AG (Swiss company registration number CHE-474.101.854) (“Trifork”) hereby notifies receipt of information of the following transactions made by persons discharging managerial responsibilities […]

MIL-OSI USA: USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Announces Farmers First Initiative, Approves Nebraska SNAP Waiver During Tour of Ag Businesses with Gov. Pillen
Source: US State of Nebraska . Pillen   LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen hosted U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on a day-long visit that included three separate stops and two significant announcements. He was joined in the visits by Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Sherry Vinton and U.S. Congressman Adrian Smith. “I’m […]

MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Pat Fallon Leads Letter to Bolster US Grid Resiliency
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) Washington, DC — Rep. Pat Fallon (TX-04) led a letter yesterday to Energy Secretary Chris Wright requesting a briefing by the Department of Energy on the state of US grid resiliency both from an energy use and national security perspective. In an exclusive with the Washington […]

MIL-OSI USA: Senator Collins Questions HHS Secretary Kennedy on Elimination of LIHEAP
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Maine Susan Collins Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. Washington, D.C. – At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned HHS Secretary […]

MIL-OSI USA: Tonko Calls Out EPA Administrator Zeldin for Slashing Protections to Environment & Public Health
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Paul Tonko (Capital Region New York) WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, today questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin during an Environment Subcommittee hearing on the EPA’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget. Listen to Rep. […]

MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Pfluger Celebrates President Trump Signing of the TAKE IT DOWN Act
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) WASHINGTON, DC — Today, President Donald Trump signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), a co-lead of the legislation, joined the president and several colleagues at the White House to celebrate this historic moment to protect young Americans. In response to the legislation […]

MIL-OSI Africa: GE Vernova modernizes Sasol’s Secunda power plant in South Africa
Source: Africa Press Organisation – English (2) – Report: GE Vernova modernizes Sasol’s Secunda power plant in South Africa This project serves as a model for modernizing power plants across Africa CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 20, 2025/APO Group/ — The new upgrade increases operational efficiency at Sasol’s plant, while reducing NOx emissions significantly Project […]

MIL-OSI Security: IAEA Profile: A Passion For Measurement
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA Zakithi Msimang working at the IAEA’s Dosimetry Laboratory in Seibersdorf (Photo: IAEA) The IAEA profiles employees to provide insight into the variety of career paths that support the Agency’s mission of Atoms for Peace and Development and to inspire and encourage readers, particularly women, to pursue careers in […]

MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Dan Goldman’s Statement on Donald Trump Lifting His Stop Work Order for Empire Wind 1
Source: US Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) On April 16, the Trump Administration announced a stop work order on the wind farm off the coast of New York that makes landfall in Congressman Goldman’s district that would power 500,000 homes in New York City upon completion. Since then, Congressman Goldman, joined by a coalition of elected officials […]

MIL-OSI USA: Padilla Places Holds on EPA Nominees Until Republicans Cease Efforts to Abuse the CRA to Revoke California’s Clean Air Act Waivers
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Padilla Places Holds on EPA Nominees Until Republicans Cease Efforts to Abuse the CRA to Revoke California’s Clean Air Act Waivers Senator Padilla: “If this attempt is successful, the consequences will be far-reaching, not only for our clean energy economy, the air our children breathe, […]

MIL-OSI: Conifer Insurance Services Strengthens Cannabis Industry Commitment with Launch of Cannabis Select Program
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TROY, Mich., May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conifer Insurance Services (“Conifer”), a pioneer in cannabis insurance solutions, in partnership with Skyward Specialty Insurance Group™ (“Skyward Specialty”), a leader in the specialty property and casualty market, announced the launch of its new Cannabis Select program, a high-capacity insurance solution built for the evolving […]

MIL-OSI: Tenable Reveals 2025 Global Partner Award Winners
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) COLUMBIA, Md., May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tenable®, the exposure management company, today announced the recipients of its Global Partner Awards during Tenable AssureWorld — the company’s fifth annual virtual partner conference. Those honored this year include IBM — Global System Integrator of the Year; Siemens Energy — Tenable OT Security […]

MIL-OSI USA: Liang Zhang Appointed as New Electrical and Computer Engineering Head
Source: US State of Connecticut Dean JC Zhao of the UConn College of Engineering is pleased to appoint Professor Liang Zhang as the new head of the electrical and computer engineering (ECE) department. Zhang’s appointment will start in August 2025.  “I am honored to lead the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UConn, where […]

MIL-OSI: Trio enters into Letter of Intent to acquire 2000 acres in P.R. Spring Utah, one of largest tar-sand deposits in North America outside of Canada.
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) California, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trio Petroleum Corp (NYSE American: TPET) (“Trio” or the “Company”), a California-based oil and gas company, is pleased to announce it has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire 2000 acres at P.R. Spring, Unita Basin, Utah from Heavy Sweet Oil LLC. (HSO). According […]

MIL-OSI USA: Refining industry risks from 2025 hurricane season
Source: US Energy Information Administration In-depth analysis May 20, 2025 Colorado State University’s hurricane forecast estimates the 2025 hurricane season will exceed the 1991–2020 average, with an estimate of 17 named storms, compared with a historical average of 14 storms. Meteorologists expect 13–18 named storms, including 3–6 storms with direct impacts on the United States, […]

M.R. Srinivasan, pioneer of India’s nuclear energy programme, passes away at 95
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Dr. M.R. Srinivasan, a towering figure in India’s nuclear science community and former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, passed away on Tuesday in Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, at the age of 95. A key architect of India’s civil nuclear energy programme, Dr. Srinivasan’s career in the […]

MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: President Lai delivers address on first anniversary of taking office  
Source: Republic of China Taiwan Details2025-05-13President Lai interviewed by Japan’s Nikkei  In a recent interview with Japan’s Nikkei, President Lai Ching-te responded to questions regarding Taiwan-Japan and Taiwan-United States relations, cross-strait relations, the semiconductor industry, and the international economic and trade landscape. The interview was published by Nikkei on May 13. President Lai indicated that […]

MIL-OSI China: China’s green system wins key approval
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China Daily | May 20, 2025 China’s energy market is becoming more accessible to green businesses worldwide, now that a key global renewable energy initiative has given its full backing to the nation’s green electricity certificates, authorities said. The National Energy Administration is pushing for wider […]