25 Republican AGs Sue to Upend New Fossil Fuel Plant Carbon Capture Rules

A group of 25 Republican state attorneys general is suing to stop new carbon capture regulations the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking to impose on fossil-fuel-fired power plants. The EPA announced the publication of a final rule on April 25 for new natural gas turbines and existing coal-fired power plants to implement hydrogen

Ex-Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry charged over illegal foreign donations “scheme”

Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., have filed new charges against former Nebraska Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry, after an appeals court threw out his criminal conviction in a campaign finance case because the court said he had been tried in the wrong venue.  The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in December tossed out the former Republican congressman’s