BOONE, North Carolina, July 6 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following statement on July 5 by Executive Director Tom Cormons: Duke Energy and Dominion Energy canceled the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), a proposed 600-mile fracked gas transmission line planned to span West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina, citing economic uncertainty and continued delays. The massive fossil fuel project has been riddled with problems, having eight required permits vacated by courts or suspended by govern  more

BOONE, North Carolina, July 7 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on July 1: Duke Energy and Dominion Energy canceled the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), a proposed 600-mile fracked gas transmission line planned to span West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina, citing economic uncertainty and continued delays. The massive fossil fuel project has been riddled with problems, having eight required permits vacated by courts or suspended by government agencies. Originally propo  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: The House Appropriations Committee released the draft fiscal year 2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation funds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Interior programs, the Department of Energy, and other related agencies. For fiscal year 2021, the   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 7 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: As a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Sen. Martha McSally is supposed to protect public lands. Will McSally stand up for Arizona public lands and oppose Donald Trump's dangerous nomination of William Pendley to be director of the Bureau of Land Management? Pendley has faced significant scrutiny over his ties to corporate oil interests as well as his irresponsible anti-science r  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 7 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for permits and permission to construct, maintain and operate the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion project on the east bank of the Mississippi River near Willis Point in Plaquemines Parish. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Corps wil  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 8 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for permits and permission to construct, maintain and operate the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion project on the east bank of the Mississippi River near Willis Point in Plaquemines Parish. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Corps will prepare an Environmenta  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following remarks on July 9 by Chairman Ajit Pai to the American Council of Technology-Industry Advisory Council: I know that I'm here to talk about 5G. But considering that ACT-IAC is dedicated to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of government, I feel compelled to speak briefly about the FCC and its operations during the coronavirus pandemic. ACT-IAC focuses on two strategies for improving the effectiveness of g  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The House Appropriations Committee and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, released the draft fiscal year 2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation funds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Interior p  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement: Led by Chair Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2021 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill. In total, the bill includes $36.76 billion in federal funding, and includes bill language stating, "None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to review or approve a mine plan proposed within the Rainy River Waters  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture-Rural Development-Food and Drug Administration, voted to approve the subcommittee's FY 2021 funding bill, which will be considered by the full Appropriations Committee on July 9. The bill provides $23.98 billion - an increase of $487 million above the 2020 enacted level - to invest in important agricultural  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 7 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: To understand the story of Hurricane Katrina, Andy Horowitz, an assistant professor of history and the Paul and Debra Gibson Professor in the School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University, took a trip back in time, all the way to 1915. It was in that year that a powerful and largely-forgotten hurricane hit New Orleans, leaving a foot of water in parts of the city for nearly a week. Horowitz, who studies the h  more

CAMBRIDGE, Maryland, July 9 -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release: The Renewable Natural Resources Foundation (RNRF) has awarded University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science President Emeritus Don Boesch with its 2020 Sustained Achievement Award for a long-term contribution and commitment to the conservation and protection of natural resources by an individual. The RNRF is a consortium of scientific, professional, educationa  more