COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 5 (TNSJou) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * 10-year study on reclaimed mine emphasizes ability to persist in poor soil * * * When it comes to establishing prairies that support pollinators on reclaimed industrial land, a new study suggests native plant diversity matters less than seeding species with the ability to persist in poor soils. Researchers found that flowering plants hardy enough to blossom and survive in about 6 inches of topsoil - in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (TNSPol) -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2022: In comments submitted today to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Renewable Fuels Association expressed strong support for the agency's proposed 2022 renewable volume obligations (RVO) while opposing the proposed retroactive reduction of the previously finalized 2020 RVO requirements. In early December, EPA published its proposal to set the 2022 RFS implied conventional   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2022: * * * U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) voted against House Democrats' America Concedes to China Act. Following his no vote on the Democrats' fake China bill, Congressman Barr released this statement. "The Democrats' so called "China" bill is not about confronting the Chinese Communist Party. This $350 billion deficit spending bill serves as a payoff to the climate activists and labor unions tha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2022: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led 17 members of Congress in a letter calling on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the Chairman of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors Roman Martinez IV to change the USPS procurement plan for its mail delivery vehicles and dramatically increase the electrification of the mail delivery fleet. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Following a January announcement by the U.S. Department of Labor's (DoL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) launching a Miner Vaccine Outreach Program to deliver free vaccinations and provide educational outreach to mining communities in Kentucky and Arizona, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are calling on the DoL to include Southwest Virginia in the plans. In a letter to the MSH  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Following a January announcement by the U.S. Department of Labor's (DoL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) launching a Miner Vaccine Outreach Program to deliver free vaccinations and provide educational outreach to mining communities in Kentucky and Arizona, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are calling on the DoL to include Southwest Virginia in the plans. In a letter to the MSHA,  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 5 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following news release: Members of the House of Delegates finished the third week of the regular legislative session having taken a big step toward diversifying the state's economy. The House completed legislative action Jan. 31 on Senate Bill 4, sending it to the Executive for action. The bill repeals a 26-year ban the Legislature had enacted to ban nuclear power and allows for the possibility of nuclear energy prod  more