EUGENE, Oregon, Feb. 8 (TNSPol) -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Prominent community and conservation groups today responded to ongoing legislative maneuvering to promote fossil-fueled hydrogen in New Mexico with taxpayer subsidies. The New Mexico House Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Committee tabled the Hydrogen Hub Development Act (HB4) due to its shortcomings on Jan. 27. This past weekend, Speaker Egolf resurrected HB4) i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The European Union Delegation to the U.S. issued the following remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after the meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Feb. 7, 2022: * * * Thank you very much, Secretary of State [of the United States], dear Tony [Blinken]. It is great to be here in Washington and to meet in person, after we have been in close contact in past weeks. As you have said, we have been on speed-dial mode. And it is good because we have been coord  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Illinois will receive more than $75 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Interior this year to boost efforts to clean up abandoned coal mines throughout the state, Governor JB Pritzker announced today. The funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior is part of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, designed to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze econ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: The Department of the Interior today announced nearly $725 million in Fiscal Year 22 funding is available to 22 states and the Navajo Nation to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands (AML) as part of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law allocates a total of $11.3 billion in AML funding over 15 years, which wi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (TNSOps) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: The Biden Administration's plan to invest $725 million in cleaning up abandoned mines in 22 states and the Navajo Nation underscores how the bipartisan infrastructure law is benefiting people and wildlife, restoring public lands and waters, addressing the climate crisis, and creating good-paying union jobs. "This historic investment to clean up abandoned mines will restore wildlife habitat, prote  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $28 million in federal funding for research and development (R&D) and front-end engineering design (FEED) projects that will advance clean hydrogen as a carbon-free fuel for transportation, industrial use and electricity production. Most hydrogen in the United States i  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Governor Tom Wolf announced today that Pennsylvania has been awarded $244.9 million from President Joe Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up abandoned mines across the commonwealth. "We've long needed a solution to accelerate work to address the environmental and public health concerns of our legacy energy development, I'm pleased that the Biden Administration share  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: The U.S. Department of Interior announced that nearly $725 million in funding has been made available to states to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML), allocated as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Representative Conor Lamb (PA-17) announced that Pennsylvania is eligible to receive up to $244 million in the first funding phase announced. Lamb supported this program's inclusion in t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSRep) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Investments in oil and gas have decreased in favor of alternative energy in recent years, but with alternative energy technologies still able to supply only a small fraction of useable energy, rushing the transition would be a costly mistake, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Recent government climate pledges imply a desire for a rapid, impractical displacemen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint remarks on Feb. 7, 2022, by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: I was just checking to make sure I can say good afternoon. It is good afternoon. Good afternoon, everyone. And let me first start by thanking the High Representative Josep Borrell, Josep my fri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint remarks on Feb. 7, 2022, by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken with U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell, and European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: It's wonderful to have our colleagues here. High Representative Borrell, Josep, so wonderful as always to be   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing Pennsylvania will receive $244 million this year in funding for abandoned mine land cleanup as a result of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The funding will create good-paying jobs in rural and energy communities in Pennsylvania while reclaiming abandoned mine lands and addressing the hazards and environmental pollution posed by l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.) announced West Virginia will receive $140,751,000 in Fiscal Year 2022 to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML). This historic amount of funding, made possible by the recently enacted bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will help ensure the health and saf  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Representative David McKinley (R-WV) announced West Virginia will receive $140,751,000 in Fiscal Year 2022 to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML). This historic amount of funding, made possible by the recently enacted bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Representative David McKinley (R-WV) announced West Virginia will receive $140,751,000 in Fiscal Year 2022 to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML). This historic amount of funding, made possible by  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced $22,790,000 in Fiscal Year 2022 funding to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML) in Virginia - an effort that will strengthen coal communities by promoting economic opportunity and addressing dangerous hazards that threaten the health of Virginians and the long-term wellbeing of communities. The funding, awarded through the Departm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced $22,790,000 in Fiscal Year 2022 funding to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML) in Virginia - an effort that will strengthen coal communities by promoting economic opportunity and addressing dangerous hazards that threaten the health of Virginians and the long-term wellbeing of communities. The funding, awarded through the Depar  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint statement on Feb. 7, 2022, with the European Union on the occasion of the 9th meeting of the U.S.-EU Energy Council: * * * The ninth United States - European Union Energy Council ("Council") met today in Washington, D.C., chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm, EU High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell Fontelles, and European Energy Commissioner Kadri S  more