VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 9 (TNSRep) -- The British Columbia Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: An economic study released today by the BC Chamber of Commerce, the United Steelworkers and Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) ("Teck"), Economic Contribution Analysis of Mining Operations in the Elk Valley shows steelmaking coal operations in BC's Elk Valley make up 80% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the region, sustain more t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 10 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: Legislation introduced today in the California Senate would phase out offshore drilling for oil and gas in the state's coastal waters. The bill follows October's big oil spill off Orange County and other recent oil industry spills and legal violations. Senate Bill 953, introduced by Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine), would require the State Lands Commission to terminate all  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: More than 300 environmental, public health, Indigenous, faith-based and community groups sent a legal petition today demanding that the Biden administration immediately stop authorizing new exploration plans, development plans and drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico until it properly examines the climate damage from more offshore drilling. The petition follows a recent vict  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following in focus (No. IF12037) on Feb. 8, 2022, entitled "Approaches for the Sustainable Management of U.S. Ocean Waters and the Ocean Economy: Considerations for Congress" by natural resources policy analyst Caitlin Keating-Bitonti: * * * Approaches for the Sustainable Management of U.S. Ocean Waters and the Ocean Economy: Considerations for Congress In its first year, the Biden Administration engaged in international clima  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2022: In a partnership for clean energy, Defense Logistics Agency Energy and the U.S. General Services Administration are working together to introduce supplying carbon pollution-free electricity to the federal government. "DLA Energy is working with industry to determine the capabilities in supplying 100% carbon pollution-free electricity, including 50% hourly mat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (TNSRep) -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following fact sheet (No. 228) on Feb. 1, 2022, entitled "America Competes: The House 'China Bill'". The fact sheet was written by Walter Lohman, director of the Asian Studies Center. * * * THE ISSUE The House of Representatives is poised to pass the America COMPETES Act, the House's legislative response to the Senate's United States Innovation and Competition Act, formerly known as the Endless Frontier Act. Both proposals are  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (TNSRep) -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following report (No. 83) on Feb. 3, 2022, entitled "Beware the Siren Song of Socialism". The report was written by Lee Edwards, distinguished fellow in conservative thought. * * * For more than a century, socialism has failed everywhere it has been tried, from the Soviet Union to Venezuela. Yet zealous progressives are trying to convince Americans, especially young Americans, that "democratic socialism" is the solution to soci  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 10 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) will restrict investments in 21 shale oil and gas producing companies, including Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Hess Corp. and Chesapeake Energy Corp., that have failed to demonstrate they are prepared for the transition to a low-carbon economy, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the Fund, announced   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 10 (TNSRes) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: A new NRDC analysis shows that the Build Back Better agenda, as it currently stands, has the potential to significantly accelerate clean energy investment, economic activity, and job growth in Illinois. The Senate needs to address the provisions as soon as possible to bring these climate and economic benefits to states across the country. "The stakes are enormous  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 9, 2022: * * * The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a committee hearing to examine the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2021--legislation Ranking Member Capito reintroduced in July 2021--and the STRANDED Act of 2021. Last week, Ranking Member Capito and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: Representative Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14), Coal Caucus Chairman David B. McKinley (WV-01), Pennsylvania Representatives Scott Perry (PA-10), Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Fred Keller (PA-12), Dr. John Joyce (PA-13), Dan Meuser (PA-09), and Mike Kelly (PA-16) led a letter with 40 of their colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to President Joe Biden condemning his continued wa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice lab's flash Joule heating extracts valuable elements from fly ash, bauxite residue, electronic waste * * * Rare earth elements are hard to get and hard to recycle, but a flash of intuition led Rice University scientists toward a possible solution. The Rice lab of chemist James Tour reports it has successfully extracted valuable rare earth elements (REE) from waste at yields high enough to resol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to examine the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2021--which Ranking Member Capito reintroduced in July 2021--and the STRANDED Act of 2021. Last week, Ranking Member Capito joined Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) in writing a lett  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to examine the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2021--which Ranking Member Capito reintroduced in July 2021--and the STRANDED Act of 2021. Last week, Ranking Member Capito joined Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) in writing a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to initiate an asses  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a committee hearing to examine the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2021--legislation Ranking Member Capito reintroduced in July 2021--and the STRANDED Act of 2021. Last week, Ranking Member Capito and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wa  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, Feb. 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: BHP will extend its partnership with the Centre for Ironmaking Materials Research (CIMR) at the University of Newcastle with a further A$10 million in funding to support ongoing research into decarbonising steelmaking. The expanded research program will focus on low carbon iron and steelmaking using BHP's iron ore and metallurgical coal, including conventional blast furnace ironmaking with the addi  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Feb. 10 (TNSOps) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: The University of South Alabama is running a series beginning Martin Luther King Jr. Day through the end of Black History Month that focuses on South students, employees and alumni who are advancing Dr. King's vision in six areas - poverty, jobs and wages, housing, education, justice and peace. Today's story is on jobs and wages. Dr. Kenneth Hudson teaches research design and  more