WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSPol) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: 175 environmental, environmental justice, civil rights, and allied organizations sent a letter to House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AR) in support of H.R. 2021, the Environmental Justice for All Act. The bill includes bold policies that will strengthen the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to require federal agencies to consi  more

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 15 -- Babcock and Wilcox Enterprises, a provider of energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2022: Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today its B&W Renewable business segment has been awarded a contract for approximately $22 million to design and supply advanced waste-to-energy technology to help a power producer in Asia reduce its reliance on coal and decrease the amount of waste se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2022: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a Request for Information (RFI) on the design, construction and operation of a new facility to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of a full-scale rare earth element (REE) and critical minerals (CM) extraction and separation refinery using unconventional resources. When built, this first-of-a-kind facility, supported by $140 million investment fr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands issued the following testimony by Andrew Bashaw, executive director of Buckeye Trail Association, involving a remote legislative hearing on Feb. 3, 2022, on the Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act (H.R. 6142): * * * Thank you for the opportunity to express the Buckeye Trail Association's enthusiastic support for H.R. 6142 - The Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Ac  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (TNSOps) -- Public Citizen issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2022: * * * In an early morning delivery, representatives from Public Citizen and Rise and Resist today delivered a Valentine's Day message for multinational insurer American International Group Inc. (AIG) CEO Peter Zaffino, stating "Dear Coal, I will always choose you. XOXO, Peter, CEO of AIG Insurance". In addition to the Valentine's Day delivery, the groups will run a series of LinkedIn ads calling on A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, announced Monday that the committee will hold a hearing Thursday, February 17, titled "Warrior Met and Wall Street Greed: What Corporate Raiders are Doing to Workers and Consumers" to examine growing oligarchy on Wall Street through the case study of Warrior Met Coal in Alabama wh  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 15 -- The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news: The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is partnering with the state Conservation Agency (WVCA) and the Coal River Group (CRG) on the Coal River Habitat Enhancement Project, which aims to restore habitat and recreational value to the mainstem Coal River. The project includes roughly two miles of bank stabilization work intended to increase fish habit  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 15 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following news release: Monday, February 14, 2022 - 34th Day of Session The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS * SR 25: Designating February 14, 2022, as National Donor Day THIRD READING * Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 476: Relating to imposition of minimum severance tax on coal (original similar to HB 4411) * Eng. SB 478: Relating to Neighborhood Investment Program (original similar to HB 4544) * Eng.  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 15 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following news release: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 - 35th Day of Session The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS * SCR 45: US Army CPL John D. Doyle, Sr. Memorial Road * SCR 46: Supporting North Central WV aviation and aerospace industries * SR 26: Designating month of February, 2022, as Self-Care Awareness month * SR 27: Recognizing WV Kids Cancer Crusaders on International Childhood Cancer Awar  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon laid out a forward-looking agenda in his 2022 State of the State address, calling for Wyoming to embrace new opportunities and innovation in energy, education and economic development. "Despite tremendous challenges, Wyoming is strong and getting stronger. We are strong because of our character, resilient because of our nature, and optimistic because Wyoming people are doers," Gov  more