BOONE, North Carolina, March 5 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on March 4, 2022: Yesterday, a bipartisan group of senators and representatives sent a letter to congressional leadership and members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees calling for increased funding to the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program for Fiscal Year 2022 as Congress works to finalize the appropriations bill before March 11. In the letter led by Senator   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 5 (TNSPol) -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release: This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in West Virginia v. EPA, a lawsuit brought by coal industry interests aimed at stripping the EPA of its ability to fight the climate crisis. The outcome could severely curb the EPA's authority to limit carbon emissions from power plants--just as the window to avert the worst impacts of climate change is beginning to close. "The Court needs to see thi  more

BASEL, Switzerland, March 5 -- Minerals, an open access journal that says it covers mineralogy, economic mineral resources, mineral exploration, innovative mining techniques and advances in mineral processing, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 2022 edition: Articles: * A Contribution towards a More Sustainable Cement: Synergy of Mill Scales, Greek Wet Fly Ash, Conventional Raw Materials and Clinkering Temperature * Considering Specific Ion Effects on F  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSRes) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's new report, published on Monday February 28, once again confirms that the climate crisis disproportionately affects African countries. It further demonstrates that climate impacts will worsen sooner than previously predicted and that worldwide action is more urgent than previously assessed. And yet Africa is host to a growing number of oil, gas and coal pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) applauds today's announcement of an additional $18 million in funding to reclaim abandoned mine lands. This is on top of $140 million in funding that was announced last month. "Just last week, I visited an at an old mine land site in Monongalia County to see firsthand how this funding is going to clean up contaminated sites and promote jobs and economic op  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 5 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined the bipartisan Ban Russian Energy Imports Act, which would prohibit the importation of Russian crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquified natural gas (LNG) and coal. "It's time to liberate America from Russian oil imports that enable Putin's lawless war against Ukraine," said Bennet. "We need to secure our energy independence and supercharge o  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 4, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representative Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, White House Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu, and Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga to discuss the good-paying jobs that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will create cleaning up abandoned mine land and plug  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing Pennsylvania will receive $26 million in funding for abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation. This funding is in addition to the $244 million PA received from the infrastructure law last month and will allow states to invest in the safety of land damaged by mining and create jobs for coal communities. One-third of the Nation's abandoned mine land is in Penns  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 4, 2022: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has made $2,829,000 available to North Dakota to reclaim and repurpose abandoned coal mines. This Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation grant award comes through the DOI Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) and is in addition to money in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investmen  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today cosponsored a bipartisan bill to prohibit Russian crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal imports. The bill will help American partners be less dependent on Russian energy. "President Biden and the United States need to unleash American energy production and stop funding Putin's ruthless war chest," Daines said. To read a one-pager on   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced West Virginia will receive $18,480,441 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML). This is in addition to the $140,751,000 FY 2022 investment from Senator Manchin's bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act announced in February. "I am thrilled that West Virginia will re  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced West Virginia will receive $18,480,441 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML). This is in addition to the $140,751,000 FY 2022 investment from Chairman Manchin's bipartisan Infrastructure Investme  more

BRUNSWICK, Maine, March 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) have introduced the Strategy to Reduce Russian Energy Influence Act, which would direct the Biden administration to evaluate how Russian energy influence can be countered globally. If passed, the bipartisan bill would require U.S. Department of State, in consultation with the U.S. Department of Energy to determine how existing federal laws  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) this week joined Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in introducing the Ban Russian Energy Imports Act which would prohibit the importation of Russian crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal. They were joined by Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Angus King (I-Maine), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C  more

NEW YORK, March 4 -- The United Nations issued the following virtual remarks by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the opening session of the 4th Caribbean Community-Central American Integration System Summit, in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize: * * * I want to start by expressing my deepest apologies for not being able to join you in person. I want to thank you profoundly for your understanding, but I am very sorry I cannot go. As you know well, pressing global events are keeping me in   more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, March 5 (TNSPol) -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release: The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) today announced their support of legislation introduced by Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Ak.) to ban fossil fuel energy imports into the United States from Russia. The Ban Russians Energy Imports Act, released yesterday, would prohibit imports of coal, crude oil, petroleum products and liquefied natural gas from Russia. Th  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 5 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Mandela Barnes is still leaving much to be desired with his qualifications for the U.S. Senate. Despite the fact that Barnes touts his experience as chairman of Tony Evers' Climate Change Task Force, at a recent event, Barnes couldn't name a single task force proposal that has been implemented - a reminder of the reality that Barnes has actually accomplished next to nothing. While the task force was drawin  more