SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 10 (TNSCapV) (TNSPol) -- Earthjustice issued the following joint news release: More than 140 organizations and businesses sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland urging the Biden Administration to reject Willow, a massive oil project proposed by ConocoPhillips in America's Western Arctic. If approved, the Willow Project will add an estimated 260 million metric tons of CO2 to the atmosphere, threaten the robust ecosystem that the Western Arctic sup  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) today commended the Biden administration for agreeing to ban the importation of Russian crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal into the U.S. The administration's decision today comes after Portman and a bipartisan group of colleagues urged the administration to take this action and introduced the Ban Russian Energy Imports A  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is calling for American biofuel to be unleashed with bipartisan legislation to replace Russian oil with clean, American-made renewable fuels that are available right now. The Home Front Energy Independence Act-- puts into law a ban on Russian oil and couples that with opening up the use and production of biofuel that's grown in the American heartland. Specifically, the new leg  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42594) updated on March 9, 2022, entitled "FDA Regulation of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products" by Hassan Z. Sheikh, public health emergency management analyst, and Agata Bodie, health policy analyst: * * * Summary The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the authority to regulate cosmetic products and their ingredients. This authority was granted by the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosm  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 9 -- The European Commission issued the following opening remarks on March 8, 2022, by Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans and Commissioner Kadri Simson at a news conference on the REPowerEU Communication: * * * Opening remarks by Executive Vice-President Timmermans In just two weeks, the course of our European history has changed, radically changed, and I believe for good. Innocent Ukrainians, including children, many children, are suffering unbearable acts of   more

STRASBOURG, France, March 9 -- The European Commission issued the following fact sheet on March 8, 2022: * * * Questions and Answers on REPowerEU: Joint European action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy 1. What is the current situation on energy prices, supply and storage in Europe? Energy prices are at record highs and remain volatile. Just before the invasion of Ukraine, wholesale gas prices were around 200% higher than a year ago (February 2022). Wholesale electricity pri  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 7 -- The European Commission issued the following statement by President Ursula von der Leyen at a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi: * * * A very warm welcome, dear Prime Minister, dear Mario. It is wonderful to have you again here, in the Berlaymont. We are going to discuss, of course, the situation in Ukraine, the atrocious war led by Putin, and we will be discussing the new enforcement package that we are working on right now. As you kn  more

STRASBOURG, France, March 9 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: The European Commission has today proposed an outline of a plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030, starting with gas, in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This plan also outlines a series of measures to respond to rising energy prices in Europe and to replenish gas stocks for next winter. Europe has been facing increased energy prices for several m  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book for March 2, 2022: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The Tenth District economy expanded at a modest pace in the first two months of the year. Although the surge in COVID-19 cases associated with the Omicron variant slowed spending and hours worked in the leisure and hospitality sector, activity rebounded quickly as the surge diminished and grew steadily across other service and manufacturing secto  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book for March 2, 2022: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic conditions have remained unchanged since our previous report. Employers reported robust wage increases and continued difficulties finding workers. Price increases were greater than expected across several industries, with supply chain issues and strong demand contributing to ongoing price pressures. Firms reported improved ability to pass   more

LONDON, England, March 9 (TNSOps) -- Global Witness, an organization that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption and human rights abuses worldwide, issued the following fact sheet: President Biden will sign an Executive Order (E.O.) to ban the import of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal to the United States - a significant action with widespread bipartisan support that will further deprive President Putin of the economic resource  more

LONDON, England, March 9 (TNSOps) -- Global Witness, an organization that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption and human rights abuses worldwide, issued the following news release: In response to Putin's illegitimate war in Ukraine, Global Witness is today calling on the US, EU and UK to place sanctions on Russia's fossil fuel industry, to ensure not a single cent, pound or dime makes it into the Russian war chest through oil, gas and coa  more

LONDON, England, March 9 (TNSOps) -- Global Witness, an organization that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption and human rights abuses worldwide, issued the following news release: Announcements made by the EU, UK and US today on targeting the Russian oil and gas sector, whilst welcome steps, do not go far enough to meet the scale needed to challenge both the revenue and legitimacy Putin's Russia is afforded through the fossil fuel indust  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 9 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on March 8, 2022: Gov. Doug Burgum today reaffirmed North Dakota's support for the Ukrainian people in a phone call with Serhiy Koledov, consul general of Ukraine in Chicago. Burgum noted that North Dakota has many residents who can trace their ancestry to Ukraine. "All North Dakotans are standing in solidarity with you and your country," he told Koledov. The governor proclaimed (https://www.governo  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 9 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on March 8, 2022: * * * Gov. Doug Burgum today released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced a ban on the import of Russian oil, liquified natural gas and coal to the United States. "Banning Russian energy imports is the right step for the United States, our allies and the Ukrainian people suffering at the hands of Putin's armed forces, which are funded with income from R  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Several innovative technologies developed with support, expertise and strategic guidance provided by NETL have been licensed for use in next-generation commercial applications to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from power and industrial plants to lower atmospheric emissions of greenhouse gas. "The licensing of these technologies is the result of decades' worth of   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 (TNSRes) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: When it comes to understanding the health of landscapes like the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, scientists have their own canary-in-the-coal-mine - amphibians. "Amphibians are cryptic and charismatic animals," says National Park Service ecologist Dr. Andy Ray. "They depend on land and water habitats and are highly sensitive to environmental change, so their presence,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 (TNSOps) -- The 350.org issued the following news release: On February 28, Sumitomo Corporation announced its revised "Policies on Climate Change Issues"/*1 deleting the exception on the possibility to participate in the Matarbari 2 coal-fired power plant. Environmental NGOs that have actively campaigned to end fossil fuel finance by Sumimoto (Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES), Kiko Network, Friends of the Earth Japan, 350.org Japan a  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 (TNSPol) -- North America's Building Trades Unions issued the following statement: * * * North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey issued the following statement supporting the U.S. ban of Russian energy imports: "Today, President Biden took a strong step forward to condemn the unjustified and heinous acts of aggression against the people of Ukraine. "We applaud the Administration for banning the import of Russian oil, natural gas, and coal t  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14), a member of the Ukraine Caucus, announced he joined Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01) in leading the effort to hold Russia accountable by supporting America First energy policies. Specifically, the two introduced the Ending Dependence on Russian Energy Act alongside five other lawmakers. This important legislation would prohibit the U.S. from importing oil and gas f  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, helped pass H.R. 6968, the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act. This bipartisan legislation counters Russia's unprovoked and deadly invasion of Ukraine by banning the import of Russian energy products classified under Chapter 27 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. This includes crude oil, pet  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Last night, House Energy Action Team (HEAT) members participated in a Special Order on the House Floor led by Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) blasting President Biden's anti-American energy policies that have caused gas prices to skyrocket to the highest level in U.S. history. The HEAT members noted how the Biden Administration has conceded America's energy independence to hostile foreign countries like Russia,   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Republican Leader of the Trade Subcommittee Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), joined by all Ways and Means Republicans, today introduced the "Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act." The legislation is a House companion to the bipartisan Senate Finance bill introduced on Monday by Senate Finance Republican Leader Mike   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday joined CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper to discuss President Biden's announcement to ban the import of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal to the United States. On the cumulative impact of the Biden administration's sanctions on Russia, Murphy said: "I think there's a moral imperative   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined America Reports to discuss President Biden's refusal to expand America's energy production. See below for highlights. On the Biden Administration's claim that American energy companies face no impediments to increasing energy production: "I guess I'm a little bit more cynical than I used to be, being around [Washington] for a while now.... I've never seen such a level   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined The Erick Erickson Show to discuss the latest on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the importance of the United States' concern for Ukraine, and the importance of domestic oil production. See below for highlights. On Senator Rubio's real time reporting on the war in Ukraine: "I think what's important as a policymaker is to explain to the American people why this should mat  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following floor statement on March 8, 2022: * * * U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding energy policy. "The price of gas jumped more in the past week than in any week on record. "This began long before Russia invaded Ukraine. Even before that, families across America were paying dramatically higher gas prices than they faced   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced legislation (S.3786) to ban the import of energy products from Russia, and to suspend normal trade relations with both Russia and Belarus. The legislation reflects the agreement reached by the top Senate Finance Committee and House Ways   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced their support for bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), which would prohibit the importation of Russian crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LN  more

RIVERSIDE, California, March 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following Q&A with Mihri Ozkan, professor of electrical and computer engineering: * * * Two UC Riverside experts explain how carbon capture and utilization technologies work, and what needs to improve for them to deliver on their promise * * * Last month the Biden-Harris administration unveiled ambitious plans to reduce carbon emissions through clean manufacturing that include federal investme  more