NEW YORK, March 31 (TNSAwa) -- The Asia Society issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: Asia Society and the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation announced today the winners of the Frankenthaler Climate Art Awards, recognizing visual artists currently enrolled in or recently graduated from MFA programs in the United States whose work directly addresses the climate crisis. Designed to encourage action on climate change amongst the next generation of visual artists, the awards are being gr  more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 31 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: Advocates and organizations from coal-impacted communities announced their support for the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines (STREAM) Act - new bipartisan legislation that would guarantee that major new investments in abandoned mine land clean up can be directed to address the acid mine drainage (AMD) crisis that threatens waterways acro  more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 31 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: The Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition and Appalachian Citizens' Law Center released a set of 10 recommendations to improve the federal Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Grant Program, formerly known as AML Pilot. Since 2016, AML Pilot and the AMLER program have given $655 million in grants to state and tribal Abandoned Mine Land programs for mine redevelopment projects with an economic dev  more

JACKSON, Michigan, March 31 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release: CMS Energy and its primary business, Consumers Energy, today pledged to protect the planet by achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions from the company's entire natural gas production and delivery system -- including customers and suppliers -- by 2050. Achieving net zero emissions means eliminating the impact of emissions traced to the burning of natural gas by customers and greenhouse gas emissions caused by  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on March 30, 2022: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced new building energy code requirements for Federal buildings that will save taxpayer dollars and ensure that the federal government leads by example in energy efficiency. DOE is also proposing new standards for residential room air conditioners and pool heaters to help consumers save on their utility bills. When U.S. homes purchase over seven mill  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on March 29, 2022: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the inaugural communities selected as part of the Communities Local Energy Action Program (Communities LEAP), a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to help energy-overburdened communities take direct control of their clean energy future. The 22 communities will receive support from DOE to create community-wide action plans that reduce local air  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 31 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following speech by President Tom Barkin at the Investing in Rural America Conference: * * * Thanks for joining us today. This the fourth time we have brought rural practitioners together and our third attempt to do so in North Carolina. I'm so pleased that COVID-19 has finally decided to cooperate. On the bright side, the pandemic taught us virtual could work and massively extend our reach. So, welcome to all of y  more

SYDNEY, Australia, March 31 (TNSRep) -- The Investor Group on Climate Change issued the following news release: New assessments released today by Climate Action 100+, the world's largest investor engagement initiative on climate change, show some corporate climate progress against key climate indicators, but find much more action is urgently needed from focus companies to support global efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5 C. Globally * While 69% of focus companies have set commitments to  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 31 (TNSRep) -- The Iowa Environmental Council issued the following news on March 30, 2022: A coalition of organizations and concerned Iowans today launched the "Clean Up MidAm" campaign to hold MidAmerican Energy accountable and ask for a public plan to close its Iowa coal plants by 2030. While MidAmerican Energy advertises a 100% renewable energy vision, it runs one of the largest coal fleets in the country, and is the single largest carbon polluter in Iowa. View a ne  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 31 (TNSTalk) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following statement on March 30, 2022, by Mark Szybist, senior attorney for climate and clean energy program: * * * The Pennsylvania House passed HB637 today and it now goes to the State Senate. The bill incorrectly states that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) lacks the authority to regulate carbon pollution from the power sector, then strips the DEP of its regulatory a  more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, March 31 -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following news release: The Hunter Valley will pass another milestone on the road to a cleaner future this Friday when one of Liddell power station's four units stops burning coal, once and for all. AGL plans to turn off the other three units in April 1, 2023, which will end the power plant's 50 years of service. /1 "The oppressive load of coal dust and air pollution that has hung over the Hunter and Central Coast  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 31 (TNSRep) -- The Sierra Club issued the following joint news release on March 30, 2022, with six organizations: Released today, the 13th annual Banking on Climate Chaos report, the most comprehensive global analysis on fossil fuel banking to date, underscores the stark disparity between public climate commitments being made by the world's largest banks, versus the reality of their largely business-as-usual financing to the fossil fuel industry. The report do  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 31 (TNSRes) -- Rainforest Action Network issued the following news release: Released today, the 13th annual Banking on Climate Chaos report, the most comprehensive global analysis on fossil fuel banking to date, underscores the stark disparity between public climate commitments being made by the world's largest banks, versus the reality of their largely business-as-usual financing to the fossil fuel industry. The report documents that in the six years since th  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Representative Rosendale introduced the Restore Onshore Energy Production Act. This bill would require the Biden administration to immediately resume onshore oil and gas lease sales in compliance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 authorizes and governs leasing of public lands for developing coal, petroleum, natural gas, and other resources. In January 2021, President B  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Fox Business Network's Varney and Co. today to discuss the importance of energy independence, and key takeaways from her recent trip to Eastern Europe to assess the humanitarian impact and response to the war in Ukraine. HIGHLIGHTS: ON BIDEN'S ANTI-AMERICAN ENERGY POLICIES: "The government is definitely in the way of energy production in Wes  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines (STREAM) Act (S. 3957) with U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) and David McKinley (R-WV-1). Acid mine drainage (AMD)--the release of highly acidic water from abandoned mines-- is one of the largest sources of water pollution throughout the coun  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined America's Newsroom to discuss the latest on Vladimir Putin's strategy in his invasion of Ukraine and the national security threat China poses to the United States and the globe. * * * On Putin's new strategy in Ukraine: "As far as winning is concerned, I don't think there is any way Putin achieves a strategic victory here. He's going to have a strategic loss and now   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Earlier this week, the EPA proposed removing the emergency affirmative defense provisions from operating permit regulations in Title V of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This proposal seeks to close one of multiple loopholes within the CAA regulations, which permit industrial facilities, such as coal plants and oil refineries, to release unlimited amounts of dangerous air pollution during startup, shutdown, and malfu  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 31 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: Yesterday, Oregon's Public Utility Commission (PUC) announced support of PacifiCorp's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to keep expensive and heavily-polluting coal plants powering Oregon communities for several more decades. This verbal vote to acknowledge the plan is expected to be formally approved in the coming weeks. PacifiCorp is the parent company of Pacific Power, which operates acro  more

NEW YORK, March 31 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks via video message by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for the World Government Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: * * * Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen let me start by congratulating the Government and people of the UAE for so impressively hosting Expo 2020 under such challenging circumstances. You have brought the world together around the theme of connecting minds and creating the future with a focus on the Sustai  more