BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on March 31, 2022, by Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Antitrust Division at the Charles River Associates Conference: * * * Thank you so much Cristina, I'm incredibly excited to be here. You have assembled a remarkable collection of competition enforcers and scholars from around the globe. I am particularly pleased to be joined at this conference by fellow U.S. enforcers at the federal an  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 31, 2022: A former coal company executive was arrested today on charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), laundering funds, and receiving kickbacks as part of an alleged scheme to pay bribes to government officials in Egypt in connection with contracts with an Egyptian state-owned and state-controlled company, Al Nasr Company for Coke and Chemicals (Al Nasr). The seven-count in  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) joined the Restore Onshore Energy Production Act that 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. The bill was introduced by Rep. Matt Rosend  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03), along with Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN-3) and RSC National Security and Foreign Affairs Task Force Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), led a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the Biden administration's failure to use congressionally approved sanctions against China for providing support to North Korea. The letter--signed by 28   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following floor statement: * * * Congressman John Joyce M.D. (PA-13) called on the Biden Administration to return to American energy dominance. In a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Joyce highlighted the failure of House Democrats to take urgent action to provide relief to Pennsylvania families who are paying higher energy prices. "President Biden has chosen to put solar panels ahead of na  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 31, 2022: House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Representative Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), and Oversight Committee Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) requesting a hearing on the coordinat  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman David B. McKinley (W.Va.-01) and Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) introduced a bill to ensure funding for Abandoned Mine Land (AML) clean-up of contaminated streams. The STREAM Act: Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act, would allow states to set aside up to 30% of funding for AML restoration in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to address l  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing domestic critical mineral mining, processing, refining, and reprocessing. The hearing featured testimony from Dr. Steve For  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 31, 2022: At a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Steve Daines spoke about the importance of increasing American energy and mineral security. Daines opened his remarks sharing the story of Montana's Rock Creek Mine's never-ending cycle of permitting and litigation that has left the mine nonoperational for over 35 years. Daines stressed that the impact of t  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 31, 2022: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after President Biden announced a plan to release oil from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. "The Biden administration has been taking the wrong approach to energy development. In an energy rich nation like ours, consumers should not be burdened by skyrocketi  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed Dr. Paul Ziemkiewicz, Director of the West Virginia Water Research Institute at West Virginia University (WVU), to testify before the committee on the opportunities and challenges facing domestic critical mineral mining, processing, refin  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- 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, welcomed Dr. Paul Ziemkiewicz, Director of the West Virginia Water Research Institute at West Virginia University (WVU), to testify before the committee on the opportunities and challenges facing domestic critical mineral mining, processing, refining and reprocessing. During the hearing, Chairman Manchin pra  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following statement by Colette Hirstius, senior vice president of Shell Gulf of Mexico, involving a hearing on March 10, 2022, on energy security: * * * I am Colette Hirstius, Senior Vice President of Shell Gulf of Mexico for Shell Energy Resources Company, a subsidiary of Shell USA, Inc., which is the U.S. Subsidiary of Shell, plc, headquartered in London. I was born and raised in Louisiana and am raising my o  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Jonathan H. Elkind, senior research scholar of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, involving a hearing on March 10, 2022, on energy security: * * * Over the past two weeks, the world has watched tragic events unfolding in Ukraine. We see a brutal attack on a sovereign neighbor, a war of choice that the Russian president, in Orwellian fashion, will not even acknowled  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 1 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement by Wisconsin Director Elizabeth Ward: * * * The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to approve WEC Energy Group's proposal for a new fossil gas plant in Rothschild and Kronenwetter. The RICE (reciprocating internal combustion engines) proposal came after WEC's announcement that they would move away from coal by 2035. The utility has refused to meaningfully consider alternatives such as distribute  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, April 1 (TNSRep) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on March 31, 2022: Facing ongoing problems and legal action against unpermitted pollution at its Lumberton NC facility, today Active Energy Group announced an agreement to sell the site, ending plans to build a controversial wood pellet facility. For the past two years, Active Energy had moved forward with plans to build a biomass plant that would have exported wood pellets   more