WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following in focus (No. IF12072) on April 1, 2022, entitled "Advances in Satellite Methane Measurement: Implications for Fossil Fuel Industry Emissions Detection and Climate Policy" by environmental policy analyst Jonathan D. Haskett: * * * On November 15, 2021, under the authority of Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a rulemaking that "proposes comprehensive s  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on March 10, 2022, on the use of energy as a tool and a weapon: * * * We're here today to talk about energy, and how it can be used as a tool or a weapon. Vladimir Putin's unlawful invasion of Ukraine is the latest - and most extreme - example of his willingness to use European dependence on Russian energy exports as lever  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following opening statement by Kathryn Huff, President Biden's nominee to be assistant secretary of nuclear energy in the U.S. Department of Energy, at a March 17, 2022, confirmation hearing: * * * It is an honor and a privilege to appear before you today as the nominee for Assistant Secretary of the Office of Nuclear Energy. I am grateful to President Biden and Secretary Granholm for trusting me with this impo  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, involving a hearing on March 23, 2022, entitled "Promoting American Energy Security by Facilitating Investments and Innovation in Climate Solutions": * * * As Chief Executive Officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), I have the honor today of carrying the community-focused perspective o  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Western Energy Alliance President Kathleen Sgamma involving a hearing on March 23, 2022, entitled "Promoting American Energy Security by Facilitating Investments and Innovation in Climate Solutions": * * * When Russian tanks rolled across the border of Ukraine, the realities of energy as a fundamental component of international security became crystal clear. The dependence of Europe on Ru  more