HELENA, Montana, April 6 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following joint news release with four organizations on April 5, 2022: Yesterday, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' panel ruled Trump's Office of Surface Mining (OSM) wrongly approved an expansion of Signal Peak's Bull Mountain Underground Coal Mine near Roundup, Montana. OSM largely ignored the fact that the proposed 175 million ton expansion would release 240 million tons of greenhouse gas pollution over 11 years. In a 2-1 decisi  more

BRISBANE, Australia, April 6 (TNSRes) -- The Australian Marine Conservation Society issued the following news release: Another stark report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows solutions for our blue planet are still within reach but only if we act now. The assessment, released early on Tuesday, shows we need transformational change across every sector in every country in order to keep global heating within 1.5C - a crucial threshold for coral reefs - but it can only  more

CANBERRA, Australia, April 5 (TNSRep) -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: The world has every chance to cut emissions deeply and Australia is critical to the global effort, say leading authors from The Australian National University (ANU) of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment report on climate change mitigation. The report, which is the world's definitive stocktake on climate change action, makes clear that action to red  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $89.2 billion in February, down less than $0.1 billion from $89.2 billion in January, revised. Exports, Imports, and Balance (exhibit 1) February exports were $228.6 billion, $4.1 billion more than January exports. February imports were $31  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 5 (TNSRes) -- The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions issued the following statement by President Nathaniel Keohane: * * * On the findings of the Working Group III Contribution to the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). "The picture that emerges from the latest report of the IPCC is a sobering one, but contains important seeds of hope. Emissions of climate pollutants continue to rise and are at record levels. The gap between the trajectory we are on, and the p  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSRep) -- The Sierra Club issued the following joint news release with 11 organizations: Dozens of organizations in the Tennessee Valley came together today to launch the Clean Up TVA Coalition, demanding immediate action from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to cut carbon emissions and transition to a fossil-fuel-free and just energy future by 2030. Coalition partners include the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), Appalachian Voices, Sierra Club, Sunrise Knoxv  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSRes) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following statement on April 4, 2022: The United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today released the findings of its third working group, focused on mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Senior Fellow and former State Climatologist for Virginia Pat Michaels said: "Today's IPCC report detailing mitigation and adaption to climate change includes a 'Summary for Policymakers' that is on  more

HELENA, Montana, April 6 (TNSPol) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following joint news release with four organizations on April 5, 2022: Yesterday, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' panel ruled Trump's Office of Surface Mining (OSM) wrongly approved an expansion of Signal Peak's Bull Mountains coal mine located north of Billings, Montana. OSM largely ignored the fact that the proposed 175 million ton expansion would release 240 million tons of greenhouse gas pollution over 11 years. The court  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 (TNSRep) -- Environment America issued the following news release: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released on Monday a new report on climate solutions and mitigation. This is the third and final installment of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, coming on the heels of February's climate impact's report and last summer's report on the physical science of climate change. According to the new report, all sectors of the economy have opportunities   more

NEW YORK, April 5 (TNSRes) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on April 4, 2022, by Executive Director Amanda Leland: * * * "The world faces two profound crises - a war in Europe and the looming disaster of climate change. Both are deeply destabilizing. Both threaten international security and our global economy. Both demand action to end the world's dependence on fossil fuels. "If we continue to pollute the atmosphere by burning oil, gas and coal, we will see inc  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 6 -- The European Commission issued the following fact sheet on April 5, 2022: * * * Q&A on Revised EU rules on Industrial Emissions * What are industrial emissions and why do we need to act on them? Industrial emissions are pollutants (such as sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, ammonium, particulates, methane, mercury and other heavy metals) discharged into air, water and soil from industrial plants, harming human health and the environment. Industrial emissions come   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 6 -- The European Parliament issued the following news release: Parliament approved on Tuesday new rules for selecting which energy projects can receive EU funding and aligning the existing regulation with the EU's Green Deal. The legislation, agreed upon with Council in December 2021, sets criteria and the methodology for choosing energy projects of common interest (PCIs), such as high-voltage transmission lines, pipelines, energy storage facilities and smart grids, w  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources issued the following testimony by Steve Feldgus, deputy assistant secretary for land and minerals management at the U.S. Department of the Interior, involving a remote oversight hearing on March 31, 2022, entitled "Benefits of the Legacy Pollution Clean-Up Programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on the Department of the Interior's (DOI  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources issued the following testimony by John Baza, director of the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining at the Utah Department of Natural Resources, involving a remote oversight hearing on March 31, 2022, entitled "Benefits of the Legacy Pollution Clean-Up Programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law": * * * My name is John Baza, Director of the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining within the Utah Depart  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development issued the following testimony by Joseph W. Kane, a fellow in the Metro Program at the Brookings Institution, involving a hybrid hearing on March 31, 2022, entitled "Skill, Upskill, and Reskill: Analyzing New Investments in Workforce Development": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to offer testimony as you consider different innovations and investments in workforce developme  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 5 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: Surging global energy prices are supercharging the already rapid pace of growth in solar, wind and battery storage projects, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis U.S. 2022 Power Sector Outlook. Last year, IEEFA predicted that wind, solar and hydro would account for almost 30 percent of the U.S. electric power market by the end of 20  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release on April 4, 2022: The third and final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC's) Sixth Assessment Report calls for aggressive and comprehensive actions if we are to achieve net zero emissions by mid-century. It finds we still need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions drastically, beyond what governments have pledged, and that this emi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 (TNStalk) -- Oxfam America issued the following statement on April 4, 2022: * * * Responding to the publication today of the IPCC's Working Group III report on climate change mitigation, Oxfam's Climate Policy Lead Nafkote Dabi said: "This IPCC report pulls no punches. The bleak and brutal truth about global warming is this: barring action on a sweeping scale, humanity faces worsening hunger, disease, economic collapse, mass migration of people and unbearable he  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 6 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release: Treasurer Stacy Garrity joined other state financial officers from across the country in calling on the Biden Administration to implement policies to better promote and support American energy production and achieve energy independence. "America has abundant natural resources right under our own feet. The Biden Administration should be doing all it can to support efforts to harness these material  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 6 (TNSRes) -- Rainforest Action Network issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: Today the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that existing and planned fossil fuel projects are more than the climate can handle, confirming that without sharp reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel use, we are, as Antonio Guterres says, "on a fast track to climate disaster." The report also warns investors of stranded fossil fuel assets that  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following commentary to the Townhall on April 4, 2022: * * * Congressman Vern Buchanan today penned an op-ed for Townhall detailing his plan to lower gas prices and bring relief to American families and businesses. "As an entrepreneur who has spent the last four decades building businesses and creating jobs, I have seen firsthand how bad government policies can discourage investment, shrink expansion and kill jobs," said Buchana  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary to the Washington Examiner: * * * From Day One of his presidency, Joe Biden has been waging war on domestic oil, natural gas, and coal. Now he is making it more difficult for U.S. companies to mine key minerals, making his own climate goals become even more unrealistic than they are already. Low-emission technologies require huge volumes o  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSRep) -- The Climate Justice Alliance issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: In the most critical decade of opportunity we have left to act decisively, the just issued United Nations report on climate change fails to set a clear, meaningful, and just path forward for governments. Sadly, this third assessment, which will lead to the final 6th Assessment - expected to be issued later this year during the next Climate Change Conference (COP 27) in Egypt - is sha  more

EUGENE, Oregon, April 6 (TNSPol) -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' panel ruled Trump's Office of Surface Mining (OSM) wrongly approved an expansion of Signal Peak's Bull Mountain Underground Coal Mine near Roundup, Montana. OSM largely ignored the fact that the proposed 175-million-ton expansion would release 240 million tons of greenhouse gas pollution over 11 years. In a 2-1 decision, Judges Christen and Rawlinson rule  more

LONDON, England, April 6 -- The World Coal Association issued the following news release: The World Coal Association (WCA) says the confluence of events over recent months highlights the fragility of the new energy paradigm, reminding us of the need for energy independence and security. Speaking to the South Africa Colliery Managers Association in Johannesburg today, WCA CEO, Michelle Manook, said the complexity of the energy transition is becoming clear with two roads laid out before us. "On  more