CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 7 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has appointed C. Haley Bunn, a native of Oceana, Wyoming County, to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Bunn is a descendant of generations of West Virginia coal miners and a former federal prosecutor with deep trial and appellate experience that she will bring to the state's highest court. "Haley Bunn is a wonder  more

TORONTO, Ontario, April 7 (TNSRes) -- World Wildlife Fund Canada issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: WWF-Canada opposes today's approval of Equinor's Bay du Nord Development Project, an offshore oil and gas drilling site positioned in an ecologically sensitive and biologically significant area off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, which will have devastating impacts on both nature and climate. The Flemish Pass, which sits 500 kilometres off the coast of St. John's, is hom  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSRep) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: Following last week's release of the President's Budget for fiscal year 2023, today the EPA announced the detailed FY 2023 Congressional Justification. These materials include further details on proposed funding across all EPA programs and descriptions of individual investments. The Budget makes historic investments to advance key priorities in the FY 2022-2026 EPA Strategic P  more

LONDON, England, April 7 -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news: The first large-scale solar plant in North Macedonia financed with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and bilateral donors to the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) has been connected to the power grid and is producing clean electricity. The 10MW solar plant, built on the site of the spent Oslomej lignite coal mine, wa  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, a journal that reports industrial and academic research in the fields of applied chemistry and chemical engineering with special focus on fundamentals, processes and products from the American Chemical Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its April 6, 2022 edition: REVIEWS: * Overview: Effective Separation of Oxygen-, Nitrogen-, and Sulfur-Containing Aromatics in High-Temperature Coal Tar  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSPol) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment candidates, announced today the endorsement of Val Hoyle for election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 4th Congressional District. "Val Hoyle has a clear record of advancing real climate solutions in Oregon and voters can count on her to continue this work in Congress," s  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 7 -- Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick issued the following news release: Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick joined 26 other state financial officers in calling on the Biden Administration to promote American energy production. In a letter to the President, the state leaders emphasized the need to re-establish American energy independence amid the massive increase in the price of gas and diesel, which is contributing to the increased costs of con  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 6 (TNSPol) -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: The recent, ongoing global supply chain disruptions have impacted the lives of Americans through inflated prices and delayed goods. As discussions around an overreliance on foreign supply chains and critical minerals are ongoing, President Biden recently announced a plan to invoke the Defense Production Act. The Administration's goal is to spur greater   more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, April 7 (TNSRep) -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following news release: New National Pollutant Inventory data show toxic air emissions from the state's coal-fired power stations fell by 4% in the year to June 2021, but they are still the most polluting industrial facilities in NSW. /1 During the 2021 financial year, coal-fired power stations at Lithgow, on the Central Coast and in the Hunter Valley released more than 260,000 tonnes of toxic air pollution   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: 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 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, Appalachian Voices, Sierra Club, Sunris  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed 2023 budget with EPA Administrator Michael Regan. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank y  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following opening statement on April 6, 2022: * * * The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed 2023 budget with EPA Administrator Michael Regan. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Mr. Administrator for being here wit  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 7 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * State Reps. Tommy Sankey (R-Clearfield/Cambria) and Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) are praising a Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania decision that stalls Gov. Tom Wolf's one-man campaign to enroll the state in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). "RGGI is currently comprised of 11 states, with each one choosing to use the legislative process to weigh participation," sai  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) today questioned U.S. Treasury Department Secretary Janet Yellen at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system. Lucas voiced his concern that the vast and rushed agenda at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could threaten market liquidity as the U.S. navigates through economic uncertainty. Lucas also question Secre  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan about EPA's fiscal year 2023 proposed budget. HIGHLIGHTS: BROKEN PROMISES ON NDC: "We still have not seen that. I think this will  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a background news call via teleconference on April 6, 2022, by senior administration officials on economic costs on Russia: * * * MODERATOR: Thank you. And thanks, everyone, for joining us today. So, as a quick reminder, this call is on background, attributable to a "senior administration official," and the contents of this call are embargoed until the end of the call. For your awareness and not for reporting, our spea  more