JUNEAU, Alaska, April 19 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, along with multiple other attorneys general, sent a letter to President Biden urging him to address rising energy costs and inflation by rescinding several disastrous policies that have undermined American energy independence and security. "The effort to protect Alaska's economic interests, management authority and individual liberties against an overzealou  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 19 (TNSPol)(TNScapV) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following joint news release with 77 organizations: Dozens of Appalachian organizations and national partners submitted a letter to President Joe Biden, U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to make sure that a budget reconciliation package under negotiation in Congress targets climate action spending in ways that help communities in coal-impacted Appalachia a  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 19 -- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued the following news release: Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and 15 other state attorneys general today sent a letter calling on President Joe Biden to reinstate the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline following reports his administration is seeking to import more oil from Canada. The coalition also called on the President to stop federal efforts to impose excessive regulations that will increase Americans  more

HELENA, Montana, April 19 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on April 18, 2022: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is leading a coalition with 15 other state attorneys general calling on President Joe Biden to reinstate the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline following reports his administration is seeking to import more oil from Canada. In a letter sent today, Knudsen also called on the President to stop federal efforts to impose excessive regulat  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSPol)(TNSCapv) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release on April 18, 2022: The California Assembly Insurance Committee has declined to hold a hearing on a bill that would require insurance companies to disclose their role in fueling the climate crisis. The Insurance Investment Disclosures Bill (AB 1694), introduced by Assemblymember Marc Levine (D - Marin County) would mandate transparency and public disclosure by insurance companies of their investments in an  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 19 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton joined several states in a letter to President Biden insisting he reauthorize the Keystone XL pipeline project, rescind his revocation of Keystone XL's 2019 Presidential Permit, and provide stable regulations for companies willing to build the pipeline that our country needs to avoid dependence on overseas oil. The President's decision to vilify American fossil fuel comp  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 19 (TNSRep) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Research conducted by a University of Wyoming scientist has gained new international attention regarding mitigation of climate change by capturing and storing carbon. Four research papers by Haibo Zhai, the Roy and Caryl Cline Chair of Engineering, Environment and Natural Resources and an associate professor in UW's Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, a  more