WASHINGTON, May 5 (TNSPol) (TNSCapV) -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news release on May 4, 2022: Alarmed by a sharp decline in EPA enforcement, 55 environmental groups and 144 EPA alumni urged the Senate to expedite the long-delayed confirmation of a veteran environmental crime prosecutor as EPA's chief of enforcement. David M. Uhlmann, a law professor at the University of Michigan and former chief environmental crimes prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice,   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm involving a hearing on April 28, 2022, on the fiscal 2023 budget request: * * * It is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the President's FY 2023 Budget request for the Department of Energy ("the Department" or "DOE"). It is a privilege to serve as the 16th Secretary of Energy and have the responsibil  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan involving a hearing on April 29, 2022, on the fiscal 2023 budget request: * * * I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the bold vision laid out in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Budget request. In this Budget request, we lay out  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 5 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following news release on May 4, 2022: Today the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC or Commission) approved, with modifications, the proposed acquisition of Kentucky Power Company (Kentucky Power) by Liberty Utility Co. (Liberty). Kentucky Power is a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP). The Case number is 2021-00481. This follows the Commission's orders on May 3 regarding Kentucky Power's ownership in   more

MANSFIELD, Pennsylvania, May 5 (TNSRes) -- Mansfield University issued the following news: The full return of students to campus for the 2021-22 academic year brought back the excitement of student-based research at Mansfield University's Grant Science Center. Junior and senior students in the biology program, within the Department of Natural Sciences, have worked diligently throughout the year on their Mansfield University-supported independent research projects. Several students presented the  more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, May 5 -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following statement on May 4, 2022: * * * The conservation movement welcomes Deputy Premier Paul Toole's announcement today that the Wollombi and Kangooli-Gangadi areas will not be released for coal exploration or development. /1 "While today's announcement will be a tremendous relief for many, the government has effectively sentenced the community of Wollar to 'death by coal mining' by approving an operational relea  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 5 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Elizabeth Walters on the results of the Ohio Republican Senate primary: * * * "It's no wonder that an elitist like California Vance admits he feels 'out of place' in Ohio after leaving the state behind and moving to San Francisco, scoring a New York City book deal to cash in on Ohioans' pain and making untold millions from a Netflix Hollywood movie deal. California Vance is an elitist and a fraud who bla  more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- The United Nations Development Programme issued the following news release: Against the backdrop of a global energy crisis and worsening climate emergency, today the UN took a major step to catalyse the large-scale action and support needed for the transition to clean, affordable energy for all and net-zero emissions, with the launch of a Plan of Action by some thirty leading organizations comprising "UN-Energy". Speaking of the interlinked triple crises of energy, food and   more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, May 5 (TNStalk) -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following statement: * * * Commenting on votes by BlackRock Investment Management, the largest shareholder of Warrior Met Coal stock, at Warrior Met's annual shareholder meeting, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: "From the very beginning, we have said that the strike at Warrior Met Coal did not have to happen. It was driven by   more