WISE COUNTY, Virginia, May 11 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: Three citizens groups informed A&G Coal Corporation, owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his family, of their intent to file a citizen lawsuit against the company for its failure to reclaim three surface coal mines in Wise County, Virginia. The three citizens groups -- Appalachian Voices, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards and the Sierra Club -- are represented by attorney  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 10 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 9, 2022: The Senate today cleared legislation to support workers and communities making the transition from coal-based economies. HB22-1394, sponsored by Senator Kerry Donovan, D-Vail, and Senator Faith Winter, D-Westminster, would fund the Office of Just Transition, which is working to boost communities and workers transitioning from coal-based economies. The bill supports coal workers to help t  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that U.S. crude oil production will average 11.9 million barrels per day this year and 12.8 million barrels per day in 2023, which would surpass the record average production of 12.3 million barrels per day set in 2019. Despite the increases in production, EIA expects the Brent crude oil price to remain above $100 p  more

LONDON, England, May 11 -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a Euros5 million sovereign loan to Kosovo to help it improve the energy efficiency of public buildings such as kindergartens, schools and primary healthcare facilities in the country's second-largest city of Prizren. The European Union (EU) will provide an accompanying Euros1 million investment grant  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 11 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news: Gov. Spencer J. Cox and the Utah Office of Energy Development (OED) released Utah's new State Energy and Innovation Plan. Identifying six key commitments, the State Energy and Innovation Plan will serve as a guidepost for energy development in Utah. Thom Carter, Energy Advisor to the Governor and Executive Director of OED, announced the release of the plan during his remarks at the One Utah Summit. The plan  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 (TNSPol) -- Greenpeace issued the following news release: Environmental organizations led by Greenpeace USA, Environmental Working Group and Earthjustice filed comments Monday with the White House, urging the Biden administration to act to reduce the greenhouse emissions associated with electricity-intensive digital currencies using "proof of work," such as Bitcoin. Experts at the University of Cambridge estimate Bitcoin mining now consumes more electricity than Americans us  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change issued the following written testimony by Erik D. Olson, senior strategic director for health and food at the Natural Resources Defense Council, involving a hybrid hearing on March 29, 2022, entitled "Trusting the Tap: Upgrading America's Drinking Water Infrastructure": * * * SUMMARY * The good news is that the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law--the BIL or formally the Infrastructure Investment   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued the following testimony by Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott D. Sheffield involving a hybrid hearing on April 6, 2022, entitled "Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America's Pain at the Pump": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the important topic of the role of U.S. energy producers in providing reliable, low-cost energy to American families, and the increased supply chall  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued the following testimony by H.R. McMaster, a senior fellow at Hoover Institution in Stanford University, involving a hybrid hearing on April 6, 2022, entitled "Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America's Pain at the Pump": * * * With the unprovoked Russian reinvasion of Ukraine on February 24, our post-Cold War holiday from history officially ended. The brutalization of Ukraine at the ha  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 11 (TNSRes) -- The Institute for Public Affairs issued the following news release: "The net zero emissions by 2050 target, supported by both major parties, will inflict irreparable economic and humanitarian damage on the Hunter Valley," said Daniel Wild, Director of Research at the Institute of Public Affairs. New research released today by the Institute of Public Affairs, The employment consequences of the early closure of the Eraring power station, shows job losses   more

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 10 -- The International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, issued the following news release: IFC and Equity Group Holdings Plc. today announced they are expanding their partnership to support the sustainable development of Africa by increasing access to financial services for small businesses and funding for green projects in six countries across Eastern and Central Africa. IFC's backing, along with that of partners British International Investment, FMO, Symb  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 (TNSPol) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment candidates, announced today the endorsement of Kathy Manning for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 6th Congressional District. "Representative Kathy Manning understands that a strong economy and a healthy environment go hand-in-hand," said LCV Action Fund   more

MONTREAL, Quebec, May 10 (TNSRes) -- McGill University issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: As part of its ongoing commitment to fighting climate change, McGill University's result-oriented strategy has accelerated the effective decarbonization of its investment, and further reduced its exposure to large users of oil, gas, and coal, as well as fossil fuel producers. By taking a holistic approach that looks beyond the traditional carbon-intensive energy sector, the University has a  more

CAMBRIDGE, Minnesota, May 11 (TNSPol) -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release: A proposal to allow a Cambridge, Minnesota gas-fired power plant to burn both gas and diesel fuel oil runs afoul of Minnesota environmental law, according to a petition launched this week by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and two other environmental groups. The petition asks the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) to conduct a review of   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following commentary to the Washington Examiner: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, wrote an op-ed for the Washington Examiner detailing how the Biden administration's rollback of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) permitting reforms not only delays infrastructure buildout following the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure la  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, took to the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to support the nomination of Dr. Asmeret Berhe to be Director of the Office of Science at the Department of Energy, who was later confirmed by a vote of 54-45. Chairman Manchin's rema  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the Athens Utility Board, Athens, Tennessee, to upgrade the town's wastewater treatment plant. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal Communities Commitment. The C  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.7 million grant to Trumbull County, Ohio, for road and sewer infrastructure improvements in the 1,000-acre Golden Triangle Industrial Area. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal Comm  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: As vehicle traffic lightened and industry slowed during the COVID-19 stay-at-home period in 2020, a University of Houston study by the air quality forecasting group led by Yunsoo Choi, associate professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, estimates levels of potentially-dangerous air pollutants simultaneously decreased in major cities across the country. All but one of the 11 U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on May 9, 2022, by Press Secretary Jen Psaki: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. A few minutes ago, you heard the President mention -- talk about Victory Day -- Victory in Europe Day, which the world commemorated this weekend as a celebration of the end of World War Two and a victory for the United States and the Allied forces over the scourge of fascism and aggression in the defense of freedom and democ  more