TUNIS, Tunisia, May 25 -- The African Development Bank issued the following news release: African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on Monday outlined the Bank's plans to address the looming food crisis threatening Africa as a result of the war between Ukraine and Russia. "I'm optimistic. Africa will not experience a food crisis. We have the means to overcome this challenge!" Adesina said. He was briefing journalists from 41 countries in Africa and around the world at a med  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 24 (TNSreact) -- The 350.org issued the following news release: On May 13, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC Group) announced "Strengthening Efforts against Climate Change" and "Opinion of SMFG's Board of Directors on Shareholder Proposals". In April 2022, environmental NGOs submitted shareholder proposals calling for SMBC Group to strengthen its climate change measures. The NGOs have been engaging with the company for several years. Although its strengthened pol  more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 25 (TNSreact) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: Yesterday, the Biden Administration released draft guidance regarding how states and tribes should administer the new $11.3 billion in Abandoned Mine Land (AML) funding authorized by the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The administration is accepting comments on the guidance through June 13, 2022, and the first grant distributi  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSpol) -- The Climate Justice Alliance issued the following news release: Direct Air Capture (DAC) is an unproven technology that allows fossil fuel extraction and use to continue, resulting in ongoing harm to frontline communities. Thursday's announcement from the Biden Administration and the Department of Energy (DOE) to invest $3.5 billion in DAC hubs is a dangerous gamble that puts frontline communities at further risk, when climate chaos is deepening and we need to ens  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN11934) on May 24, 2022, entitled "2022 Summit of the Americas" by Peter J. Meyer, Latin American and Canadian affairs specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * The United States is scheduled to host the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles on June 6-10, 2022. The Summits of the Americas, held roughly every three years, serve as opportunities for the Western Hemisphere's heads of  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12120) on May 24, 2022, entitled "China's Economic and Trade Ties with Russia" by Karen M. Sutter, Asian trade and finance specialist, and Michael D. Sutherland, Asian trade and finance analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * Two developments in February 2022 - the announcement by leaders of the People's Republic of China (PRC or China) and the Russian Federation (Russia) of a strategi  more

ITHACA, New York, May 24 (TNSjou) -- Cornell University issued the following news: By David Nutt One promising strategy for helping tackle the growing climate crisis is the development of materials that can capture the carbon dioxide released by a range of industrial facilities. A big hitch is the sheer volume of material that would be required to make an impact, and the equally high price tag that would come with manufacturing it. On top of that, many of the leading contenders for carbon cap  more

ACCRA, Ghana, May 25 (TNSreact) -- Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: From devastating droughts to deadly heatwaves, developing countries are some of the hardest hit by climate change, yet often have limited capacity to prevent and adapt to the effects. For people around the world, Canada continues to step up, supporting partner countries to take climate action, build resilience, and drive a clean energy future. Today, the Minister of Envi  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 23, 2022: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a first-of-its-kind settlement under the Agency's Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) program at the Public Service Company of Colorado's ("PSCo's") Comanche power station in Pueblo, Colorado. The settlement commits PSCo to address groundwater contamination issues and to ensure the proper closure of CCR surface impoundments under the Resourc  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: Communities across West Virginia will receive $2.5 million in Brownfields grants to help clean up and revitalize abandoned industrial properties, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced during a visit by EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz last week. "West Virginia has done so much for our country providing energy and manufacturing. However, in  more

DAVOS, Switzerland, May 25 -- The European Commission issued the following remarks on May 24, 2022, by President Ursula von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum: * * * Indeed, following your introduction, dear Klaus, it is difficult to believe that in Davos today we are talking about war. Because the Davos spirit is the antithesis of war. It is about forging ties and together finding solutions for the big challenges of the world. You might remember, and you worked on it together with us, that  more

LONDON, England, May 24 (TNSreact) -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: A government decision on whether or not to grant planning permission for a controversial new coal mine in Cumbria is expected in the next few weeks. The government has said that Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will make a decision on or before 7 July - but there has been speculation that it could be as soon as this month. A Planning Inquiry into the c  more

BRUSSELS, Germany, May 24 -- Global Witness, an organization that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption and human rights abuses worldwide, issued the following news release on May 23, 2022: The European Commission today confirmed a definition of "green" hydrogen which looks set to increase rather than decrease climate-heating emissions, in a move Global Witness described as "pure greenwashing". Whilst the Commission describes this as a co  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense issued the following statement by Adm. John C. Aquilino, commandander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, involving a hearing on May 17, 2022, on the Indo-Pacific Region: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the Indo-Pacific Region. I also want to extend my thanks for your dedicated support to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), our service members, and their families. The Department has i  more

SYDNEY, Australia, May 24 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on May 23, 2022: The new Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, should make ambitious action on climate a priority of his new government, Human Rights Watch said today. Albanese's Australian Labor Party won the May 21, 2022 election, though it remains short of a majority of seats in the lower house. While Labor defeated the governing coalition, Australians voted for a record number of representatives outsid  more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 25 -- Khalifa University issued the following news on May 24, 2022: By Jade Sterling, Science Writer Khalifa University's Prof. Lourdes Vega was invited to serve as a guest Editor of a special issue of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research from the American Chemical Society dedicated to the latest technological developments and innovations that underpin the establishment of a hydrogen economy. A continued reliance on fossil fuels for energy product  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on May 23, 2022: The Department of the Interior released draft guidance for eligible states and the Navajo Nation on how to apply for the first $725 million in funding available for reclaiming abandoned mine lands (AML) as part of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law provides a total of $11.3 billion in AML grant funding over 15 years, to eligible states and Tribes to help co  more

NEW YORK, May 25 -- The Journal of Energy Resources Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers that says it emphasizes the extraction and conversion of chemical and thermal to electrical or mechanical forms of energy, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2022 edition: RESEARCH PAPERS: * Analysis of Low- and High-Temperature Heat Release in Dual-Fuel RCCI Engine and Its Relationship With Particle Emissions * E  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: * * * Grants support underserved mines, miners * * * U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced the availability of more than $10.5 million in fiscal year 2022 state grant funding to provide federally mandated training and retraining of miners and mine operators working at surface and underground coal and metal and nonmetal mines. Any state in which min  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, May 25 (TNSpol) -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: SPARKZ, the next-generation battery manufacturer re-engineering the battery supply chain, and the United Mine Workers of America announced today they have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a labor-management agreement that would mark one of the largest climate-tech union workforce partnerships in the United States. SPARKZ announced in March it will begin   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSres) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: Despite an array of new 'net zero' pledges released in the past two years, the climate promises of major U.S. and European oil and gas companies still fail to meet the bare minimum for alignment with the Paris Agreement, according to a new study released today. "Big oil and gas companies' climate pledges and plans appear to be designed to disinform and distract, not to seriously confront   more

NEW YORK, May 25 (TNSreact) -- Rainforest Action Network issued the following news release: At the May 19 annual meeting of Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB), investors voted against the company's management recommendations in large numbers when it came to climate resolutions, demonstrating that investors are increasingly concerned with Chubb's contribution to the climate crisis. Seventy two percent of shareholders voted against management in favor of a resolution filed by As You Sow asking Chubb to re  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following transcript of an interview with Aaron Gray on Go Be Wyo Podcast: Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined Aaron Gray on the "Go Be Wyoming" podcast to discuss the negative impact of Biden Administration economic and energy policies, the War in Ukraine, the need to secure our border, and more. See excerpts of the transcript below: AARON GRAY: Yeah, we're, I think, everyone in Wyoming and especially us, we're very exci  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following joint commentary with Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, to the Steubenville Herald-Star: * * * Families in Eastern Ohio and across the United States are experiencing record-high gas prices, and -- as wars wage around the world -- it is increasingly apparent that our energy supply chain is at risk. This is a direct result of the misguided and anti-American energy agenda being implemented by President Biden and his Administrati  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 25 -- Respirology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features cell and molecular biology, epidemiology, immunology, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, intensive and critical care, paediatric respiratory medicine, interventional pulmonology and thoracic surgery, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2022 Special Issue on Occupational Lung Health: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Excess iron promotes emergence of foamy macrophages that overexpress fer  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet called for a swift end to the Biden Administration's job-killing investigation into solar energy components imported from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia, which is devastating the solar industry in Colorado and across the country. Bennet also called for strong investments in America's clean energy economy, including extending and expanding c  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $ 1,590,154 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to the University of Charleston to establish a Downtown Innovation Hub in Charleston, W.Va. This   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,590,154 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to the University of Charleston to establish a Downtown Innovation Hub in Charleston, W.Va. This project will   more

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 25 (TNSres) -- The United Nations International Labour Organization issued the following news release: Any transition away from coal in Indonesia, the Philippines and Viet Nam must be matched by steps to maintain employment in the regions most affected, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). A Just Energy Transition in Southeast Asia - the impacts of coal phase-out on jobs focusses on steps needed to ensure that any phase out of coal in  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the University of Charleston, Charleston, West Virginia, to establish the Downtown Innovation Hub, a local business incubator. This project will assist small businesses to create new jobs and economic   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to Williston State College, Williston, North Dakota, to acquire new equipment need to support workforce training programs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal Communitie  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to the city of Hazard, Kentucky, for construction of a new water treatment plant and ancillary infrastructure. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal Communities Commitm  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $708,640 grant to the Cambria Somerset Authority, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, for water infrastructure and roadway repairs. This project will support local job recruitment and retention efforts by providing the critical infrastructure the local business community need  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of California-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography issued the following news on May 24, 2022: * * * New study shows that only with a dual assault on carbon dioxide and other largely neglected climate pollutants will it be possible to keep the 1.5 C guardrail in sight and stay below 2 C * * * Slashing emissions of carbon dioxide, by itself, cannot prevent catastrophic global warming. But a new study concludes that a strategy tha  more

EUGENE, Oregon, May 24 (TNSpol) -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: Four northwest New Mexico community groups, along with the Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy (CCAE), joined an appeal to the state's Supreme Court challenging the rejection of a merger between PNM Resources and Avangrid, a global leader in renewable energy. Through their participation in last year's merger case, these groups secured commitments for significant public investment and eco  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 23, 2022: * * * U.S.-Japan Climate Partnership Recognizing that the path to energy security runs through clean energy, the United States and Japan intend to build on their cooperation to increase climate ambition, including through decarbonization and clean energy, and continue to lead on their respective domestic climate efforts and on accelerating international climate action. The two sides intend to reinforce bila  more