WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSpol) -- The American Petroleum Institute issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: The American Petroleum Institute (API) today filed reply comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) addressing the assertions of other commenters and continuing to express concerns that the Commission's two revised policy statements would chill investment in critical natural gas infrastructure. Increasing regulatory uncertainty and permitting delays, these policy c  more

BERKELEY, California, May 26 (TNSpol) -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: The long-awaited U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) draft rule on fund naming was released today requiring companies to improve the accuracy of names and prospectus language of mutual funds and ETFs. Based on a request for information in March of 2020, the new rule will not update the flawed "80/20 rule" which for nearly two decades has been abused by fund managers leading to  more

EUGENE, Oregon, May 27 (TNSreact) -- Cascadia Wildlands issued the following news release on May 26, 2022: A federal judge invalidated a Trump administration decision denying protections to imperiled wolverines under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This is the second time a court has rejected a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to deny protections for wolverines, which number only about 300 in the contiguous U.S. Today's court order immediately reinstates wolverines' "candidate" status   more

GREENWOOD, Indiana, May 27 (TNSawa) -- College Sports Information Directors of America issued the following news on May 26, 2022: By Doug Vance Kenny Klein had an ambitious goal when he arrived on campus in 1977 as a freshman at Austin Peay State University in his red Volkswagen Beetle. He would major in pre-med and pursue a career as a general surgeon. Unfortunately for the medical profession, his future would not be in a hospital operating room. Instead, Klein ventured into a vocation that   more

NEW YORK, May 27 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 20-00069): BUILDING SYSTEMS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and FULL MEMBER SUBGROUP OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION, LLC and COREY S.A. DE C.V., Defendant-Intervenors. Before: Claire R. Kelly, Judge OPINION AND ORDER [Denying Defendant's motion to stay.] Matthew R. Nicely and Daniel M. Witkowski, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, of Was  more

BASEL, Switzerland, May 27 -- Environmental Science and Pollution Research, a peer-reviewed journal from the European Chemical Society that says it serves the international community in environmental science and related subjects with emphasis on chemical compounds, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 29, No. 27 edition: Review Articles: * Therapeutic potential of herbal medicine for the management of hyperlipidemia: latest updates * Impacts of coal-fired   more

LONDON, England, May 26 -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news on May 26, 2022: 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   more

LONDON, England, May 26 -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news on May 26, 2022: Uzbekistan is contributing to international efforts to combat global warming by participating in the Global Methane Pledge (GMP) aimed at the reduction of methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030. It has become only the second country in Central Asia, a region known for high-intensity greenhouse gas emissions, to join the agreement. The European Bank for R  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation issued the following testimony by Jennifer Bies, director of environmental operations for the Port of Portland, involving a hearing on May 17, 2022, entitled "Preparing for Take-Off: Examining Efforts to Address Climate Change at U.S. Airports": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about the issue of climate change at U.S. airports. Climate change represents one of the most importa  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 27 -- The Institute for Public Affairs issued the following news release on May 26, 2022: "The anticipated explosion to household electricity bills is a direct and immediate consequence of a policy of net zero emissions, which is forcing affordable and reliable coal-fired power off the electricity grid," said Daniel Wild, Director of Research at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today, The Australian and the AFR reported that the Australian Energy Regulator has release  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 27 (TNSreact) -- The Iowa Environmental Council issued the following news on May 26, 2022: At Monday night's city council meeting, the City of Des Moines officially voted to approve a 13-year utility franchise agreement with MidAmerican Energy, which will take effect in June 2022. This meeting was the final of the three required readings and votes on the franchise agreement, a binding contract that gives the utility access to the city right-of-way in order to provide servi  more

TUNIS, Tunisia, May 26 -- The African Development Bank issued the following joint statement on May 26, 2022: * * * South Africa submitted an ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) prior to COP 26. At COP26, the South African government also forged the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) jointly with the governments of the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany and the European Union. Under the JETP, partner governments pledged an initial amount of $8.5 billion as  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 27 (TNSreact) -- The Keystone Research Center issued the following news release on May 26, 2022: The Keystone Research Center (KRC) today saluted draft guidance issued earlier this week by the Biden administration that will govern states' distribution of funds for Abandoned Mine Land (AML) reclamation. KRC executive director and economist Stephen Herzenberg said, 'this guidance is more important to Pennsylvania than any other state for the simple reason that we wil  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 27 (TNSreact) -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on May 26, 2022: Today the Utah Division of Air Quality and the Air Quality Board heard from clean air advocates calling for strengthened pollution reduction measures to restore clean skies at Utah's Big Five national parks - Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Capitol Reef, and Canyonlands. These areas are in the path of polluting facilities that degrade local and regional air quali  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: 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 Commitment. This project will construct a new water treatmen  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Bob Casey (D-PA), along with U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9), led a bicameral letter to President Biden to express their support for the Department of Commerce's (DOC) investigation into whether Chinese solar cells and modules are circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) through Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia. The lawmakers' support  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 27 (TNSres) -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release on May 26, 2022: It's considered one of the most dangerous types of pollution in our environment. Particulate matter--tiny airborne particles about 30 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair--can penetrate deeply into the lungs and make its way into a person's bloodstream. These fine particles are usually formed through chemical reactions that happen in the air when pollutants like sulfur dioxide an  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 26 (TNSres) -- The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child issued the following news release: The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Chile, with Committee Experts commending Chile on the "My Lawyer" programme for children, and raising questions about violent responses to child protests in 2019 and the situation of children with disabilities. A Committee Expert commended C  more

EUGENE, Oregon, May 27 (TNSreact) -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on May 16, 2022: A federal judge invalidated a Trump administration decision denying protections to imperiled wolverines under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (original complaint here). This is the second time a court has rejected a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to deny protections for wolverines, which number only about 300 in the contiguous U.S. Today's court order immediatel  more

MISSOULA, Montana, May 27 (TNSreact) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on May 26, 2022: A federal judge invalidated a Trump administration decision denying protections to imperiled wolverines under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (original complaint here). This is the second time a court has rejected a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to deny protections for wolverines, which number only about 300 in the contiguous U.S. Today's court order immediately reinstates w  more