BOONE, North Carolina, June 4 (TNSreact) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: More than a dozen community groups from across coal country announced their support of U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb's RENEW (Revitalize, Enhance, and Nurture in Expanded Ways Our Abandoned Mine Lands) Act shortly after the legislation's introduction today. The groups hailed the bill as an important start to address the crisis created by mines left unreclaimed in the last decade -- something their organizat  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, June 3 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: By Sgt. 1st Class Corinna Baltos * * * This is the first of a series of six articles looking at the 160-year history of Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. The first article will look at the arsenal from its establishment as a military fort to the end of the Civil War. The second article will focus on the arsenal's role in supplying the Army during the Spanish-American War and leading up to World War I. T  more

BERKELEY, California, June 2 (TNSpol) -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: Results released Tuesday by The Travelers Companies show that 55.8% of shareholders voted at the annual general meeting last week in support of a greenhouse gas reduction proposal filed by investor representative As You Sow. The resolution asks Travelers to issue a report addressing if and how it intends to measure, disclose, and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with its underwriting  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * By Ben Cahill, senior fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program It has been a turbulent year for the global gas industry. Well before Russia's war on Ukraine, gas and electricity prices in Europe skyrocketed, although they have recently fallen back a bit. With Europe looking to cut its dependence on Russia and import up to 50 billion cubic meters per year in  more

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 4 -- Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following news release on June 3, 2022: As the world faces the triple threat of biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution, Canada is leading at home and abroad to protect nature, keep our air clean, and build a bright future for people everywhere. Since signing on to both the historic Paris Agreement and the recent (2021) Glasgow Climate Pact, Canada has strengthened its commitment to fighting climate change bo  more

MARSHALL, Michigan, June 3 (TNSpol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Sierra Club and Great Lakes Environmental Law Center submitted comments challenging the Marshall Energy Center, LLC's proposal to install two new combined-cycle fossil gas-burning power plants in Marshall, Michigan. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is currently reviewing the proposed permit which the groups urged not be finalized unless and until it has addressed numerous f  more

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, June 3 -- The European Commission issued the following remarks on June 2, 2022, by President Ursula von der Leyen at the GLOBSEC 2022 Bratislava Forum: * * * Before I start to reflect on what we heard from President Zelenskyy, I want to thank this country, Slovakia, for your outstanding generosity and solidarity with the Ukrainian refugees you are receiving here. It is over 400,000. You have opened your hearts; you have opened your minds. History will never forget your gr  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 3 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis by Writer Analyst Lisa Camner McKay: * * * Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has named Abigail Wozniak, director of the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute and senior research economist, to the Department of Employment and Economic Development's Energy Transition Advisory Committee. This group will advise the governor, lieutenant governor, Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED),  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change issued the following testimony by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan involving a hybrid hearing on May 17, 2022, entitled "The Fiscal Year 2023 EPA Budget": * * * 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,  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, June 1 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Public Affairs issued the following news release: "Barnaby Joyce's observations about the cost of net zero in terms of power, petrol, and grocery prices shows net zero emissions by 2050 is heavily contested among real Australians and must be debated," said Daniel Wild, Director of Research at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today on his Facebook page, Barnaby Joyce said "when you pay for your power, you are paying for a 2050 target, w  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, June 3 -- The Institute for Public Affairs issued the following news release: "An energy crisis of chronic supply shortages and explosive price hikes is gripping the country as a direct and immediate result of net zero," said Dr Kevin You, Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. New Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen on Thursday refused the opportunity to rule out appealing to Australia's coal-fired power generators to help rescue Australia from th  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSreact) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release on May 27, 2022: Today G7 climate, energy and environment ministers issued a communique committing to end public finance for fossil fuels by the end of this year. The statement echoes the joint commitment made by 39 countries and institutions at the November 2021 climate negotiations and states that G7 governments will "end new direct public support for the international unabated fossil fuel energy secto  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 2 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 1, 2022: Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced the participants of the Coal-to-Solar Energy Storage Grant Program, a key component of the historic Climate & Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), which puts Illinois on a path toward 100 percent clean energy by 2050. As part of the Coal-to-Solar program, five coal plant sites - which   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) released the following statement regarding the North Coast Railroad Company's late petition filed with the Federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) to ship millions of tons of coal from Utah, Wyoming, and Montana to Asia through the Port of Humboldt. "As the STB was set to continue its consideration for the North Coast Rail Authority's railbank and the futur  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release on June 1, 2022: In a new report out today, scholars from Resources for the Future (RFF) and WiseEuropa--an independent Polish think tank--examine Poland's energy transition to distill lessons that could help decarbonization efforts in the United States and around the world. This new report is the third installment in RFF and Environmental Defense Fund's series on energy transitions in Europe. Notably, th  more

HAZEN, North Dakota, June 4 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on June 3, 2022: At West River Telecom's 70th Annual Meeting today, Senator John Hoeven outlined his efforts to continue building North Dakota's role as an energy powerhouse. This includes cracking the code on carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), implementing this technology at Coal Creek Station and Project Tundra, and expanding its use at the Dakota Gasification Company's (DGC) Great   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint statement on June 2, 2022, with Macedonia on the occasion of the U.S.-North Macedonia Strategic Dialogue: * ** On June 2, 2022, the Governments of the United States and North Macedonia held a Strategic Dialogue in Washington, D.C., focused on deepening the bilateral partnership. North Macedonia's Foreign Minister, Bujar Osmani, and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Dr. Karen Donfried,  more

EUGENE, Oregon, June 3 (TNSpol) -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: In response to lawsuits filed by WildEarth Guardians, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and the Western Environmental Law Center, the Biden administration will review and reconsider decisions to sell nearly 4 million acres of public lands oil and gas leases as part of three settlement agreements upheld by a federal judge this week. "This suite of cases has entirely recast the federal   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSpol) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: In response to lawsuits filed by WildEarth Guardians, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and the Western Environmental Law Center, the Biden administration will review and reconsider decisions to sell nearly 4 million acres of public lands oil and gas leases as part of three settlement agreements upheld by a federal judge this week. "This is a big win for the climate and a real test to see if the Biden adm  more