TORONTO, Ontario, June 8 (TNScapv) -- The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment issued the following news release and letter: On Clean Air Day, on behalf of 34 Canadian health organizations representing 700,000 health workers across the country, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) releases an open letter to the Canadian government calling for a ban on fossil fuel advertising. Co-signatories include the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Ca  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 9 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: Governor Jared Polis today signed a bill to support workers and communities making the transition from coal-based economies. "No community, no worker should be left behind in Colorado's transition away from a coal-based economy," said Majority Leader Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo. "Our law directs funding to impacted workers to assist with tuition and child care assistance, career planning ser  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45717) on June 7, 2022, entitled "Addressing the Long-Run Deficit: A Comparison of Approaches": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Addressing the Long-Run Deficit The Timing of Deficit Reductions How much should be done to address the budget issues, and how quickly, is a topic of debate. The relative strength of the current U.S. economy makes a case for addressing the deficit in the near term  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 9 -- The European Union's European Economic and Social Committee issued the following news release: Key industrial sectors in Europe made the case for a more data-driven and future-oriented response to overcome the disruption arising from Covid, Russian aggression, the energy and climate crises, and industrial and social transformation. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) celebrated on 8 of June with the conference the 20th anniversary of its Consultative   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 9 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Euros8.4 billion Spanish and Portuguese measure aimed at reducing the wholesale electricity prices in the Iberian market (MIBEL) by lowering the input costs of fossil fuel-fired power stations. The measure was approved under Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU'), recognising that the Spanish and Port  more

STRASBOURG, France, June 9 -- The European Commission issued the following remarks on June 8, 2022, by President Ursula von der Leyen at a European Parliament plenary on the conclusions of a special European Council meeting on May 30-31: * * * In the early weeks of this war, you remember that the Leaders were gathering in Versailles, and Europe found a common sense of purpose. The European Commission took responsibility for translating this purpose into action. And at the European Council last  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 9 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: The Modernisation Fund made available Euros2.4 billion to seven beneficiary countries to help modernise their energy systems, reduce greenhouse gas emissions in energy, industry and transport, and support them in meeting their 2030 climate and energy targets. Investments were confirmed in Romania (Euros1391.6 million), Czechia (Euros520 million), Poland (Euros244.2 million), Lithuania (Euros8  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 9 (TNSpol) -- Green for All issued the following news release: On May 20th and 21st, 80 state and local leaders from across the South gathered in Atlanta for the first-annual Southern Regional Environmental Legislators Conference, hosted by Dream Corps Green For All, the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, and EVHybridNoire. Over the course of two days, Republicans and Democrats came together around shared common-sense solutions that will build a green economy t  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), bipartisan legislation that included key wins secured by Representatives Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) and Tim Ryan (OH-13). Reps. Brown and Ryan fought for several provisions in the bill, including increased federal cost-sharing for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project and language supporting the removal of the Gorge Dam. "By restorin  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL is leading the Center for Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals (CSFC), a focus to help the U.S. chemicals industry retool products and operations for a sustainable future that strengthens domestic manufacturing as the nation transitions to clean energy. "New strategies and technologies are needed to decarbonize the chemicals industry. Our work establishes an NETL  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), who represents the Port of Long Beach, one of the nation's busiest ports, will introduce a bill during National Oceans Month aimed at zeroing out pollution from all ocean shipping companies that do business with the U.S. The bill aims to clean up the shipping industry, protect the health of port communities, address environmental injustice, and provide solutions to the  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: Today in a Ways and Means Committee hearing, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) questioned Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the Biden Administration's role in skyrocketing gas prices and rampant inflation. American families are facing the highest inflation rates in 40 years and surging prices at the gas pump. The average price for a gallon of gas in West Virginia today is $4.83. It was  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: * * * House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans demand to know from Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) how the Biden administration plans to prepare for and prevent dangerous blackouts that the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says are likely  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), bipartisan legislation that included key wins secured by Representatives Tim Ryan (OH-13) and Shontel M. Brown (OH-11). Reps. Ryan and Brown fought for several provisions in the bill, including increased federal cost-sharing for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project and language supporting the removal of the Gorge Dam. "I'm proud that t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 9 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: Yesterday, Sierra Club and other public health and environmental groups sued EPA to ensure that the agency takes timely action to reduce ozone pollution across the country. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, on behalf of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Downwinders at Risk, HEAL Utah, and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice. Earlier this   more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 9 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: The Sierra Club held a press conference to release a report on the economic feasibility of JEA transitioning away from fossil fuel energy generation to clean renewable energy. Key findings show that retiring and replacing JEA's Northside Coal Units (Units 1 and 2) with clean, renewable energy will save customers $15 million to $60 million per year while cutting climate pollution and local air pol  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: With an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy, a University of Rhode Island chemist will study a surprising chemical reaction that could be useful in releasing hydrogen for fuel cells. Dugan Hayes, an assistant professor of chemistry, is one of only 83 scientists nationwide chosen in this year's round of Early Career Awards, which provide around $150,000 in research funding per   more