CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 10 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Yesterday, Energy Ministers put forward multiple initiatives to drive faster decarbonisation and reduce Australia's exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices including a National Transition Plan, however their proposal to further explore a capacity mechanism could actually further increase electricity bills and delay the energy transition. Johanna Bowy  more

KENT, Ohio, June 10 (TNSfund) -- Kent State University issued the following news on June 9, 2022: George L. Jenkins, a 1963 graduate of Kent State University, and his wife, Gina, of Scottsdale, Arizona, have pledged $1 million to create the Gina and George Jenkins Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund that will support student-athletes in any varsity athletics program or team sponsored by Kent State's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. This scholarship will be awarded to socioeconomically disa  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: * * * MSHA launched unprecedented effort to protect miners from serious illnesses such as black lung disease, silicosis * * * The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration has launched a new enforcement initiative to better protect the nation's miners from health hazards resulting from repeated overexposure to respirable crystalline silica. MSHA reports silica dust af  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 11 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on June 10, 2022: The Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD) of the Economic Development Department (EDD) announced the first 15 recipients of 2022 Outdoor Recreation Division Trails+ grant funding. ORD is investing $2.74 million in these firstround outdoor recreation projects to expand access to the outdoors and grow the outdoor industry throughout New Mexico. Gov. Michelle Lujan Gr  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) sent a letter to Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chief of Section Cynthia T. Brown in support of the Great American Trail railbank and in opposition to other entities who filed interest in taking over the line. "The complete lack of freight traffic on the line since 1998  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nominations of John Z. Lee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit; Salvador Mendoza, Jr., to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Stephen Henley Locher, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa; Nancy L. Maldonado, to be United St  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration 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 $3.4 million grant to Georgetown, South Carolina, for water treatment plant upgrades needed to stimulate business and job growth. This project will provide the modern infrastructure needed to support local business needs and attract new, d  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $524,360 grant to Loretto, Tennessee, to extend sewer service to a newly acquired industrial property. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal Communities Commitment. This grant will provide added sewer system capacity that will allow four manu  more