WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on June 9, 2022, entitled "Turning the Tide for Ocean Climate Action: Unleashing the Climate Benefits of Our Blue Planet": * * * Happy National Ocean Month and Capitol Hill Ocean Week. As we celebrate the progress we've made to sustainably manage our ocean, our coasts, and our marine ecosystems, we must also look at additional polic  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary on the USA Today, on June 20, 2022: * * * In an unguarded moment during his recent trip to Japan, President Joe Biden gushed, "When it comes to the gas prices, we're going through an incredible transition." His economic adviser also argued that the president's energy transition "works better for families." The president has misdiagnosed wh  more

CANNES, France, June 22 -- The United Nations Development Programme issued the following news release: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and SAWA, the Global Cinema Advertising Association are bringing a ferocious, talking dinosaur to Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, to urge more climate action from global leaders. This first-ever film using computer-generated imagery (CGI) made inside the UN General Assembly is the centerpiece of UNDP's "Don't Choose Extinction  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 21, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the Patoka Lake Regional Water and Sewer District, Dubois, Indiana, for construction of a one-million-gallon elevated water tank to support business growth. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan a  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 21, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.7 million grant to the city of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, to build road, sewer and stormwater infrastructure needed to expand the Reedsburg Business Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Co  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 21, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to Rend Lake College, Ina, Illinois, for development of the new Southern Illinois Manufacturing Academy. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal Communities Commitment. Thi  more

SYDNEY, Australia, June 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Sydney issued the following news: * * * Among rich countries, eating locally urgently needed Food transport constitutes 19 percent of food emissions, equivalent to 6 percent of emissions from all sources, new University of Sydney research finds. * * * In 2007, 'locavore' - a person who only eats food grown or produced within a 100-mile (161km) radius - was the Oxford Word of the Year. Now, 15 years later, University of Sydney research  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 22 (TNSpol) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming proposal has been selected to receive an $800,000 research award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP). The agency announced that it was awarding more than $61 million for 74 nuclear energy projects across 40 U.S. universities to support nuclear technology development, infrastructure improvements and career opportunities. The   more