WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congressman John Joyce M.D. (PA-13) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives calling on President Biden to return to baseload American power sources including coal and natural gas, amid record heat waves that could trigger rolling blackouts across the country. "It has become abundantly clear that solar panels and windmills cannot produce the power needed to keep the lights on and keep air   more

BERKELEY, California, July 20 (TNSres) -- The University of California Law School issued the following news: In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision advocates for action on global climate change had been dreading. With a 6-3 decision in the West Virginia v. EPA case, the court ruled the Environmental Protection Agency didn't have the power under the Clean Air Act to try and regulate existing power plants -- particularly coal-fired facilities -- by forcing states to set limit  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following Monthly Labor Review article: By Jonas Trostle In "Decarbonization and electrification in the long run" (National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Paper 30082, May 2022), Professors Stephen P. Holland, Erin T. Mansur, and Andrew J. Yates create a mathematical model to predict how the United States will produce its electricity in the future and the amount of carbon emissions that production  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 20 (TNStalk) -- Environment Massachusetts issued the following statement on July 19, 2022: * * * President Joe Biden will visit the site of the former Brayton Point coal-fired power plant in Somerset on Wednesday and speak about climate change and the transition to clean energy, administration officials announced today. Ben Hellerstein, state director for Environment Massachusetts, issued the following statement: "There's no better example of the transition from f  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNScapv) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release and joint letter on July 19, 2022: A letter sent today to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan urges him to immediately act on the EPA's existing authority to provide federal oversight of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), also known as factory farms, under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. The letter, signed by 21  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL work to discover and develop efficient ways to recover rare earth elements (REEs) from coal wastes like acid mine drainage (AMD) and fly ash includes intensive in-house research and more than 40 project partnerships with the private sector and higher education research institutions throughout the United States. Demonstration projects are setting the  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, July 19 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release: "The Victorian Coalition's pledge to adopt Labor-Green policy to legislate a 50% reduction in the state's emissions by 2030 shows how out of touch they are with the concerns of families and small businesses facing crippling power bills," said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. Matthew Guy's commitment is also at odds with the Victorian community.   more

PARIS, France, July 20 (TNSres) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release: * * * Renewable power generation is growing faster than overall demand in 2022, leading to slight decline in global power sector CO2 emissions despite rising coal use in Europe amid gas crisis * * * The world's electricity demand growth is slowing sharply in 2022 from its strong recovery the previous year as economic growth weakens and energy prices soar following Russia's invasion of Ukrain  more

WATERLOO, Iowa, July 20 -- The Iowa Environmental Council issued the following news: Monday, July 18, the Waterloo City Council voted unanimously to adopt a goal of reaching community-wide carbon-free electricity by the year 2035. With the resolution's passage, Waterloo joins Des Moines as the second city in Iowa to commit to 24/7 carbon-free electricity, and the fourth nationwide. "We commend the City Council, Mayor, and local advocates who helped make Waterloo the latest city pledged to 24/7  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Journal of Environmental Engineering, a journal that says it features environmental engineering science, systems engineering and sanitation from the American Society of Civil Engineers, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2022 edition: Technical Papers: * Advanced Reduction Processes for Degradation of Refractory Organics in Landfill Leachate * Insights into the Characteristics, Adsorption, and Desorption Behaviors of Polylactic Aci  more

NEW YORK, July 19 -- The United Nations issued the following statement on July 18, 2022: * * * Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' video message to the Petersburg Dialogue, in Berlin today. Eight months ago, we left COP26 [twenty-sixth conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change] with 1.5 C on life support. Since then, its pulse has weakened further. Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise and ocean heat have broken   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The National Trust for Historic Preservation issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF), a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announced $3 million in grant funding to protect and preserve sites representing African American history. With more than $80 million in funding, the Action Fund is the largest U.S. resource dedicated to the preservation of African American historic places.   more

MONTICELLO, Kentucky, July 20 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers applauds a $4.1 million investment from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to construct a natural gas line in Wayne County to serve the City of Monticello and promote future economic development. Wayne County is one of only seven counties in Kentucky without a natural gas system. "Tapping into our natural gas is a great way for Wayne County to open new doors of eco  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release and letter on July 19, 2022: Yesterday, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) sent a letter to Governor Tony Evers and Public Services Commission of Wisconsin Chair Rebecca Cameron Valcq calling for a moratorium on the closure of any existing coal-fired power plants in response to warnings about the possibility of rolling blackouts this summer. Alliant Energy and WE Energies have already announced that three coal   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered remarks at a full committee hearing to examine federal regulatory authorities governing the development of interstate hydrogen pipelines, storage, import, and export facilities. The hearing featured testimony from Dr. Holly   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), welcomed Dr. Holly Krutka, executive director of the School of Energy Resources at the University of Wyoming, to the committee. Krutka testified before the committee at a hearing to examine federal regulatory authorities governing the d  more

CALCASIEU PARISH, Louisiana, July 20 (TNSpol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Sierra Club, along with HealthyGulf, filed a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers for issuing a Clean Water Act section 404 "dredge and fill" permit for the Driftwood LNG fracked gas export terminal proposed for construction in Calcasieu Parish in Southwest Louisiana. The groups argue that the permit falls short of legal requirements to avoid and compensate for impacts to wetlands, as requ  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.1 million grant to Columbus County, North Carolina, for water system improvements that will support business growth and retention. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal Communities  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.2 million grant to the city of Huntingburg, Indiana, to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility to provide enhanced capacity for regional business growth. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 mil  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $8.5 million in the state of Kentucky to develop critical infrastructure and other resources needed to support current and future business needs in regions which have been impacted by the declining use of coal. These grants  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $911,708 grant to West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, to support the West Virginia Small Satellite Center of Excellence (WVSSCE). This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal Communities Commitment. This project wi  more