BOONE, North Carolina, July 22 (TNSres) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: The Biden Administration released final guidance regarding how states and tribes should administer the new $11.3 billion in Abandoned Mine Land (AML) funding they will receive as authorized by the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The final guidance provides clear parameters for these investments, turning the spotlight on states   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 22 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following joint news release with four organizations: Several groups involved in the North Carolina Utilities Commission proceeding to develop a state plan to reduce heat-trapping carbon emissions from electricity generation-known as the Carbon Plan-filed their own proposal to reach the legislative mandate of 70% emissions reductions by 2030, and carbon neutrality by 2050. The proposal reaches the carbon mandat  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed scientific journal from the American Chemical Society that says it publishes research in the intersection of chemistry and chemical engineering and non-nuclear energy and fuels, published research articles on the following topics in its July 21, 2022 edition: Reviews: * Critical Review on Effects of Alcohols and Nanoadditives on Performance and Emission in Low-Temperature Combustion Engines: Advances and Perspectives * Effect of Methan  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 22 -- Environment Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: State legislators are expected to vote today on a climate bill. The vote comes one day after President Joe Biden's visit to the former site of the Brayton Point coal plant in Somerset, where he announced new initiatives to address climate change. The bill was released last night from a conference committee, which considered different versions of climate legislation passed by the Hou  more

TORONTO, Ontario, July 22 -- The Futurpreneur Canada issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: Futurpreneur, an official co-founding member of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance (G20 YEA), is proud to announce the 2022 Canadian G20 YEA delegation. After reviewing over 200 applications, 47 young entrepreneurs were chosen to represent Canada at the G20 YEA in-person Summit in Hamburg, Germany on October 27th and 28th, 2022. The G20 YEA Summit takes place annually in advance of the w  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 22 -- Greenhouse Gases - Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society of Chemical Industry that says it focuses on methods for carbon capture and storage, as well as utilization of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a feedstock for fuels and chemicals, posted research articles on the following topics in its June 2022 edition: Original Research Articles: * Evaluation and analysis of methane adsorption capacity in deep-buried coal seams * An investigation on   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following news release: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation/1 with Germany. This also included a discussion of the findings of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) exercise for Germany./2 The publication of the Staff Report and Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) bundles will be followed by publication of the FSAP Technical Notes underpinning the FS  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 22 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the brighter future the American Rescue Plan is STILL creating for Indiana's economy. This time, the Rescue Plan is providing more than $9 million to Goshen, Huntingburg, and Rensselaer to support business and tourism growth and workforce training in those resp  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: The Biden-Harris administration today released final guidance for eligible states and the Navajo Nation on how to apply for the first $725 million in funding available for reclaiming abandoned mine lands (AMLs). President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a total of $11.3 billion in AML grant funding over 15 years to eligible states and Tribes to help communities eliminate  more

MOBILE, Alabama, July 21 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: On behalf of Mobile Baykeeper, the Southern Environmental Law Center sent Alabama Power a Notice of Intent to Sue in response to the company's plans to permanently leave more than 21 million tons of coal ash in unlined storage at Plant Barry on the banks of the Mobile River. Located in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Plant Barry's unlined coal ash pit was built on wetlands and sits within the fl  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 22 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the migrating monarch butterfly for the first time to its "red list" of threatened species on Thursday and categorized it as "endangered." University of Michigan experts are available to comment. Mark Hunter is the Earl E. Werner Distinguished University Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He is a leader in understanding  more

SOMERSET, Massachusetts, July 22 (TNSreact) -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: President Joe Biden took his campaign to slow down climate change and speed up our transition to clean energy to the site of the former Brayton Point coal-fired power plant on Wednesday. Brayton Point is now becoming a hub for the development and production of offshore wind technology. During the visit, he announced a new program to develop offshore wind power in the Gulf of  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends First to discuss how President Biden is refusing to take responsibility for his far-left policies that have led to soaring inflation and skyrocketing gas prices. Whip Scalise urged President Biden to end his war on American energy and stop letting the radical Democrats implement an anti-American energy agenda that has led   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: Senator John Hoeven today secured approval of his Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mineral Spacing Act by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Hoeven's legislation, cosponsored by Senators Kevin Cramer and Steve Daines, would streamline and improve the permitting process for energy development, remove duplicative regulations and better respect the rights of private mineral h  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, was joined by 12 Republican Senators to introduce the Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act, a bill to prohibit the federal government from using the flawed social cost of carbon, social cost of methane, social cost of nitrous oxide, or the social cost of any other greenhouse gas metri  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by North Dakota Public Service Commission Chair Julie Fedorchak involving a hearing on July 13, 2022, entitled "Pathways to Lower Energy Prices": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. A special thanks to Sen. John Hoeven for inviting me to be part of this esteemed panel. I am honored to address you on this vital topic that is top of the mind for every American.   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senator James Lankford (Okla.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined 11 of their Republican colleagues in introducing the Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act, a bill to prohibit the federal government from using the flawed soci  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and James Lankford (R-Okla.) today introduced the Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act, a bill to prohibit the federal government from using the flawed social cost of carbon, social cost of methane, social cost of nitrous oxide, or the social cost of a  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,196,939 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the Black Lung and Coal Miner Clinics Program in West Virginia. The funding will be available through the West Virginia Department of Health  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 22 (TNSreact) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) made its final decision in Georgia Power's 2022 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) by unanimously voting to approve an amended stipulation agreement between Public Service Commission Staff and Georgia Power (owned by Southern Company). The final, approved plan includes: * Certifying the retirement of Plant Wansley Units 1 and 2 and Plant Scherer U  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 22 (TNSreact) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: Despite soaring demand for solar capacity amongst Georgia residents, a majority of the Georgia Public Service Commissioners voted against expanding a popular solar program that filled up with 5,000 participants in under two years. In addition, the PSC approved Georgia Power buying over 2300 megawatts of new gas capacity contracts, even as skyrocketing gas prices demonstrate   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 22 (TNSreact) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: The Nature Conservancy (TNC) today applauded President Biden's announcements of new executive actions helping people facing the effects of climate change and supporting offshore wind. Appropriately, the site of the announcement was the Brayton Point Power Station, a defunct coal-fired power plant that was once the largest and most polluting in New England and is now a staging ba  more