WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSpol) (TNScapv) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following coalition letter on July 26, 2022, with 22 organizations: * * * Dear Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: The undersigned organizations and individuals write to express and explain our opposition to the confirmation of Joseph Goffman as Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation in the Environmental Protection Agency. M  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the city of Ottawa, Illinois, to boost manufacturing by making infrastructure upgrades as part of the East Stevenson Road Improvement Project. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $30  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- 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 $2.5 million grant to the Center for Metal Arts, Inc. (CMA), Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to increase capacity for workforce training and tourism opportunities by upgrading three National Historic Landmark structures at the former Cambria Iron  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.9 million grant to the Wyoming County Economic Development Authority, Pineville, West Virginia, to construct three buildings needed to support manufacturing in the Barkers Creek Industrial Park. This project will suppo  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 28 (TNSreact) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: The House Natural Resources Committee passed the Environmental Justice for All Act out of committee. The bill would enable frontline environmental justice communities to hold polluters accountable in court for projects that use federal funds and engage in environmental discrimination. It contains bold policies that will strengthen the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to requ  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNStalk) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following statement on July 27, 2022: * * * Senator Manchin released a statement this afternoon announcing his support for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The statement includes a commitment to "all of the above" energy and the promise of permitting reform legislation to be considered by Congress in the fall. Erich Pica, President of Friends of the Earth, issued the following statement in response: Political pressure has f  more

GUNNISON, Colorado, July 27 (TNSpol) -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following joint news release with four organizations on July 26, 2022: Conservation groups sued Colorado Gov. Jared Polis's administration today over its failure to ensure the West Elk coal mine in western Colorado complies with state and federal clean-air laws. "It's time to put an end to Arch Coal's free pass to pollute," said Jeremy Nichols, climate and energy program director for WildEarth Guardians. "The Polis administ  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Millennium Challenge Corp. issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: The U.S. government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of the Republic of Kosovo celebrated the signing of the $202 million Kosovo Compact today during a ceremony hosted by the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber, Congressman William Keating, at the U.S. House of Representatives' Rayburn House Office Build  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: The U.S. Senate passed a legislative package that includes the CHIPS Act of 2022, which includes historic funding for domestic semiconductor manufacturing as well as a Science Title with funding for essential priorities for Ohio's economy. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has been instrumental in moving the legislation through the Senate. The CHIPS Act will support and grow domestic supply ch  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a business meeting to consider the following items: * Annie Caputo to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) * Bradley Crowell to be a Member of the NRC * 15 General Services Administration Resolutions NOTE: Following Ranking Member Capito's openi  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNStalk) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on July 27, 2022: * * * The House National Resources Committee held a legislative markup of the Environmental Justice for All Act. The bill, introduced by Reps Raul M. Grijalva and Donald McEachin is the most significant effort by the federal government to address generations of environmental racism. The bill includes bold policies that will strengthen the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to require federal  more