BOONE, North Carolina, July 29 (TNSreact) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: Tonight, Senate Democrats released the full text of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This legislation includes a permanent extension of the Black Lung Excise Tax - an unprecedented investment in the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund that goes above and beyond the 10-year extension fought for by advocates since a full extension of the excise tax expired at the end of 2021. The   more

BOONE, North Carolina, July 29 (TNSreact) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, released a new budget reconciliation deal -- the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 -- to address climate and energy, the price of prescription drugs and tax reform. The package includes $369 billion in climate and energy spending and permanently restores a tax on coal to support the Black Lung Disabi  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, July 29 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Carol C. Coleman, public affairs specialist Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District for a study focused on replacing auxiliary locks at three sites along the Upper Ohio River -- Montgomery Lock, Emsworth Lock and Dashields Lock. Improving and maintain  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs issued the following fact sheet on July 28, 2022: * * * U.S. Relations With Nepal U.S.-NEPAL RELATIONS The United States recognized Nepal in 1947, and the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1948. Bilateral relations are friendly, and U.S. policy objectives center on helping Nepal build a peaceful, prosperous, resilient, and democratic society. Primary U.S. objectives in Nep  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSreact) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: Seven states and the territory of Guam called on President Biden and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today to set a nationwide greenhouse gas pollution cap under the Clean Air Act. The announcement comes as the EPA considers a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity and 350.org to list greenhouse gases as "criteria pollutants" and set a nationwide emissio  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNStalk) -- The Center for International Environmental Law issued the following statement on July 28, 2022: * * * Following the announcement that US Senators Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin reached a deal on a spending and revenue bill that includes $369 billion for climate and energy programs, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) Senior Attorney Steven Feit said the following: Policymakers are heralding the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 as a victory for envi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 (TNStalk) -- Earthjustice issued the following statement on July 28, 2022: * * * Democratic leaders in the Senate released details of an agreement to make transformative investments in our nation's fight against climate change, environmental injustice, and energy transformation. Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen made the following statement: "We need to do everything we can to get ambitious climate legislation over the finish line. We are past the deadl  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 25 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: Romania will receive a total of Euros31.5 billion from Cohesion Policy in 2021-2027 in the framework of its Partnership Agreement with the Commission to promote the economic, social and territorial cohesion of its regions and its green and digital transition. The EU funds will also support the development of a competitive, innovative and export-oriented Romanian economy. Increasing economic competitiveness  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: Senator Portman joined FOX Business' Kudlow this afternoon to discuss the consequences of the Democrats' plan to raise taxes on workers' wages, consumers, and producers. Portman said the Democrats' tax hikes will hurt lower and middle-income Americans the most and will make soaring inflation and rising costs even worse. Portman noted that this was the wrong policy at the wrong time, with the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following opening statement on July 27, 2022: * * * 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 opening remarks, the committee postpon  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 (TNSres) -- The Public Policy Institute of California issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: Amid an ongoing drought, nearly seven in ten Californians say the water supply is a big problem in their part of the state. More than half of Californians say higher gas prices have been a financial hardship, but a strong majority is opposed to oil drilling off the California coast. More than seven in ten say alternative energy sources should be prioritize  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- 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 the following remarks at a legislative hearing to examine and receive testimony on a number of energy related bills. Barrasso introduced three of the bills discussed at the hearing. The hearing featured testimony from the Ho  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Governor Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) convened a robust group of energy industry leaders for a morning of panel discussions and presentations. The events are part of the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub's Industry Day and will help determine the next steps for establishing West Virginia as the new hom  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) convened a robust group of energy industry leaders for a morning of panel discussions and presentations. The events are part of the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub's Industry Day and wil  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 29 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) convened a robust group of energy industry leaders for a morning of panel discussions and presentations. The events are part of the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub's Industry Day and will help determine the next steps  more

NEW YORK, July 29 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) dropped a bombshell report today that found 27 giant banks in North America, Europe, and Asia are failing the climate goals of the Paris Agreement. As the AP reported in its exclusive, "The evaluation is significant because it comes from within the financial community, echoing the idea that fossil fuel investments must wind down, which environmentalists, c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 29 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release and letter on July 28, 2022: Attorney General Ken Paxton led a multistate letter urging President Biden to stop fast-tracking inflation by implementing expensive and unfunded measures to address his so-called "climate emergency." Spending $2.3 billion on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program at a time of historically high inflation is irresponsible and adds to the ever-increas  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: The United States Senate passed the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA) crafted by Arizona Senator Mark Kelly. As a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Kelly successfully advocated for provisions that will streamline the process to ensure Arizona water infrastructure projects can quickly receive more funding for existing flood control and infrastructure projects,   more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, July 29 (TNStalk) -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following statement on July 28, 2022: * * * Commenting on provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that would provide full and permanent funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, and other provisions that will provide much needed help to distressed coalfield communities, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today. "We ar  more

MENOMONIE, Wisconsin, July 28 -- The University of Wisconsin's Stout Campus issued the following news: A multibuilding energy conservation project at UW-Stout has been approved by the Wisconsin State Building Commission, part of a $71 million approval for key projects across the state. The project will provide a 400-kilowatt rooftop solar photovoltaic array on the General Services Building and Jarvis Hall Tech Wing. The project also includes LED lighting upgrades in Applied Arts, Harvey Hall,  more