BOONE, North Carolina, July 30 (TNSreact) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: Advocates for abandoned mine clean up and clean water across the country celebrated as the U.S. House passed the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines (STREAM) Act -- bipartisan legislation that would guarantee that major new investments in abandoned mine land clean up can be directed to address the acid mine drainage (AMD) crisis that threatens waterways ac  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 30 (TNSjou) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A new study indicates that decarbonization pathways should incorporate more efficient electric heating technologies and more renewable energy sources to minimize strain on the US electric grid during peaks in electricity usage from heating in the winter. * * * By Jillian McKoy Direct fossil fuel consumption by buildings, burned in water heaters, furnaces, and other heating   more

NEW DELHI, India, July 29 -- The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha (IPICOL) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) today signed an MoU announcing FICCI as National Industry Partner for the 'Make in Odisha Conclave 2022', which is scheduled to be held from November 30th to December 4th 2022. The MoU signing ceremony was presided over by Mr   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 30 (TNSsro) -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following agenda: * * * TO: Commission Chairman James F. Huston; Commissioners Freeman, Krevda, and Ziegner FROM: Commission Technical Divisions DATE: August 3, 2022 RE: 30-Day Utility Articles for Conference on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. The following thirty-day filings have been submitted to the Commission. Each item was reviewed by the appropriate Commission Technical Divisions an  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following statement by Richard Buangan, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Mongolia, at a July 13, 2022, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Schatz, Ranking Member Romney, and distinguished members of the committee, I am deeply honored to be here today as the President's nominee to serve as the United States Ambassador to Mongolia. I am grateful for the confidence of President Biden and Secretary Blinken   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 29 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore today announced he has published West Virginia's first Restricted Financial Institution List, deeming five financial institutions ineligible for state banking contracts. Treasurer Moore has determined that BlackRock Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo & Co. are engaged in bo  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 29 -- The World Trade Organization issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: The WTO, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) outlined on 27 July the role they play in supporting sustainable development and helping developing economies respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and climate and energy-related crises. The session held at the  more