DENVER, Colorado, July 31 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Colorado State Auditor issued the following report (No. 2022-TE34) on July 28, 2022, entitled "Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Innovative Cars and Trucks Credits." Here are excerpts: * * * KEY CONCLUSION: The Innovative Cars Credit likely encourages some individuals to purchase electric vehicles, but is one factor among many that have driven an increase in electric vehicle purchases in recent years. The Innovative Trucks Credit has been used  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper on Russia's invasion of Ukraine - European Union responses and implications for U.S.-EU relations (No. IN11897) on July 28, 2022, by European affairs specialist Kristin Archick: * * * The 27-member European Union (EU) has implemented a wide range of policy responses to Russia's 2022 war against Ukraine. EU actions and coordination with the United States are of interest to Congress given   more

FREEPORT, Texas, Aug. 1 (TNSreact) -- Earthworks issued the following news release on July 29, 2022: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) and US Coast Guard today released the final environmental review for Sea Port Oil Terminal (SPOT), a new crude oil export terminal proposed in Brazoria and Harris Counties by Enterprise and Enbridge that threatens fisheries, wetlands, endangered species, public health and the environment. The analysis in the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) today f  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 30, 2022: Last night, the U.S. House voted to pass bipartisan, bicameral legislation led in the House by Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) that addresses acid mine drainage -- one of the most visible, costly and hazardous remnants of the area's coal mining history. The Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines (STREAM) Act was first introduced in March by   more