WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSrpt) -- The Progressive Policy Institute issued the following news release: A new report authored by the Progressive Policy Institute's Paul Bledsoe and environmental economist Clayton Munnings finds that China and other Asian nations are rapidly moving toward natural gas to displace coal -- but their efforts will not yield significant climate benefits if they don't cut imports of high-methane leaking Russian gas. The report, which is the second in a series of papers on n  more

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 5 (TNSrpt) -- The Australian Marine Conservation Society issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022: Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek's proposal to reject Clive Palmer's Central Queensland Coal project is the right decision for the Great Barrier Reef and is welcomed, the Australian Marine Conservation Society says. The open cut coal mine, proposed for an area just 10km from the Reef World Heritage Area, is proposed for rejection by the minister because of r  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Aug. 5 (TNSpol) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022: A federal judge late yesterday struck down two U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) resource management plans that failed to address the public health consequences of allowing massive amounts of coal, oil, and gas production from public lands and minerals in the Powder River Basin, including approximately 6 billion tons of low-grade, highly polluting coal over 20 years. The Biden administr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022: The Department of the Interior today announced that nearly $725 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is available to 22 states and the Navajo Nation to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity in coal communities by reclaiming abandoned mine lands (AML). The Notice of Funding Opportunity opened today and follows the release of final guidance  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: In December, Joe Manchin said: "If I can't go back home and explain it, I can't vote for it." Upon review of the bill, it's hard to see how it is remotely possible to do so, especially to West Virginians working in the coal and manufacturing industries. Yesterday, a coalition representing coal workers blasted Manchin's tax and spend bill saying it will "serve to severely threaten American coal  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 5 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 4, 2022: Attorney General Peterson joined a coalition of 19 states that sent a letter to BlackRock Inc., questioning its practices of putting investors' interests and returns behind the asset manager's ideological push. Some states work with BlackRock for retirement plans, pension funds, and investments, but the company seems to be more interested in environmental, social, a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release: As part of its efforts to combat legacy coal mining pollution and create healthier communities, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is making approximately $1.3 million available in fiscal year 2022 for Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program (WCAP) grants to allow non-profit organizations to undertake acid mine drainage reclama  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following commentary to Real Clear Energy: * * * Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) penned an op-ed for Real Clear Energy titled, "American Producers and Natural Resources Can Solve the Energy Crisis." American Producers and Natural Resources Can Solve the Energy Crisis By: Rep. Carol Miller America faces a two-fold energy crisis - record high gas prices, such as more than $4.00 per gallon in West Virginia, and the potentia  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Bloomberg TV's Balance of Power to discuss her continued opposition to Democrats' partisan reckless tax-and-spending spree and the negative consequences it would have on West Virginia and the economy. HIGHLIGHTS: WHAT WEST VIRGINIANS ARE SAYING: "I mean, when I go to the grocery store in West Virginia, I hear about it every day. People are con  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 4, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) sent a letter to West Virginia Coal Association President Chris Hamilton to clarify his misunderstanding about the impact the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will have on West Virginia's coal industry. * * * August 4, 2022 To: Chris Hamilton, President, West Virginia Coal Association, 200 Association Drive #160, Charleston, WV Mr. Hamilton,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022: At today's U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing, Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said that with American families facing 40-year high inflation and near-record high gas prices, the last thing we need are policies explicitly designed to reduce American energy production and raise energy prices under the guise of ad  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Aug. 5 (TNSreact) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022: A federal judge late yesterday struck down two U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) resource management plans that failed to address the public health consequences of allowing massive amounts of coal, oil, and gas production from public lands and minerals in the Powder River Basin, including approximately 6 billion tons of low-grade, highly polluting coal over 20 years. The Biden admin  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 5 (TNSreact) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022: In a surprise outcome last week, the Missouri Air Conservation Commission (MACC) failed to advance the new regional haze plan proposed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which the MACC oversees. Missouri will miss its new deadline of August 15, 2022, to submit a plan to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), even though the federal agency gave states an additional three ye  more

BERKELEY, California, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Berkeley campus issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022: Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine -- the main component of Formica -- chemists have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks, a key goal for the United States and other nations as they seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The process for synthesizing the melamine material, published this week in   more

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following news: On August 3, Indonesia, through its national power utility company, PT PLN (Persero), and the United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), have strengthened their partnership to accelerate Indonesia's transition to a cleaner and more sustainable energy sector. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo and U  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Aug. 5 (TNSreact) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022: A federal judge late yesterday struck down two U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) resource management plans that failed to address the public health consequences of allowing massive amounts of coal, oil, and gas production from public lands and minerals in the Powder River Basin, including approximately 6 billion tons of low-grade, highly polluting coal over 20 years. The Biden a  more