CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 10 -- BirdLife International issued the following research news: The Orang Asli, an Indigenous community in Malaysia, have received a flavourful reward for protecting Helmeted Hornbills and their forest home, as a healthy forest provides opportunity to collect and sell a special Tualang honey. Throughout the dense tropical rainforests of Belum-Temenggor Forest Complex (BTFC) in Malaysia, the Malaysian Nature Society's (MNS) Hornbill Guardian teams patrol the landscape   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 8 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Euros149 million Romanian scheme made available through the Recovery and Resilience Facility ('RRF') to support the production of renewable hydrogen. The measure aims to contribute to the development of renewable hydrogen in line with the objectives of the EU Hydrogen Strategy and the EU Green Deal. The scheme will also contribute to the objec  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 11 (TNStalk) -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2022: * * * A decision on whether or not to grant planning permission for a controversial new coal mine in Cumbria has been further delayed until "on or before 8 November 2022". Friends of the Earth received a letter from the government confirming the delay earlier this evening. * * * Commenting, Victoria Marsom of Friends of the Earth, said: "The case against this coal mine is overwhel  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 11 (TNSpol) -- The Iowa Environmental Council issued the following news: IEC joins those in Iowa and around the nation in celebrating this week's passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Though the name wouldn't seem to align with environmental efforts, this historic legislation includes the largest-ever package addressing climate issues through clean energy investment, renewable energy tax credits, and much more. The bill is complex and far-reaching, and many - in  more

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: * * * Developing the critical mineral and rare earth element industry in the Commonwealth would boost national security, minimize supply chain disruptions, create jobs and clean up the environment, members of the House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), were told Tuesday during a hearing at Penn State University. Critic  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2022: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, issued the following statement announcing his support for the Inflation Reduction Act. "The Inflation Reduction Act delivers key components of President Biden and Congressional Democrats' agenda to invest in jobs and the economy while lowering costs for working families. This legisla  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2022: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, issued the following statement announcing his support for the Inflation Reduction Act: "The Inflation Reduction Act delivers key components of President Biden and Congressional Democrats' agenda to invest in jobs and the economy wh  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Budget Committee, joined Fox Business' Kudlow to express concern over the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) unprecedented raid of President Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago. Senator Cramer also discussed the Inflation Enhancement Act, which Democrats rammed through the Senate over the weekend on a party-line vote. Excerpts and full video  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: At the Independent Community Banks of North Dakota's (ICBND) annual convention today, Senator John Hoeven highlighted the important role of local banks in supporting rural communities, helping to ensure access to vital financial services for local residents, agriculture producers and other small businesses. The senator further stressed the impact that record-high inflation is  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 11 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and Colorado Governor Jared Polis welcomed $8.5 million in grants from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support economic diversification efforts in coal communities in Northwest Colorado. "When we visited Craig and Hayden this spring, we heard how important it is to diversify rural economies and create ne  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Across the United States, local wind and solar jobs can fully replace the coal-plant jobs that will be lost as the nation's power-generation system moves away from fossil fuels in the coming decades, according to a new University of Michigan study. As of 2019, coal-fired electricity generation directly employed nearly 80,000 workers at more than 250 plants in 43 U.S. states. The new U-M study  more