SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 12 -- The Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) is denouncing the unconscionable decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to unfairly penalize the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) for its members' exercising their right to strike at Warrior Met Coal. Warrior Met Coal workers in Alabama have been on strike since April 1, 2021. After provoking this strike, and in the face o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSpol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act, sending the bill containing many of President Biden's Build Back Better agenda priorities to the White House for his signature. The legislation includes billions of dollars in spending and tax breaks aimed at encouraging Americans to install solar and battery storage systems, buy electric vehicles and take other steps that   more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 13 (TNSreact) (TNSres) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: Conservation groups and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management have finalized a legal agreement that will prevent new oil and gas leasing across 2.2 million acres of southwestern Colorado until the agency supplements its environmental analysis and releases an amended plan for lands in the area. "The North Fork Valley has been fighting for over a decade to prevent leasing of publi  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Aug. 13 (TNSgov) -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: A federal judge in Montana District Court ruled today to reinstate a moratorium halting all coal leasing on federal lands until the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) completes a more sufficient environmental analysis. The original moratorium set by the Obama administration in 2016 was overturned by Trump's Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke, in 2017. The Biden administration revoked the   more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Aug. 13 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: A federal judge in Montana District Court ruled today to reinstate a moratorium halting all coal leasing on federal lands until the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) completes a more sufficient environmental analysis. The original moratorium set by the Obama administration in 2016 was overturned by Trump's Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke, in 2017. The Biden administration revoked the Zin  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Aug. 13 (TNSgov) -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: A federal judge in Montana District Court ruled today to reinstate a moratorium on new coal leasing on public lands, halting all coal leasing on federal lands until the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) completes a more sufficient environmental analysis. The original moratorium set by the Obama administration in 2016 was overturned by Trump's Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke, in 2017. The Bid  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 13 (TNSgov) -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release: Conservation groups and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management have finalized a legal agreement that will prevent new oil and gas leasing across 2.2 million acres of southwestern Colorado until the agency supplements its environmental analysis and releases an amended plan for lands in the area. "The North Fork Valley has been fighting for over a decade to prevent leasing of public lands to oil and gas deve  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 13 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: Conservation groups and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management have finalized a legal agreement that will prevent new oil and gas leasing across 2.2 million acres of southwestern Colorado until the agency supplements its environmental analysis and releases an amended plan for lands in the area. "The North Fork Valley has been fighting for over a decade to prevent leasing of public lands to oil and gas developm  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 13 (TNSgov) -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: Conservation groups and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management have finalized a legal agreement that will prevent new oil and gas leasing across 2.2 million acres of southwestern Colorado until the agency supplements its environmental analysis and releases an amended plan for lands in the area. "The North Fork Valley has been fighting for over a decade to prevent leasing of public lands to oil a  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 13 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) is evaluating 28 publicly traded integrated oil and gas companies to determine if they are prepared for the transition to a low-carbon economy, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, the Fund's trustee, announced today. Each company is being asked to provide information on its readiness to transition to the emergi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNStalk) -- The National Mining Association issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2022: * * * The National Mining Association (NMA) today issued the following statement from Rich Nolan, NMA President & CEO, on the coal moratorium ruling. "We will be appealing this ruling. This is a deeply disappointing decision with energy-driven inflation, energy affordability and energy security top concerns for Americans. Denying access to affordable, secure energy during an energ  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12 -- The Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary issued the following news on Aug. 11, 2022: Today during Penn State's Ag Progress days, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding honored Charlotte E. Sunday, whose Lenhartsville, Berks County farm reached the Bicentennial Farm milestone, having been in her family since 1822. Redding also honored 17 families whose farms earned Century Farm status for being in the same family for 100 years. Families from Armstrong, Berks, B  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The summer edition of NETL's Water-Energy Nexus News focuses on groundbreaking research and other efforts to enhance the nation's energy foundation while helping to protect water resources for future generations. The lead article explains steps taken by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) to integra  more