WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSgov) -- The Alaska Wilderness League, an organization that says it galvanizes support to secure policies that protect and defend America's wild public lands and waters, posted the following news release on Aug. 19, 2022: Alaska Wilderness League, through a video, is calling on President Biden to stop ConocoPhillips' massive Willow proposal, which would industrialize the western Arctic. The video asks those opposed to the proposal to make their voices heard through public  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release and an Aug. 17, 2022, letter: * * * Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Katie Porter (D-Calif.) today sent a second letter to oil and gas public relations (PR) firm FTI Consulting requesting any of the firm's PR work, marketing, or influence campaigns for oil, gas, and coal comp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A Florida corporation was sentenced in federal court in the Middle District of Florida after pleading guilty to a charge of willfully violating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule. The criminal charge related to an explosion at a coal-fired power plant in 2017 that caused the death of five workers. Tampa Electric Company (TECO) operates several facilities in Florida, including Big   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 20 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release and an August 17, 2022, letter: Governor Kristi Noem and six of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to the Southwest Power Pool, Inc., expressing concern about the federal government implementing "a Good Neighbor Plan" that would govern the interstate transportation of emissions while ignoring state-designed plans that are already in place. The governors wrote that the U.S. Environmen  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Aug. 19 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: On behalf of several community groups from across the state, the Southern Environmental Law Center late yesterday filed an amicus brief in Wake County Superior Court that supports Governor Cooper's challenge to the North Carolina Rules Review Commission created by the state legislature because it violates the state constitution's separation of powers. "The Rules Review Comm  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 19, 2022: * * * The Inflation Reduction Act Supports Workers and Families By signing the Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden is delivering on his promise to build an economy that works for working families. President Biden is the most pro-worker, pro-union President in history, and the Inflation Reduction Act builds on that legacy. President Biden and Congressional Democrats beat back special interes  more