BOONE, North Carolina, Sept. 8 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: More than 80 organizations from 15 states from called on Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-WV), Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY), subcommittee Chair Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Ranking Member Mike Lee (R-UT) and the other members of the committee to quickly advance the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines (STREAM) Act (S  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 8 (TNSawa) -- Battelle, a nonprofit research and development organization, issued the following news release: A breakthrough Battelle technology for converting coal-derived liquids and biomass-derived feedstocks into polyurethane (PU) foam was named a winner in the 2022 R&D 100 Awards in the Processes/Prototyping category. In addition to the Battelle award, the national laboratories where Battelle plays a management and operations role combined for 23 awards and six speci  more

NEW DELHI, India, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The Centre for Science and Environment issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has strongly criticised the environment ministry's latest amendment to the 2015 notification on emission norms for coal-based thermal power plants. The amendment was notified on September 5. The amendment has -- once again - favoured power plants by giving them another two years' extension to meet the standards for sulphur dio  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSgov) -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: Environmental groups and local activists have filed a motion to intervene in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) federal lawsuit against EES Coke, which alleges that the company has unlawfully emitted thousands of tons of harmful pollutants in a low-income community of color near Detroit. By intervening in the lawsuit, impacted community members can help ensure that EES Coke, a subsidiary of DTE Energ  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 8 -- The European Commission issued the following statement on Sept. 7, 2022, by President Ursula von der Leyen on energy: * * * We are facing an extraordinary situation, not only because Russia is an unreliable supplier, as we have witnessed over the last days, weeks, months, but also because Russia is actively manipulating the gas market. I am deeply convinced that with our unity, our determination, our solidarity, we will prevail. And we have, over the last six mont  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Environment issued the following testimony by Pamela McGhee, a resident of Detroit, Michigan, involving a hybrid hearing on Aug. 25, 2022, entitled "Effective Environmental Enforcement: Tools and Strategies to Protect Vulnerable Communities": * * * My name is Pamela McGhee and I live a few blocks south of major polluting industries that I will talk about today: US Ecology Detroit South, a hazardous Waste Facility and the now  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Environment issued the following testimony by Jamesa Johnson Greer, executive director of the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, involving a hybrid hearing on Aug. 25, 2022, entitled "Effective Environmental Enforcement: Tools and Strategies to Protect Vulnerable Communities": * * * On behalf of myself and the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, I would like to thank you for holding this hearing on advancing the  more

MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 8 -- The International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, issued the following news release: A new initiative will help mobilize private financing for more climate-friendly projects in the Philippines, with IFC launching the '30 by 30 zero' program that aims to help financial institutions, especially banks, better incorporate green finance strategies into their investment plans, reduce climate risks, and ultimately cut greenhouse-gas emissions (GHG). De  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSgov) -- The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge John Z. Lee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Judge Lee is the first Asian American appellate judge to serve on the Seventh Circuit. "NAPABA congratulates Judge Lee on his historic confirmation to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit," said A. B. Cruz III, acting president of NA  more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following news release: The NSW Environment Protection Authority's Draft Climate Change Policy and Action Plan, released for public comment today, is an important step toward protecting the state from dangerous climate change./1 "When this policy is implemented, NSW will lead the nation in tackling dangerous climate change," Nature Conservation Council CEO Jacqui Mumford said. "As surprising as it may seem,  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release and Sept. 7, 2022, letter: The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee sent a letter today to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) disapproving a pending regulation that would limit manganese levels in waterways, Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23) said. "The Department of Environmental Protection is way beyond its authority and is clearly attacking industry through yet an  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL is leading the Center for Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals (CSFC), a focus to help the U.S. chemicals industry retool products and operations for a sustainable future that strengthens domestic manufacturing as the nation transitions to clean energy. "New strategies and technologies are needed to decarbonize the chemicals industry. Our work establishes an NET  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 8 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: AES Indiana customers and clean energy activists delivered nearly 3,000 petitions to the capital city's hometown utility Wednesday morning, demanding a rapid transition from dirty, dangerous fossil fuels toward the clean energy resources the community deserves. AES Indiana has shown signs of progress by evaluating more renewable energy options as one resource plan it's considering for the future. But  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release: Carbon dioxide emissions from the U.S. power sector increased by 7% in 2021 over the previous year, as economies around the world reopened following shutdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new   more