WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) delivered an impassioned speech on the House floor today in support of an expedited energy permitting reform framework recently released by Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV). Reforming the current energy permitting process would bolster critical American energy projects, lower costs for working families, and help position Ohio to be the Arsenal of Energy for the United Sta  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: In the early weeks of the Biden administration, a number of Carnegie Mellon University faculty members came together to share their thoughts about what a new White House approach to climate change and clean energy might mean for the country. We asked some of those same experts to provide their perspectives on the climate and clean energy provisions within the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), whic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the town of Burnsville, North Carolina, to help diversify the local economy and create new jobs by extending water and sewer service to a new greenhouse lettuce growing facility. This grant is funded b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.2 million grant to the city of Austin, Minnesota, to support business and job growth and economic diversification efforts by making infrastructure upgrades at the Creekside Business Park. This grant is funded by the American   more

LONDON, England, Sept. 15 -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news: This year the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of its operations in Kazakhstan. What began as a small representative office in Almaty, the country's largest city, has become the biggest continuous banking operation for the EBRD in Central Asia, with almost US$ 10 billion invested through nearly 300 projects   more

LONDON, England, Sept. 15 -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Kazakhstan are joining forces to support more than 100 countries in their efforts to combat global warming. The parties will work towards Kazakhstan joining the Global Methane Pledge and so collectively help to reduce global methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) sig  more

STRASBOURG, France, Sept. 14 -- The European Commission issued the following text of the state of the union address by President Ursula von der Leyen entitled "A Union That Stands Strong Together": * * * INTRODUCTION Madam President, Honourable Members, My fellow Europeans, Never before has this Parliament debated the State of our Union with war raging on European soil. We all remember that fateful morning in late February. Europeans from across our Union woke up dismayed by what they sa  more

FREIBURG, Germany, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems issued the following news release: Methanol plays an important role for industry as a commodity chemical and is presently considered one of the key energy carriers in the rising hydrogen economy. However, conventional methanol production from coal and natural gas generates large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. With the project "Carbon2Chem(R)", partners from industry, research and academia have made i  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: As the global steel industry eyes switching to direct reduced iron (DRI) production and using green hydrogen to reduce emissions, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is in a prime position to start producing carbon-neutral or green steel, finds a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. "The MENA region can lead the worl  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 15 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: The Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club and the town of Carrboro, North Carolina, filed a formal notice of intent today to sue the Environmental Protection Agency to force it to act on a petition challenging the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's inadequate air-pollution permit. The conservation groups and the town objected to the permit  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Environmental Council posted the following news on Sept. 13, 2022: * * * Environmental groups seek backing for utility's claims Iowa coal plants are economical * * * Environmental advocates have filed a motion with the Iowa Utilities Board to compel MidAmerican Energy to back its claims that its coal plants are a responsible use of customers' money. The motion filed by the Environmental Law & Policy Center, Iowa Environmental Council and Sierr  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 14, 2022, during an auto show at the Huntington Place Convention Center on the electric vehicle manufacturing boom in the country: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Detroit! (Applause.) You have chairs? They're going to say you've been standing a hell of a long time if you don't have any chairs there. (Laughter.) Well, please sit down. You've -- you've probably heard twice already everything I'm going to say. (Laug  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) announced $3.1 million in federal funding coming to the Triad to create good-paying jobs and support local business development. The funding will go to Gateway Research Park Inc. of Greensboro and S.G. Atkins Community Development Corporation of Winston-Salem. "Federal investments in our local businesses create good-paying jobs and spur economic d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded Berkshire Hathaway's $500 million investment into domestic manufacturing in Ravenswood, West Virginia. This investment results from the domestic manufacturing and supply chain incentives included in the Inflation Reduction Act by Senator Manchin and will create a global aerospace manufacturing hub in West Virginia. "Yesterday's ann  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Sept. 8, 2022, entitled "Current Issues in Insurance": * * * It has been quite some time since this Committee has held a hearing on the insurance industry. There are several topics that I'd like to discuss today, including the importance of state based insurance regulation, efforts to develop international ins  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 15 (TNSper) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news on Sept. 13, 2022: Since the announcement of its formation in 2007, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) has grown rapidly and adapted to fill the needs of its students, its community and the nation's health care system as a whole. Through nearly 15 years of continuous changes at the school, at least one constant has remained. Daniel "Dan" Harrington has served as the living history of VTCSOM,   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 -- The United Nations issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: On 14 September 2022, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) enacted the amendments, specified with strikethrough and/or underline, in the entries below on its Sanctions List of individuals and entities. B. Entities and other groups KPe.036 Name: SINGWANG ECONOMICS AND TRADING GENERAL CORPORATION A.k.a.: na F.k.a.: na Address: Democratic People's Republic of Ko  more

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 15 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Sept. 14, 2022, at a climate event on the Inflation Reduction Act at the State University of New York: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon! Good afternoon. Please, have a seat. (Applause.) Good afternoon, everyone. Srikrithi, you did such an excellent job. You inspire me. You inspire me, as do all of the students that I met this afternoon and, of course, the faculty and the administration for the  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 15 -- The World Heart Federation issued the following news on Sept. 14, 2022: The international scientific consensus is clear: to protect the health and lives of present and future generations we need a rapid, equitable phase-out of fossil fuels globally, so as not to exceed 1.5-C of warming. The World Heart Federation joins the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health professionals and organizations to call on governments around the world to develop and imple  more