WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47242) on Sept. 15, 2022, entitled "North Korea: September 2022 Update." The report was written by Asian affairs specialists Mark E. Manyin and Emma Chanlett-Avery, nonproliferation specialist Mary Beth D. Nikitin, foreign policy legislation specialist Dianne E. Rennack and senior research librarian Keigh E. Hammond. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY For more than 30 years, 16 Congresses an  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 20 (TNSrpt) -- Conservation International issued the following news release: * * * The "Exponential Roadmap for Natural Climate Solutions" pinpoints actions needed to turn land sector from 12 Gt greenhouse gas source today into 10 Gt carbon sink by 2050 * * * New research released today finds that to avoid catastrophic climate change, the land sector - including agriculture, forestry and natural land protection and restoration - must reach net zero emissions by 203  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Sept. 19, 2022: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $156 million in funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for a first-of-a-kind facility to extract and separate rare earth elements (REE) and critical minerals (CM) from unconventional sources like mining waste. Rare earth elements and other critical minerals are key to manufacturing clean energy technologies right here   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 15 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: The European Commission has today endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Romania's first payment request for Euros2.6 billion, of which Euros1.8 billion in grants and Euros0.8 billion in loans, under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the key instrument at the heart of NextGenerationEU. On 31 May 2022, Romania submitted to the Commission a payment request based on the achievement of the 21  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The European Commission issued the following fact sheet: * * * Questions and Answers on Romania's first payment request under NextGenerationEU * How did the Commission assess Romania's first payment request? On 31 May 2022, Romania submitted to the Commission a request for the disbursement of Euros2.6 billion, of which Euros1.8 billion in grants and Euros0.8 billion in loans, under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The request was based on th  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: Hydropower has served almost 30% of the power generated in Pakistan over the years, but the country's long-term goal to meet 46% of the country's power generation needs by 2030 could be risky, according to a new report by Haneea Isaad, an Energy Finance Analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Hydropower has been favoured in Pak  more

PARIS, France, Sept. 20 (TNSrpt) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: * * * New report sets out urgent priorities to rapidly make more clean technologies the most affordable options in key sectors * * * The first annual Breakthrough Agenda Report, requested by 45 world leaders, delivers a progress report on the actions needed to deliver on the historic clean technology commitment by governments representing two-thirds of the global economy.   more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 20 (TNSrpt) -- The International Renewable Energy Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: * * * New report sets out urgent priorities to rapidly make more clean technologies the most affordable options in key sectors. * * * The first annual Breakthrough Agenda Report, requested by 45 world leaders, delivers a progress report on the actions needed to deliver on the historic clean technology commitment by governments representing two-t  more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, Sept. 20 -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following news release: The sale of Vales Point coal power station/1 should trigger the NSW EPA to finally bring the plant into compliance with Clean Air Regulation./2 "Vales Point power station is a major source of nitrogen oxides and has been granted an exemption to the clean air laws for over a decade," Nature Conservation Council CEO Jacqui Mumford said. "The new owners should be required to slash the station's   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: With use of aerial drones increasing, NETL has been a major player in this area of technological development and is working on a new program with its partners to enhance the performance of America's energy infrastructure and improve environmental integrity. The nation's fossil energy industries use sensors on drones to inspect wells, pipelines, and processing f  more

MERRILLVILLE, Indiana, Sept. 20 -- Northern Indiana Public Service Co., a subsidiary of NiSource, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Generating cleaner electricity from renewable energy projects and upgrading its electric grid to support the transmission and monitoring of that electricity are some of the key factors leading to NIPSCO's request with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to adjust its base electric rates next year. NIPSCO is a subsidiary of NiSource I  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, Sept. 20 (TNStalk) -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2022: * * * Commenting on a revised damages calculation issued by Region 10 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that conforms to the initial amount the Region had indicated would be assessed, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: "We appreciate that NLRB Region 10 took another look at th  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 20 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: It's ancient, it's massive, and it is faltering. The gargantuan aspen stand dubbed "Pando," located in south-central Utah, is more than 100 acres of quivering, genetically identical plant life, thought to be the largest living organism on earth (based on dry weight mass, 13 million pounds). What looks like a shimmering panorama of individual trees is actually a group of genetically identical stems with an immense  more