BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 14 -- The European Committee of the Regions issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: * * * The European Committee of the Regions strongly supports the polluter pays principle and strengthening penalties and calls for financial compensation for local and regional authorities as pollution hits locally first. * * * The European Union's regions and cities keep pushing for an ambitious energy and climate agenda that would accelerate a sustainable and just transi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 14 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it has secured a H-Class gas turbine order from Eneva, the largest private natural gas operator in Brazil to support the energy transition and enhance renewable energy growth in the country. GE will supply a 7HA.02 gas turbine for Eneva's new Azulao reserve power plant to help stabilize the grid  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The House Homeland Security Committee issued the following written testimony by Kenneth Stern, director of the Center for the Study of Hate at Bard College, involving a hybrid hearing on Oct. 3, 2022, entitled "Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism, and Antisemitic Threats in New Jersey": * * * My name is Kenneth Stern. I am the director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate1, which works to increase the serious study of human hatred, and ways to combat it.2 Before   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Carlton S. Shier IV, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: The owner and chief financial officer of a former business in Perry County were both convicted on Thursday, by a federal jury in Lexington, of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, multiple counts of wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Following a six-day trial, the jury convicted 53-year-old Douglas William Vance of Ric  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Oct. 12, 2022: On September 29, the Climate Action Council's Gas System Transition Subgroup gave a report out to the full Council and the public. In the report-out, they highlighted recommendations such as the importance of further defining energy affordability and prioritizing support for electrification and energy efficiency in disadvantaged communities, and increased transparency in utility reporting on GHG e  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 14 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: On Tuesday, South Carolina's Public Service Commission approved Duke Energy Carolinas' request to raise utility bills by 10.4%--more than $12 per month for a typical residential customer--to cover skyrocketing fossil fuel costs. "We are disappointed that the Public Service Commission continues to pass 100% of rising fuel costs to customers without addressing   more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct. 14 (TNStalk) -- The Minerals Council South Africa issued the following agency statement on Oct. 13, 2022: * * * The Minerals Council South Africa urges a speedy resolution to the strike affecting Transnet's rail and port network which is costing the country, businesses, and the mining sector billions of rands in lost trade, taxes and economic activity, damaging an already fragile economy. The Minerals Council understands the challenges facing Transnet's employ  more