MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 19 (TNStalk) -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following agency statement on Oct. 18, 2022: * * * 50 years ago today, the Clean Water Act became law, protecting lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands across Wisconsin and the country. It is the foundation of some of Clean Wisconsin's most important legal work, including our 2005 lawsuit against We Energies over a lakeside cooling system at its Elm Road coal plant. The settlement of that lawsuit created the Fund for Lake Michig  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) is today joining the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) in announcing two POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) grants totaling $1,204,850 for Youngstown State University (YSU) and the Western Reserve Port Authority (WRPA) for broadband expansion and training. Youngstown State will receive $1,154,880 for a broadband tra  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the U.S. issued the following testimony by Kenneth Stein, policy director for the Institute for Energy Research, involving a hybrid hearing on Sept. 20, 2022, on the Public Lands and Waters Climate Leadership Act (H.R. 8802): * * * Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to testify at this hearing. My name is Kenny Stein, I am the Policy Director for the Institute for Energy Research, a free-market o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: The Department of the Interior today announced nearly $10 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for 17 project sites to address legacy pollution and conserve ecosystems. These new awards are part of a $68 million investment made earlier this year. "President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the largest investment in cleaning up legacy pollution in Americ  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 19 -- The International Federation of Journalists issued the following news release: In the latest crackdown on international media in Afghanistan, foreign journalist and photographer Stefanie Glinski has been barred from entering the country after being targeted by the Taliban for her critical reporting. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the harassment and intimidation against Glinski and urges the Taliban to uphold press freedom and cease its p  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 19 (TNSfund) -- Marshall University issued the following news release: The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has been awarded $1.11 million by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for a new initiative that takes an innovative, multigenerational approach to workforce development. The Career Opportunities for Appalachian Legacy (COAL) project will leverage the success of the Creating Opportunities for Recovery Employment (CORE) initiative  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 19 (TNSfund) -- Marshall University issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2022: Marshall University (Marshall) today was awarded $1.5 million by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to establish West Virginia Grant Resource Centers (Grant Centers) to assist communities and other eligible applicants in developing competitive grant applications. The project is a collaboration among Marshall, West Virginia University (WVU), and the State of West Virgini  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSawa) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022 Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Awards. The winning projects represent the nation's highest achievements in abandoned mine land reclamation and demonstrate outstanding results in restoring previously mined lands. This year's awarde  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 19 (TNStalk) -- The Sierra Club issued the following agency statement on Oct. 17, 2022: * * * We Energies, one of the largest utility companies in Wisconsin, has requested a massive increase in its electricity and gas rates to the Public Service Commission (PSC), a government branch which must approve its plan for rate increase. Today, a coalition of nonprofit advocacy groups hosted an event to call on We Energies to reduce the proposed increase for its customers, an  more