LONDON, England, Oct. 21 (TNSrpt) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * New study outlines a transition plan for Europe's largest coal-fired power plant, located in Belchatow, Poland * * * Europe's largest coal-fired power plant could replace most of its lignite generation with renewables paired with batteries or lower-carbon thermal capacity, research group BloombergNEF (BNEF) finds in a new report. Such a transition would lower overall power system   more

NEW DELHI, India, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The Centre for Science and Environment issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: "Our new analysis shows it is possible to bring down carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from our iron and steel sector drastically by 2030, while tripling India's output of steel.We can emit even less than what we do today - but all this will need planning, technology and funds," says SunitaNarain, director general, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), referring to C  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 20, 2022: * * * European Union Considers New Gas Market Interventions By Ben Cahill and Allegra Dawes EU officials are considering new measures to cope with high natural gas prices. The European Commission is calling for a pan-European gas purchasing mechanism to pool demand and strengthen Europe's leverage in talks with gas sellers. It also aims to establish a "solidar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed scientific journal from the American Chemical Society that says it publishes research in the intersection of chemistry and chemical engineering and non-nuclear energy and fuels, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 20, 2022 edition: REVIEW: * Valorisation of Waste Tyre via Pyrolysis: Advances and Perspectives FOSSIL FUELS: * Ion Composition Effect on Spontaneous Imbibition in Limestone Cores * Modeling the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: Community leaders gathered today in the Indian Mound Neighborhood and called on Evergy's CEO, David Campbell, to close its Hawthorn coal-burning power plant by 2025. Hawthorn is one of the last coal plants that operates within a major city in the United States and was the backdrop for the press conference. "My neighbors in Indian Mound, the Historic Northeast and all across Kansas City, deserve   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following initial decision approving settlement agreement (Docket No. 22-13) on Oct. 20, 2022: * * * INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS TRUCKING, INC., Complainant v. ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVICES LTD., Respondent. INITIAL DECISION APPROVING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT/1 On October 5, 2022, Complainant International Express Trucking, Inc. ("IXT") and Respondent Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. ("Zim") filed a joint motion seeking approval  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following joint statement on Oct. 20, 2022, by Commissioner Allison Clements and Chairman Richard Glick on a decision (Docket No. CP21-467-000) involving Texas Gas Transmission: * * * We concur with the decision to issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas Gas) for its proposed Henderson City Expansion Project. We write separately because to  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (TNSrpt)(TNSjou) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: In September, three major research organizations published new reports about the cryptocurrency mining industry, adding to the growing body of work proving just how detrimental the opaque and little-regulated industry is to the climate, local communities, and public health. These new papers all reach the same conclusion as the recent groundbreaking report from the White House Office of Scienc  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 21 (TNSrpt) -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: "The commitment to end coal-fired power generation in Victoria by 2035 is a direct and devastating economic attack on Victorian working families. It will set off a cost-of-living crisis the likes we have not seen," said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. The announcement today by the Victorian Government that it will a pursue a re  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to Kentucky today to announce a $74,252,680 investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands (AML) in the state. This is the first award from the $725 million in Fiscal Year 2022 funding the Department of the Interi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Earth Day Network posted the following news on Oct. 20, 2022: Fossil fuel jobs are shrinking, and not because of regulation. The oil, coal, and gas sectors have seen some of the largest declines in employment since the start of the pandemic. It takes more than half of the employees to produce coal now compared to the 1980s. In fact, the coal industry has lost 58% of its jobs between 1980 and 2015. While the amount of fossil fuels burned hasn't changed drastically  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 21 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: The New Mexico Economic Development Department (NMEDD) and New Mexico MainStreet (NMMS) awarded $10 million in Capital Outlay funding to 14 MainStreet and Arts & Cultural Districts for community revitalization projects. The NMMS Capital Outlay program funds the planning, design, and construction of public infrastructure upgrades in targeted public investment areas. Projects dire  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Oct. 20, 2022, on rebuilding the country's infrastructure: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Pittsburgh! (Applause.) Please, sit down, if you have a seat. And, Gov, since you don't have a coat on, this is going to be painfully short. (Laughter.) I'm not going to keep you too long. It's great -- thanks for that introduction. I really appreciate it, Greg. And, you know -- and thanks to the elected officials here t  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- The Center for International Environmental Law posted the following news release on Oct. 19, 2022: Nearly 300 clients of the $1.2 trillion retirement giant TIAA filed a formal complaint today with the UN-sponsored Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative, alleging TIAA's substantial investments in fossil fuels and deforestation violate TIAA's climate pledges and commitment to the six Principles for Responsible Investment. TIAA participants, including the acad  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR), is awarding $12.7 million in funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for contracts to plug and remediate 151 orphaned wells on five national wildlife refuges in Louisiana. The announcement comes during the Interior Department's "Legacy Poll  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks on Oct. 20, 2022: * * * Following are the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks at the launch of Lifestyles for the Environment Initiative at the Statue of Unity, in Ekta Nagar, Narmad, India, today: I am honoured to be with you at the Statue of Unity to launch the Lifestyles for the Environment initiative. In these perilous times for the planet, we need all hands on deck. I know that sometimes the enormous scale of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 20, 2022: * * * Building Bridges to a Better America President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is Repairing Thousands of Bridges Across the Country Today, President Biden is traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to visit the Fern Hollow Bridge, which collapsed on the day the President was visiting Pittsburgh eight months ago. In less than a year, the State of Pennsylvania and City of Pittsburgh hav  more