BARBERTON, Ohio, Dec. 2 -- Babcock and Wilcox Enterprises, a provider of energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, issued the following news: Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS) to collaborate on the further deployment of B&W's BrightLoopTM hydrogen generation technology, utilizing Chart's integrated hydrogen liquefaction and cryogenic carbon capture equipm  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent today to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect the alligator snapping turtle, Pearl River map turtle and bracted twistflower under the Endangered Species Act. The Service proposed protections for the three species in 2021, but the agency failed to finalize these critical protections with  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper on the legislation to avert railroad strike advances (No. IN11966) on Dec. 1, 2022 by transportation policy analyst Ben Goldman: * * * On November 30, 2022, the House passed two bills intended to resolve a labor dispute affecting over 100,000 employees of six major freight railroads and many smaller ones. This dispute could result in widespread work stoppages as early as December 9. The f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSgov) -- Friends of the Earth posted the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: The Environmental Protection Agency is launching a long-awaited comment period for electronic Renewable Identification Numbers--or e-RINs--under the Renewable Fuel Standard. If finalized, the proposal carves a path to allow electricity from biomass and biogas to generate compliance credits for charging electric vehicles. "This is a toxic plan directly at odds with the Biden Administration's c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022, and letter: Today Congressman Jared Golden (ME-01) joined Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), and Chris Pappas (NH-01) in sending a letter to President Biden and the U.S. Department of Energy urging them to work with Congress to proactively address natural gas and diesel supply shortages in the Northeast and rising energy costs and develop a plan to prevent rolling blacko  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2022: * * * Congressman Griffith issued the following statement regarding his vote on H.J.Res 100. "In September, President Biden decided to play Russian Roulette with American jobs and our economy. His Administration negotiated a poorly conceived agreement between railroad workers' unions and the railroad industry. I believe it was done to push the prospects of a strike and/or the need for the g  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release and letter: Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent a letter to their Senate Republican colleagues urging them to vote in favor of an emergency agreement to avert a potential railroad labor strike. The Senators wrote, "Congress has been forced into a position to either intervene in labor negotiations or allow a rail strike that will cripple our economy. This is the last place we had h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022, and letter: Today Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), along with Democrat Reps. Jared Golden (ME-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) warned of potential heating issues in the Northeast this winter due to a shortage in heating oil supplies and called on President Biden and the U.S. Department of Energy to work with Congress to proactively address natu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 1, 2022: Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Representatives Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), and Jared Golden (ME-02) to warn of potential heating issues in the Northeast this winter due to a shortage in heating oil supplies and called on President Biden and the U.S. Department of Energy to work with Congress to proactively address natural gas and diesel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSgov) -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: It's no secret that the Mountain Valley Pipeline, the proposed fracked gas pipeline that would stretch over 300 miles, gained national attention this year as part of Senator Manchin's proposed permitting deal. As it currently stands, efforts to attach the permitting deal to must-pass legislation have reached a stalemate. The Mountain Valley Pipeline, however, remains a looming threat to resi  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 2 (TNStalk) -- Rand issued the following commentary to The Hill on Dec. 1, 2022: * * * How COVID-19 Transformed the Jobs Market By Brian Michael Jenkins While it may seem a distant memory now, the COVID-19 pandemic initially devastated the U.S. economy. It also exposed and exacerbated existing inequities in society. The wealthy could escape to safer retreats-ranches in Montana or doomsday getaways in New Zealand. Stuck where they were, workers had fewer options  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a business meeting to consider the nominations of: * Mr. David Crane to be under secretary of Energy for infrastructure; * Mr. Jeffrey M. Marootian to be assistant secretary for the Office of Energy E  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee favorably reported three pending nominations to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Mr. David Crane to be Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure, Mr. Jeffrey M. Marootian to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Mr. Gene Rodrigues to be   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter: Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) sent a letter to their Senate Republican colleagues urging them to vote in favor of an emergency agreement to avert a potential railroad labor strike. "Congress has been forced into a position to either intervene in labor negotiations or allow a rail strike that will cripple our economy. This is the last place we had hoped to be, and we a  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 2 (TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: Oklahoma's two largest utilities are polar opposites when it comes to planning their energy future. The Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) scored 99.5 percent (A) while Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) scored zero percent (F) in Sierra Club's update to The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report. PSO improved its score by thirteen points while OG&E's score fell by four poi  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The Wildlife Conservation Society posted the following news release: * * * Experts Call for Ambitious Actions to Conserve Endangered Peatlands Currently Overlooked in Climate, Biodiversity Efforts, Despite Enormous Role in Regulating Climate and Safeguarding Wildlife * * * In the first-ever statement by scientists released today, 40 peatland researchers from 13 countries pressed for an increase in protections for peatlands, as economic development continues to th  more