RICHLAND, Washington, Nov. 30 -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has announced the following event: Title: Coal-dependent Communities in Transition: Identifying Best Practices to Ensure Equitable Outcomes Date of event: Dec. 13, 2022, 5:00 PM PST Overview from the organization: Communities with direct economic linkages to coal-fired power plants have felt the effects of the coal industry's declining economic viability. As many coal power plants near retirement, the question of how to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron issued the following joint statement on Dec. 1, 2022, after their meeting: * * * The President of the United States and the President of the French Republic met in Washington during the first State Visit of the Biden-Harris Administration. This special occasion reaffirms a relationship founded on more than two centuries of friendship, economic partnership, defense and security cooperation, and shared commitment to democ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21248) on Dec. 3, 2022: * * * In the Matter of ABB Ltd., Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate that cease-and-desist proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to Section 21  more

BUCHAREST, Romania, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview by Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Andrea Mitchell of NBC: * * * QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for being with us today. SECRETARY BLINKEN: It's great to be with you, Andrea. QUESTION: You are an avid soccer fan - I want to ask you about Ukraine, of course, the subject of this meeting, the main subject of this meeting here at NATO - but I want to ask you about soccer, about t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- World Wildlife Fund issued the following fact sheet: * * * THE FUTURE IS CIRCULAR - The Circular Economy and Critical Minerals for the Green Transition WE STAND AT A CRUCIAL JUNCTURE. The 2022 edition of WWF's "Living Planet Report"1 confirms the planet is in the midst of a biodiversity and climate crisis, and that we have a last chance to act. We must rapidly decarbonize our societies and economies to avert the worst effects of decades of burning of fossil fu  more