CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: A new tool developed by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) shows the best locations around Australia that could be used to build new wind or solar farms. The ANU 'heat maps' project is aimed at farmers and landholders, who the researchers say are a crucial piece of the puzzle to help accelerate Australia's solar and wind uptake and help the nation meet its rene  more

GUNNISON, Colorado, Dec. 15 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: A Colorado court has ruled that Gov. Jared Polis' administration violated state law by failing to act on an air pollution permit for the West Elk coal mine in western Colorado. In Tuesday's ruling, District Court Judge J. Steven Patrick said the Polis administration violated state law by failing to approve or deny the mine permit by the legal deadline. The court also ordered the state  more

GUNNISON, Colorado, Dec. 15 (TNSgov) -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on Dec. 14, 2022: A Colorado court has ruled that Gov. Jared Polis's administration violated state law by failing to act on an air pollution permit for the West Elk coal mine in western Colorado. In Tuesday's ruling, District Court Judge J. Steven Patrick said the Polis administration violated state law by failing to approve or deny the mine permit by the legal deadline. The court also ordered the sta  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on Australia - climate change issues (No. IF12282) on Dec. 14, 2022, by Asian affairs specialist Bruce Vaughn. Here are excerpts: * * * Australia: Climate Change Issues On a per capita basis Australians have the world's 10th largest carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions: according to the World Bank, Australians emitted 15.2 metric tons of CO2 on a per capita basis in 2019. In 2019, Australia  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the Defense Logistics Agency (No. IF11543) on Dec. 14, 2022, by Cameron M. Keys, defense logistics and resource management policy analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: The Defense Logistics Agency Established under Title 10 Sections 191 and 192 of the U.S. Code (U.S.C.), the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is the Department of Defense (DOD) agency responsible for supply   more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Dec. 15 -- Abt Associates, a research, evaluation and program implementation company, issued the following news release: Methane is a potent, short-lived greenhouse gas that's responsible for almost half of the current observed rise in global temperatures. Recognizing the need to reduce emissions--as well as the outsized benefits of doing so--Abt Associates has provided more than a decade of support to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's international methane mitigat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The European Union delegation to the U.S. issued the following news release: Leaders from Viet Nam and the International Partners Group, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the United States, Italy, Canada, Japan, Norway and Denmark have today (14 December) agreed a bold Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). The Partnership will support Viet Nam to deliver on its ambitious Net Zero 2050 goal, accelerate the peaking of its greenhouse ga  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Dec. 14 (TNSgov) -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on Dec. 14, 2022: Conservation groups have filed a formal complaint with state and federal agencies against Signal Peak Energy, a criminally-convicted coal company operating an underground coal mine in the Bull Mountains just north of Billings, Montana. The complaint cites evidence of the mine's repeated and ongoing damage to water sources that impact the livelihoods of local ranchers and residents, threatenin  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: As demand for rare earth elements (REEs) and critical minerals (CMs) increases, research completed with NETL support and oversight has advanced the development of a lightweight tool that can be carried into the field to measure concentrations of these valuable materials in coal wastes and byproducts. This new technology, which is housed in a backpack and integra  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNStalk) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following staement on Dec. 14, 2022: A coalition of countries and the private sector announced today it will mobilize $15.5 billion of public and private finance over the next three to five years to help Vietnam shut down coal power plants, constrain natural gas power plants, and ramp up investment in renewable energy. * * * The following is a statement from Jake Schmidt, senior strategic director for internatio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Dec. 14, 2022, at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) It's good to see you all. Please have a seat. And I know you're saying to yourselves, "Make it short, Biden. There's a..." -- (laughter) -- "... There's a semi-final game coming up." (Laughter.) I get it. I see Secretary Kerry over there nodding. Hey, John. How are you, pal? (Laughs.) Well, I want to thank Secretary Rai  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson involving a hybrid hearing on Dec. 1, 2022, entitled "Fairness in Financial Services: Racism and Discrimination in Banking": * * * I. Introduction Good morning. My name is Janai Nelson, and I am the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF).   more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Sierra Club released the second version of their Dirty Truth Report earlier this Fall and this week rolled out a major full-page ad buy in the Florida Times Union that will go to print Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. A year and a half ago, the organization analyzed the plans of 77 utilities owned by the 50 companies most invested in fossil fuel generation and found that while the majority of the ut  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 15 (TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2022: During the EU-ASEAN Commemorative Summit, the Vietnamese government, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and others announced a Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) to help Vietnam transition from coal power and accelerate clean energy growth. Vietnam is one of the world's top coal-using countries. The Vietnam JETP includes $15.5 billion over the next three to five years and aims   more