GUNNISON, Colorado, Dec. 16 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Dec. 14, 2022: On Tuesday, a Colorado court 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. District Court Judge J. Steven Patrick said the Polis administration failed to approve or deny the mine permit by the legal deadline. The court also ordered the state to release records related to the "unc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- 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 Dec. 15, 2022 edition: Reviews: * Comprehensive Outlook into Critical Roles of Pressure, Volume, and Temperature (PVT) and Phase Behavior on the Exploration and Development of Shale Oil * Recycling of D  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Dec. 14, 2022: Groups representing a broad section of the US climate movement are demanding that US banks halt funding for new oil and gas projects, following a dramatic change to European bank HSBC's energy policy today. Advocacy groups including the Sierra Club are calling on Citi, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and others to drastically cut their funding of fossil fuel projects and to follow HSBC's co  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, Dec. 16 -- The Department of Finance Canada issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: Bill C-32, the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022, received Royal Assent. With the passage of this legislation, the government is delivering on key measures from the 2022 Fall Economic Statement to help families cope with increasing costs, make housing more affordable, and strengthen and build a thriving net-zero economy with opportunities and good jobs for Canadians.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 15, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statement tonight regarding his vote in support of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) permitting reform bill as an amendment to the fiscal year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "This amendment is far from perfect but would make several important improvements to our federal permitting processes for energy projects and ex  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Dec. 16 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: Southwestern Electric Power Co., an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, today announced regulatory approval was received on a power purchase agreement (PPA) to add 72.5 megawatts (MW) of solar energy. The facility will be SWEPCO's first solar energy resource. SWEPCO announced plans in February 2022 for the project - named Rocking R So  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Dec. 16 (TNStalk)(TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following Q&A on Dec. 15, 2022, with Brandon Andrew Robinson, department of gender and sexuality studies chair and LGBT Resource Center Director Nancy Jean Tubbs: * * * President Joe Biden signed a landmark bill that now provides federal recognition and protection of interracial and same-sex marriages. He signed the Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The law repeals the 1996  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (TNStalk) -- The United Nations issued the following statement on Dec. 14, 2022, by a spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: * * * The Secretary-General congratulates Viet Nam and its international partners for today's signing of a Just Energy Transition Partnership to accelerate Viet Nam's shift away from coal and towards just and renewables-driven economic growth. With today's agreement, Viet Nam is pioneering a new framework of collaboration to deliver a fair,   more

WARSAW, Poland, Dec. 16 -- The World Bank issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: Efficient repurposing of post-mining lands can improve the economic attractiveness of Polish coal regions, unlock the creation of new jobs, and play an important role in the country's energy transition. These are some of the key findings of a series of World Bank reports presented during a conference on Thursday. The reports summarize the technical assistance project "Support for Polish Coal Regions i  more