WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release and letter: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet urged U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland to address outdated and insufficient federal oil and gas bonding rates to ensure companies, not taxpayers, are the ones on the hook for the costs of cleaning up wells drilled on federal lands. These rates have not been updated since they were set more than fifty years ago, and as a result,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from the Economics Daily: Prices for U.S. exports increased 6.3 percent from November 2021 to November 2022, the smallest 12-month increase since February 2021. Prices for manufacturing exports increased 5.8 percent over the year ended November 2022, after increasing 11.8 percent over the year ended November 2021. Manufacturing export prices decreased 0.8 percent over the year ended No  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) urged Alexander Hoehn-Saric, Chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), to address the high level of dangerous indoor air pollutants emitted by gas stoves. Reports have found that gas stoves, which are used by more than 40 million homes across the country, emit dangerous air pollutants such as nitroge  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) urged Alexander Hoehn-Saric, Chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), to address the high level of dangerous indoor air pollutants emitted by gas stoves. Reports have found that gas stoves, which are used by more than 40 million homes across the country, emit dangerous air pollutants such as nitrogen   more

CAMARILLO, California, Dec. 23 (TNSres) -- California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: When CSUCI Assistant Professor of Computer Science Scott Feister, Ph.D., heard that Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) had achieved "fusion ignition" -- a significant step toward clean energy --he sent congratulatory emails to the scientists, many of whom he has known and worked with for years. "I know the people involved," Feister said. "I've been involve  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured more than $182 million through Congressionally-directed spending for Illinois projects in the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Omnibus Appropriations Act. The bill passed the Senate and now heads to the House of Representatives. "Our state and our nation are stronger when  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) secured more than $182 million through Congressionally-directed spending for Illinois projects in the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Omnibus Appropriations Act. The bill passed the Senate and now heads to the House of Representatives. "This appropriations package makes signif  more

ROME, Italy, Dec. 23 (TNSres) -- Enel, a natural gas distribution company, issued the following news release: Enel's commitment to fight against climate change has achieved a new historic milestone as its comprehensive decarbonization roadmap has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for being consistent with limiting global warming to below 1.5-C, hence aligned to the most ambitious temperature goal of the Paris Agreement adopted by the United Nations in 2015. "We are   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 23 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: Spain will receive almost Euros869 million from the Just Transition Fund (JTF) following the adoption of the Just Transition Programme and its Territorial Just Transition Plan (TJTP). The funding will help the country firmly advance in the transition towards a climate-neutral economy in a fair way. Spain is on track to phase out coal for energy production ahead of its initial planning of 2030. The EU will   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 22 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: Italy will receive Euros1 billion under the Just Transition Fund (JTF) following the adoption of its Territorial Just Transition Plan (TJTP). This EU support will help deliver a just climate transition in Taranto, Apulia, and in Sulcis Iglesiente, Sardinia, by fostering economic diversification and job creation in green sectors, including renewable energy. Economic diversification and support to employment  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 23 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: Today the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Hungary that includes a detailed roadmap to improve Hungary's administrative capacity and tackle challenges such as transparency of, and competition in, public procurement; prevention, detection and correction of corruption; fraud and conflict of interest; and capacity building of beneficiaries of Cohesion Policy funding and partne  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 19 -- The European Commission issued the following remarks by Commissioner Kadri Simson at the Energy Council: * * * I agree with Jozef that today Energy Ministers took another, bold step to respond to the energy crisis, by reaching an agreement on the Commission proposal on a market correction mechanism. The Commission proposed this measure on 22 November, less than a month ago. It is an instrument to prevent episodes of excessive gas prices which do not reflect world  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: A new law that gives the state's 32 ports tools to expand and grow the maritime economy started out as a community project for a handful of University of Michigan students. U-M students first worked with the Port of Monroe in 2012 and over the next decade would make the case for investing in ports around the state to increase container and industrial shipments, which is  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), founder and co-chair of the Electrification Caucus, is urging the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to address the high level of dangerous indoor air pollutants emitted by gas stoves. Reports have found that gas stoves, which are used by more than 40 million homes across the country, emit dangerous air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide (  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: JP Morgan Chase, the largest bank in the US and the world's biggest funder of fossil fuels, has published a slew of new emissions reduction targets, covering high-emitting sectors including aviation, steel, and cement. Last year, the bank released its first set of emissions reduction goals, which covered oil and gas, power generation, and auto manufacturing. In response to the news, the Sierra Club's Fossil-Free   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding key health and climate provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act --legislation the senators helped pass in August to help Virginia lower drug and energy costs, imrove access to health care, and tackle cllimate change--that will go into effect on January 1, 2023: "This year, we were proud to have helped pass the Inflation Re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 omnibus, which includes $45 billion in aid for Ukraine as well as Senator Manchin's bipartisan legislation to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887. Senator Manchin also secured West Virginia priorities in the FY23 federal budget, including more than $228,000,000 fo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today this year's Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill contains significant resources to support important Kentucky institutions and programs. As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator McConnell advocated on behalf of the Commonwealth in this year's government funding process. On  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSgov) -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: On December 22nd, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a draft of a revised supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) that sets the stage for handing developers of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) the permits for the project to proceed across Jefferson National Forest. This draft SEIS proposes allowing MVP to cross the forest despite tremend  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: Congress is voting on a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2023, which would fund the government through September 2023. The bill will provide much-needed increases in funding for environmental agencies and programs, and it will help protect frontline communities by again blocking legislation that would rubber-stamp the Mountain Valley Pipeline and weaken critical environmental safeguards. At the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Hannity last night to discuss how Democrats' far-left $1.8 trillion omnibus spending bill is a disaster for the American taxpayer. Whip Scalise called out Democrats for refusing to work with the incoming House Republican majority to fund the government and for giving lawmakers little to no time to review their 4,000-pag  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: Elected to the Senate in 1994, Senator Inhofe has been a leader in advocating for stable, diverse and affordable energy--working to increase domestic energy production and achieve energy independence. As the senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Sen. Inhofe has played a key role in protecting Oklahoma's farmers, businesses and local municipalities from overreaching  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Dec. 13, 2022, on the Interior Department's implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: * * * The committee will come to order. Before we begin, I want to recognize the retirement of our longtime Chief Clerk, Darla Ripchensky [RIP-CHIN-SKEE]. Darla has a combined 20 years of service in the Senate and for the last 9 ye  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following statement by Interior Deputy Secretary Tommy P. Beaudreau involving a hearing on Dec. 13, 2022, on the Interior Department's implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to provide this update on the Department of the Interior's (DOI or Department) implementation of the Infrast  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Richard C. Shelby, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and its subcommittee on defense, today voted 68-29 to pass a comprehensive appropriations package containing all 12 Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) spending bills. In addition to the annual funding bills, the legislation includes $47 billion in emergency funding to support Ukraine's valiant efforts to rep  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 23 (TNSrpt) -- The Investor Group on Climate Change issued the following news release: This year the context for our work changed remarkably. The pent-up demand for progress we saw last year has now translated into a new and higher baseline for action. This is a trend which continues to gather crucial momentum: Over the next 84 months to December 2030, we must get on track for a resilient, net zero global economy in 2050. This annual report records a year of important c  more