WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) recently spoke on the Senate floor about the need to unleash American energy to counter the Biden administration's radical climate policies. Senator Barrasso also spoke about legislation he introduced this week to protect and prioritize America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and ban SPR sales to China. Click here (https://youtu.be/aYV973_KvRQ) to wat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (TNSrpt) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: Nearly 2.2 million Americans now work in energy efficiency --more than any other sector of the U.S. energy industry, including oil, gas and coal (but not motor vehicles) -- according to the newest Energy Efficiency Jobs in America from E4TheFuture and E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs). The sixth annual report highlights the need for state and federal policymakers to prioritize energy e  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * The studies include an evaluation of the economics of MidAmerican's coal plants * * * On January 19, 2023, the Iowa Utilities Board issued an order in MidAmerican Energy's Wind PRIME proceeding to make public two generation planning studies that MidAmerican has aggressively and repeatedly sought to keep secret from regulators and the public. The studies include an evaluation  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 26 (TNSgov) -- The Iowa Environmental Council issued the following news on Jan. 25, 2023: On January 19, 2023, the Iowa Utilities Board issued an order in MidAmerican Energy's Wind PRIME proceeding to make public two generation planning studies that MidAmerican has aggressively and repeatedly sought to keep secret from regulators and the public. The studies include an evaluation of the economics of MidAmerican's coal generating facilities and a study of pathways to achiev  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: * * * Agency issues six proposed determinations to deny facilities' requests to continue unsafe coal ash disposal * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the latest action to protect communities and hold facilities accountable for controlling and cleaning up the contamination created by coal ash disposal. The Agency issued six proposed determinations to deny f  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following fact sheet in January 2023: * * * Direct Air Capture - The Dire Climate Consequences of Capturing Carbon From the Atmosphere Of all the technologies proposed to combat the climate crisis, perhaps none is as intuitively appealing as direct air capture (DAC). The premise of DAC (sometimes called "open air capture") is simple: Machinery would capture carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the atmosphere, then compress, transport,   more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 26 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: The Colorado Venture Capital Authority (VCA) and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that the VCA has renewed its partnership with Greater Colorado Venture Fund (GCVF) to expand access to venture capital for Colorado entrepreneurs and startup businesses. The VCA has committed $11,175,000 to GCVF, which has a proven track record of funding Colorado compa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 25, 2023: * * * Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that he has received his committee assignments for the 118th Congress. Congressman Griffith will again serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he will chair the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and serve on the Subcommittee on Health and Subcommittee on Energy. Congressman Griffith has also been newly appointed  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: In a victory for communities around the country and a positive step toward clean water for all, EPA announced utilities in several states, including Luminant's Martin Lake coal-fired power plant near Tatum, Texas, can no longer dump toxic coal ash waste into unlined ponds, denying utilities' requests to continue the harmful and irresponsible practice. The Obama administration established safegua  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 26 (TNSgov)(TNSrpt) -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news on Jan. 24, 2023: On January 9, 2023, the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announced the release of X-Energy's Feasibility Assessment and Economic Evaluation: Repurposing a Coal Power Plant Site to Deploy an Advanced Small Modular Reactor Power Plant. The study was performed by X-Energy, MPR Associates, and Frostburg State University (FSU) with a grant from MEA. The  more

WEST POINT, New York, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following community news: By Retired Col. Diane Ryan, Ph.D. Former Behavorial Sciences and Leadership Academy Professor Frances Hesselbein, transformational leader, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and former Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership (BS&L) at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, passed away peacefully on Dec. 11, 2022, at her home in E  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representatives toured six sites during four days in California where projects are being developed with the Lab's oversight and support to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) and lower atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas. The tour stops focused on technologies supported by both the Point Source Carbon Capture and the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (TNSconf) -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release: The Renewable Fuels Association is pleased to announce that Kevin Book, managing director of ClearView Energy Partners, will offer a keynote presentation on market trends and the global energy transition at the upcoming National Ethanol Conference. Book will provide a timely outlook on world energy markets against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, rapidly changing geopolitics, emerging clean en  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06) was named Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals for the 118th Congress by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The jurisdiction of the subcommittee includes the regulation of solid, hazardous, and nuclear wastes, including mining, nuclear, oil, gas, and coal combustion waste, emergency environmental response, and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: In a victory for communities around the country and a positive step toward clean water for all, EPA announced utilities in several states can no longer dump toxic coal ash waste into unlined ponds, proposing to deny utilities' requests to continue the harmful and irresponsible practice. The Obama administration established safeguards against coal ash, but these measures were ignored by the Trump  more