WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced two grants totaling $932,193 through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) for projects in West Virginia. "West Virginia's natural habitats allows wildlife of all kinds  more

PARIS, France, Jan. 28 (TNSrpt) -- The Council of Europe Development Bank issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2023: The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) today approved seven new loans totalling Euros 483.2 million for social sector investments in a variety of fields, including social and affordable housing, MSME financing, health and social care, education and vocational training and urban, rural and regional development. "Today, for the first time, we approved loans that reflect the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following report in January 2023 entitled "The Strategic Importance of the Middle East and North Africa - The Strengths and Limits of Middle East and North Africa Oil and Gas Wealth and the Challenge of Climate Change." Here are excerpts: Anthony H. Cordesman, Emeritus Chair in Strategy, CSIS * * * Summary of the Analysis This report is an updated version of one of two book length reports on the ch  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today released the final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan and an interactive online atlas of statewide water resources and use trends to inform leaders' decision making and educate Pennsylvanians on sustainable use of our lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater. "While Pennsylvan  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Jan. 28 -- Environmental Justice, a peer-reviewed journal that says it that explores the treatment of people with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2023 Special Issue on Sustainability and Environmental Justice Under Neoliberalism--Sites of Resistance and Acceptance: Original Articles: * Sites of Resistance, Acceptance, and Quies  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 26, 2023: * * * Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after participating in a House Energy and Commerce Committee Roundtable on energy security in the United States. "Coal remains a vital component of the American economy and yet many across the country continue to underestimate the need for coal production, putting grid reliability at risk. "When the Tennessee V  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 28 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Jan. 26, 2023, entitled "The Feasibility of Rapid Transitions - 80 Percent Carbon-Free Electric Grid Is Reachable." The Dennis analysis was written by Wamsted and Seth Feaster. Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings * The Biden administration's clean energy plan--80 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035--can seem like a daunting target. But there are templates for   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (TNSpp) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: Several institutional investors -- including the New York City Comptroller, As You Sow (AYS), Sierra Club Foundation (SCF), Trillium Asset Management, and Harrington Investments -- announced the filing of climate-related shareholder resolutions at major fossil fuel financing banks in the US and Canada, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced two grants totaling $932,193 through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) for projects in West Virginia. "West Virginia is blessed with beautiful public lands and   more

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 27 -- Minerals, an open access journal that says it covers mineralogy, economic mineral resources, mineral exploration, innovative mining techniques and advances in mineral processing, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2023 edition: Articles: * Riverine Particulate Matter Enhances the Growth and Viability of the Marine Diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii * Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for the Detection of Rare Earth Eleme  more

WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Jan. 28 (TNSgov) -- The National Ground Water Association issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on January 25 action to protect communities and hold facilities accountable for controlling and cleaning up contamination created by coal ash disposal. The agency issued six proposed determinations to deny the requests of facilities to continue disposing of coal combustion residuals (CCR or coal ash) into unlined surface impoundments  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following remarks on Jan. 27, 2023, by Secretary Janet L. Yellen at the Lunch with Local and International Philanthropies on South Africa's just energy transition partnership: * * * I want to start by thanking you and your organizations for being here today and for demonstrating your commitment to South Africa's just energy transition toward renewable sources. An energy transition that is not just will simply not   more

EMALAHLENI, South Africa, Jan. 28 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following remarks on Jan. 27, 2023, by Secretary Janet L. Yellen at a roundtable with Nkangala Technical and Vocational Education and Training College: * * * It is a pleasure to be here today in Emalahleni, "the place of coal," in some ways the epicenter of South Africa's Just Energy Transition. Thank you all for the opportunity to meet with you. I want to thank Premier Refilwe Mtweni-Tsipane and Exe  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers researchers recently shared their expertise in offshore wind energy with each other and those expected to play a key role in New Jersey's effort to help the nation fight global warming by shifting to offshore wind energy. "We're well positioned to support needs of the offshore wind industry," said Denise Hien, vice provost for research at Rutgers-New Brunswick at the Rutgers University Offshore  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * The transition to cleaner technologies can either be done well or done badly - the route we take is down to us * * * Transitioning to new cleaner technologies is imperative, if we are to mitigate against the growing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and climate change impacts that result from our use of fossil fuels. There are also associated benefits to new cleaner technologies in  more