ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 2 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: Organizations are uniting to oppose Ameren Missouri's proposed $316 million rate increase for its customers. More than 200,000 customers continue to struggle during the uneven economic recovery from the pandemic as Ameren's profits soar. Ameren's request for a rate increase with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC), if approved, would add $12 per month for the average residential   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) recently spoke on the Senate floor about how the reckless policies of the Biden administration are dragging down our economy and hurting American families. Excerpts from Sen. Barrasso's remarks: "I come to the floor today to talk about our economy. The President has been doing a lot of bragging these days about the economy. Last week, it was Virginia. Later this week, it i  more

BEREA, Kentucky, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- Berea College issued the following news release: The Berea College Hutchins Library is offering the public a chance to learn more about Berea College graduate and historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson during the library's upcoming Friday Finds series. Every Friday through Feb. 24, Berea College Special Collections and Archives (SCA) will give participants a look at Dr. Woodson's published and unpublished writings. Known as the "Father of Black History," Woodson w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Mike Braun (R-IN) along with 48 of their Senate colleagues Senators will be introducing their bipartisan bill to challenge to President Biden's 401K ESG rule which politicizes millions of Americans' retirement investments to favor Biden's ideological preferences rather than getting the best returns for Americans. Every Senate Republican joined as a cosponsor of the bill:  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Mike Braun (R-IN) along with 48 of their Senate colleagues will be introducing their bipartisan bill to challenge to President Biden's 401K ESG rule which politicizes millions of Americans' retirement investments to favor Biden's ideological preferences rather than getting the best returns for Americans. Every Senate Republican joined as a cosponsor of the bill: Lead  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined 48 senators in introducing their bipartisan challenge--led by U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.)--to the Biden Administration's ESG rule, which politicizes millions of Americans' retirement investments rather than getting the best returns for Americans. This disapproval resolution will receive a vote on the Senate and Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following bulletin (No. 2023-5) on Feb. 1, 2023: * * * The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is issuing this bulletin to inform banks/1 and OCC examining personnel that the loan origination threshold for reporting Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data on closed-end mortgage loans has changed. Due to a recent court decision, the threshold for reporting is now 25 clos  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced his committee assignments for the 118th Congress. Daines will serve on the U.S. Senate Committees on Finance, Energy and Natural Resources, Banking, and Indian Affairs. "It's a great privilege to serve on these four important Senate committees, and I look forward to ensuring that the Montana way of life is represented every step of the way as legislat  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 2 (TNStalk) -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following statement on Feb. 1, 2023: * * * The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a disappointing final supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for the proposed Willow Master Development Plan oil and gas project today, relying again on hasty and deficient analysis to assess the impacts that the massive ConocoPhillips' proposal would have on local communities, Arctic wilderness, water and animals a  more

PRETORIA, South Africa, Jan. 27 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: As Team Europe, the EU and its Member States will invest more than Euros280 million in grants in South Africa, including Euros87.75 million from the EU budget, to support policy reforms on green recovery, unlock green investments and build a knowledge-based transition in the framework of the Just and Green Recovery Team Europe Initiative for South Africa launched today in Pretoria as part of Global Gat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNStalk) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following statement on Feb. 1, 2023: * * * The Biden administration's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for ConocoPhillips' proposed Willow Project in the Western Arctic -- the largest oil extraction project ever proposed on federal lands. * * * Raena Garcia, Fossil Fuels and Lands Campaigner for Friends of the Earth, issued the following statement: Greenlighting the Willow   more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 2 (TNSrpt) -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release: "Make no mistake, Labor's 'safeguard mechanism' is nothing more than a carbon tax that will bludgeon regional communities, and level industries critical to Australia's prosperity and national security," said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. IPA analysis reported today in The Australian, shows under the 'safeguard mechanism' Australia's 215 top em  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) led 50 Senators in introducing their challenge to the Biden Administration's ESG rule which prioritizes politics over getting the best returns for millions of Americans' retirement investments. This disapproval resolution will receive a vote on the Senate and House floor. "At a time when our country is already facing econo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- Resources for the Future issued the following report on Jan. 30, 2023, entitled "Policies on the Road to Carbon Neutrality in the Intermountain West." The report was written by Alan Krupnick, Daniel Raimi, Wesley Look, Jhih-Shyang Shih, Seth Villanueva and Erin Campell, Resources for the Future. Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ... 5 SCOPE OF THE ANALYSIS ... 5 POLICY DEFINITION ... 5 POLICY JURISDICTIONS ... 5 POLICY TIMEFRAME ... 6  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Braun and 49 Senators will be introducing their bipartisan challenge to President Biden's ESG rule which politicizes millions of Americans' retirement investments to favor Biden's ideological preferences rather than getting the best returns for Americans. The Senators joining Senator Braun include every Republican Senator: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Senators Thune, Barrasso, Blac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced a $5.4 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the Jefferson County Public Utility District (PUD) to improve and expand rural electric infrastructure across the county. The loan is a part of the USDA's Electric Loan Program, which invests $2.7 billion to improve and expand rural electric infrastru  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Mike Braun and 48 of their colleagues to announce their bipartisan challenge to President Biden's environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) rule which politicizes millions of Americans' retirement investments to favor Biden's ideological preferences rather than getting the best returns for Americans. Senator Rick Scott said, "Once again, Biden and his administratio  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: In the last 200 years, society has undergone major energy transitions associated with introducing new energy sources, such as coal, oil and natural gas. To address climate change, the world must experience another energy transition where fuels and chemicals are sourced from sustainable feedstocks. The only practical, sustainable feedstock is biomass -- anything that is biodegrada  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * China's clean heating policies have improved air quality and may have saved thousands of lives * * * China's stricter clean heating policies have improved air quality in northern China, particularly in Beijing and surrounding cities- potentially resulting in over 23,000 fewer premature deaths in 2021 than in 2015, a new study reveals. From 2015 to 2021, the impact of winter heating on China  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: The CT-scanned skull of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish, pulled from a coal mine in England more than a century ago, has revealed the oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain. The brain and its cranial nerves are roughly an inch long and belong to an extinct bluegill-size fish. The discovery opens a window into the neural anatomy and early evolution of the maj  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: The Department of the Interior issued a key environmental assessment regarding ConocoPhillips' oil and gas operation in the Western Arctic, commonly called the Willow project. The controversial Willow project is estimated to be a significant source of carbon pollution and driver of climate change, potentially adding more than 250 million metric tons of carbon emissions to the atmosphere over the n  more