WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNSgov) -- The American Lung Association issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final rule to reaffirm the appropriate and necessary finding for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. In response, leadership from the American Lung Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association and Physicians for Social Responsibility commented on the final rule: "Our organizations celebrate EPA's fi  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 18 (TNSgov) -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final rule to reaffirm the appropriate and necessary finding for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. In response, leadership from the American Lung Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association and Physicians for Social Responsibility commented on the final rule. "Our organization  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 17 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: So much of modern life is spent on screens: Zoom meetings and websites, smartphones and videogames, televisions and social media. How are all those pixels and rectangles affecting how we see? Binghamton Professor of Psychology Peter Gerhardstein and doctoral candidate Nicholas Duggan explore the phenomenon in "Levels of Orientation Bias Differ Across Digital Content Categories: Implications for Visual Pe  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 (TNStalk) -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following statement on Feb. 17, 2023, by Executive Director Howard A. Learner: * * * "ELPC commends the Biden administration for clearing the air on the required 'appropriate and necessary' finding. "Mercury pollution from coal plants and other sources endangers kids' health, pollutes our Great Lakes, and makes fish you catch less safe to eat. "The EPA should now move full speed ahead to strengthen oth  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNSgov) -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on Feb. 17, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued its final "appropriate and necessary" finding, under our nation's clean air laws, to limit mercury and other toxic air pollution from coal and oil-fired power plants. The move solidifies the legal foundation for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. EDF is also calling on EPA to strengthen and modernize those standards to protec  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 18 (TNSgov) -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on Feb. 17, 2023: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today took final action to reaffirm it is necessary and appropriate to require coal-fired and oil-fired power plants -- some of the nation's largest and most dangerous polluters -- to reduce their toxic emissions. Today's action reverses a Trump-era rule that sought to undermine the EPA's Mercury and Air-Toxics Standards (MATS) by withdrawing  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Harmful and climate-destabilizing greenhouse gas emissions increased by 5.5 percent in 2021, EPA announced today in the Agency's draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks. In a concerning step in the wrong direction, CO2 emissions from coal also increased 14.6 percent over 2020 levels, primarily due to pollution from the power sector and a rebound from the pandemic. Despite the increase, emissio  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 18 (TNSsro) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00263) on Feb. 17, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: An Electronic Examination Of The Application Of The Fuel Adjustment Clause Of Kentucky Power Company From November 1, 2021 Through April 30, 2022 ORDER On September 30, 2022, Kentucky Power Company (Kentucky Power) filed a motion, pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001E, Section 13, and KRS 61.878, requesting that the Commission grant c  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 18 (TNSsro) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00266) on Feb. 17, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: An Electronic Examination Of The Application Of The Fuel Adjustment Clause Of Louisville Gas & Electric Company From November 1, 2021 Through April 30, 2022 ORDER On September 30, 2022, Louisville Gas & Electric Company (LG&E) filed a petition, pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001E, Section 13, and KRS 61.878, requesting that the Comm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNStalk) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement on Feb. 17, 2023: * * * In response to EPA reaffirming that it is appropriate and necessary to set Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for coal and oil power plants, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Senior Director of Government Affairs and former EPA health scientist Matthew Davis. "We very much appreciate the Biden-Harris administration reaffirming the ne  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 18 -- Minnesota State Sen. Andrew Mathews issued the following statement on Feb. 17, 2023: * * * In the past couple of weeks, the load of bills on the Senate floor has been significantly lighter. In committee, however, legislation continues to go full speed ahead. Safeguarding Minnesota's Energy Future A noteworthy bill that was recently heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate Committee is legislation, which I authored, to authorize a study o  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 17 (TNSrpt) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: Most Americans reject the idea of placing additional regulatory restrictions upon the state-legal marijuana industry, according to nationwide polling data compiled by the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University. Pollsters asked respondents their feelings on the degree of regulations currently placed upon a variety of ex  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing the reinstatement of the "appropriate and necessary" finding for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) regulation that covers generation from coal- and oil-fired power plants. "With tod  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following Capitol Report column on Feb. 17, 2023: * * * The Painful Reality of Living & Working in Biden's Economy For too long, Washington special interests and big corporations have shaped the policies that impact hardworking Americans. That's why, as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, my number one priority is ensuring the working class has a seat at the table when it comes to crafting policies and legislation tha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Feb. 16, 2023, entitled "One Year Later: The Impact of the Russian Federation's War in Ukraine on European and Global Energy Security": * * * On February 24, 2022, nearly one year ago, Putin launched an unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This war has taken precious human lives and has had immediate international c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Anna B. Mikulska, fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, involving a hearing on Feb. 16, 2023, entitled "One Year Later: The Impact of the Russian Federation's War in Ukraine on European and Global Energy Security": * * * Energy security has re-entered the conversation surrounding European energy policy in a way that could only be compared wi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following written testimony by European Commission Director-General for Energy Ditte Juul Jorgensen involving a hearing on Feb. 16, 2023, entitled "One Year Later: The Impact of the Russian Federation's War in Ukraine on European and Global Energy Security": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to present the European Union's work to address the impacts of Russia's illegal and unprovok  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 17, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing the reinstatement of the "appropriate and necessary" finding for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards   more

TYGERBERG, South Africa, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The South African Medical Research Council issued the following news release: * * * South Africa | Pregnant mothers living in air pollution hotspots in South Africa risk bearing a child with a congenital birth anomaly, specifically orofacial cleft lip and palate (CLP). * * * This is according to research done by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) in partnership with surgeons, researchers and Operation Smile that was presented on 13  more

POTSDAM, Germany, Feb. 18 -- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research issued the following news release: The Munich Security Conference (MSC) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) are joining forces to tackle threats arising from global heating. Greenhouse gas emissions from coal and oil reached record levels last year, increasing extreme weather events and yield failure risks that can fuel smoldering conflicts in poor countries and contribute to destabilizing soc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2023: Yesterday, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce hosted a field hearing in Midland, Texas, on the benefits, opportunities, and challenges to expanding American energy from the local energy community perspective. Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chairs John Curtis (UT-03) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) and Western Caucus Members Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Jeff Dunca  more