CEDAR CITY, Utah, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Utah State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on a proposal to set or increase fees at several campgrounds and recreation sites in Beaver and Iron counties in Utah. These fees will enhance the outdoor recreation experience for visitors to the Cedar City Field Office area. By supporting improved maintenance, operations and services at recreation  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) last week, several defense policy experts testified to the importance of domestic energy production as a critical strategic advantage for the United States relative to America's main adversaries, China and Russia. The witnesses were responding to questions posed by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a senior SASC member, who asked whether it serves  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * Binyamin "Benny" Kleinman, Jason Molesky, Mira Nencheva and Lila Rodgers have been named winners of the Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellowship, Princeton University's top honor for graduate students. * * * The Jacobus Fellows will be honored at Alumni Day ceremonies Saturday, Feb. 25. The fellowships support the students' final year of study at Princeton and are awarded to one Ph.D. student in each of   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (TNStalk) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Feb. 21, 2023: * * * Australia Should Ban New Coal, Oil, and Gas Projects By Sophie McNeill, Australia Researcher Australian lawmakers are engaged in fierce debate over changes to the "Safeguard Mechanism," which would require top polluting facilities to reduce emissions by 4.9 percent each year to 2030, or face penalties. The policy covers 215 sites that emit more than 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year  more

PARIS, France, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: * * * The IEA's Global Methane Tracker shows the oil and gas sector could slash emissions of potent greenhouse gas using only a fraction of its bumper income from the energy crisis * * * A combination of high energy prices, security of supply concerns and economic uncertainty were not enough to drive down methane emissions last year, according to new IEA analysis. The IEA  more