WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski announced that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will receive $1 million in research funding from the Department of Energy. The funding comes through the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management. "The University of Illinois is playing a critical role in our transition to clean and renewable energy sources, " said Congresswoman Budzinski."Today, I'm excited to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022 (table 1), according to the "second" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 3.2 percent. The GDP estimate released today is based on more complete source data than were available for the "a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the China-Russia relations (No. IF12100) on Feb. 24, 2023, by Russian and European affairs analyst Andrew S. Bowen and Asian affairs analyst Ricardo Barrios: * * * China-Russia Relations The People's Republic of China (PRC or China) and the Russian Federation (Russia) maintain a strategic and multifaceted relationship with extensive military, diplomatic, and economic connections. Although th  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 24 (TNSres) -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: * * * Well-Positioned For 2023 * * * Ending a year focused on delivering cleaner energy, excellent customer service and a rewarding workplace experience, DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) today reported 2022 earnings for the year of $1.1 billion, or $5.52 per diluted share, compared with $907 million, or $4.67 per diluted share in 2021. 2022 operating earnings for the year were $1.2 billion, or $6.10 p  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 20 (TNSrpt) -- The Iowa Environmental Council issued the following news: In response to an Iowa Utilities Board order, MidAmerican Energy filed new public versions of two internal studies that show solar is the lowest cost path for achieving carbon free energy and that acknowledge transitioning away from burning coal is an essential piece of achieving this goal. The studies also raise questions about the economics of MidAmerican's coal fleet. Despite its own studies' fin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The World Bank issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: The World Bank Group's (WBG) Board of Executive Directors today endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Mozambique covering five years (2023-2027), with the overarching goal of supporting Mozambique to achieve a greener, resilient, and inclusive development. "This strategy will invest in inclusive institutions, laying the foundations for a more resilient society. We will support inclusive a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on Feb. 24, 2023, on increasing duties on certain articles from the Russian Federation: * * * 1. On April 8, 2022, I signed the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act (19 U.S.C. 2434 note) (Suspending NTR Act). Section 3(a) of the Suspending NTR Act suspended nondiscriminatory tariff treatment for products of the Russian Federation and of the Republic of Belarus, and imposed the rates of duty set fo  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (TNSpp) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: Outside of American International Group Inc.'s (AIG) headquarters, activists from Public Citizen, Climate Families NYC, Sunrise Movement NYC, and other groups called on the insurance giant to publicly commit not to provide coverage for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). As part of the action, the groups delivered over 50,000 petitions collected by Eko, Public Citizen, and Rainforest Action   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Feb. 24, 2023: * * * Choose "All-of-the-Above" for a Secure Energy Future America's energy security depends on our ability to produce reliable and affordable energy at home. President Biden and Democrats' Green New Deal agenda to prematurely transition from conventional energy, like oil and natural gas, entirely to renewable power would undermine our energy security, as it has already begun to do. The t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint statement on the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue: * * * The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Greece on the occasion of the fourth Strategic Dialogue. The Governments of the United States and Greece held the fourth United States - Greece Strategic Dialogue in Athens, Greece on February 21, 2023. Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias and U.S. Se  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Virginia's School of Law issued the following news on Feb. 23, 2023: Requests to build interstate natural gas pipelines today are almost always approved by a federal agency process that used to inspire momentous political fights several decades ago. Professor Alison Gocke looks at why so many projects have been greenlighted in the past two decades and what it may mean for the regulatory process on the latest episode of "Common Law  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 24 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Assumption can be a deadly practice. Carbon monoxide is present in the air we all breathe, but when unsafe levels of the gas build up in the body, it can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. More than 400 people die every year in the United States from carbon monoxide poisoning, and thousands are sickened by the colorless, tasteless and odorless gas known as the "silent killer." Additional  more