BOONE, North Carolina, March 10 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: President Joe Biden released his Fiscal Year 2024 budget to fund government programs through September 2024. The budget proposal includes crucial investments in programs to boost economic growth in the coalfields, ensure coal mine reclamation and protect miners from black lung disease. "We are excited to see President Biden continue the work to support environmental justice commun  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 9 -- The European Commission issued the following joint news release on March 7, 2023, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: * * * 1. Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau hosted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for a two-day visit to Canada from March 6 to 8. During the visit, the Leaders drove progress on shared and urgent priorities, including maintaining a robust response to Russia's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine; fighting cli  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 10 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: The Commission announced today an investment of over Euros116 million for the new LIFE Programme's Strategic Projects. The funding will help eight major projects in Belgium, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and Finland reach their climate and environmental targets. The projects are expected to mobilise significant additional funds from other EU funding sources, including agricultura  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after President Biden released his budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. "President Biden's budget request is just more of the same big government policies that have weakened the U.S. economy and led to historic levels of inflation for American consumers," said Hoeven. "Our nation needs to get its fiscal house in order, but   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) released the following statements about H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act: "Republicans are delivering on our promises  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Kudlow to discuss how H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, will work to restore America's energy independence and protect families' hard-earned dollars. Leader Scalise highlighted how the Lower Energy Costs Act will boost all forms of energy production by cutting red-tape regulations, lowering  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 10 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways: More than 100,000 megawatts of coal- and gas-fired generation failed to start or were forced offline during the Arctic blast that hit the central and eastern U.S. just before Christmas Highly accurate forecasting, together with the rapid growth of battery storage, can help to smooth the gaps in wind and solar variability to prevent future out  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: As part of the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to clean up legacy pollution while creating good-paying jobs and new economic opportunities for coalfield communities, the Department of the Interior today announced that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is awarding $135 million in fiscal year 2023 funding for Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER  more

LONDON, England, March 10 -- Lightsource bp, a subsidiary of BP plc, issued the following news: As a global solar leader, Lightsource bp does not take the role of solar in the energy future for granted. That's why our own leaders share their experience with trade associations like SolarPower Europe to drive the sector forward and maximise its contribution. Zosia Riesner, Director of Power Markets, Europe, is chair of the markets and investment workstream. Penny Laurenson, Director of Environm  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the nuclear fuel life cycle. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the need to reduce the United States' and our allies' dependence on Russian nuclear fuel and the significant investments the U.S. is making in advanced nuclear reactors and other technologies that will help strengthen energy security and  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Aluminum is a critical element used in thousands of important products, but it can often interfere with quick and effective extraction of valuable rare earth elements (REEs) from coal waste byproducts. Because aluminum interferes with the recovery of REEs from some sources, NETL researchers developed an effective, renewable, technology that can detect aluminum i  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 10 (TNStalk) -- The Ohio Environmental Council issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party Chairperson Matt Borges were found guilty for their role in the largest public corruption case in Ohio history. The following quote can be attributed, in whole or in part, to Nolan Rutschilling, Managing Director of Energy Policy for the Ohio Environmental Council (OEC). "This decision is an i  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: The Biden-Harris administration today released the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The budget makes critical, targeted investments in the American people that will promote greater prosperity and economic growth for decades to come. "The President's fiscal year 2024 budget proposal makes critical investments in America's   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the nuclear fuel life cycle. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the need to reduce the United States' and our allies' dependence on Russian nuclear fuel and the significant investments the U.S. is making in advanced nuclear reactors and o  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety issued the following written testimony by New York Assembly Member Anna Kelles involving a hearing on March 7, 2023, on the Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act: * * * I write to voice my support for Senator Markey's "Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act" as the representative of the 125th New York Assembly District. The environmental and socioeconomic impacts of e  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell on the role of the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency during a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. "When I look at the American economy, we have a lot of financial engineers and a lot of diversity consultants, we don't have a lot of people making things, and I worry that the reserve currency   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: The Surface Transportation Board today announced the appointment of nine new members to the Board's Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC). The new members are Messrs. Adam Anderson, John Bridson, James Grech, Christopher Hand, John Haysbert, Paul Lang, Vern Lund, Dave Slade, and Ben Sweat. All new members have been appointed to  more

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, March 10 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on March 8, 2023, by Administrator Samantha Power at a press gaggle in the Mekong Delta: * * * ADMINISTRATOR POWER: As you all know, Vietnam is one of the top five most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. And I thought in coming to Vietnam, it was extremely important to come to the Mekong Delta, where anything that happens to the environment or to the cli  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 10 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: The U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced that it has approved grant funding for a feasibility study to support efforts by Prabha Energy Private Limited (PEPL) to develop a coal mine methane (CMM) recovery facility in the Jharia coalfield in eastern India. PEPL selected Virginia-based Advanced Resources International to carry out the study. "USTDA is pleased to colla  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 10 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following news release: Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 58th Day of Session The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS * SR 48: Designating March 9, 2023, as Recovery Community Day * HCR 15: Requesting That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance send official correspondence to West Virginia's federal delegations stating West Virginia veterans' concerns and objections to the two TRICARE for Life ("TF  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 9, 2023: * * * President Biden's Budget Lowers Energy Costs, Combats the Climate Crisis, and Advances Environmental Justice In the two years since taking office, the President's leadership to tackle the climate crisis has boosted U.S. manufacturing and deployment of cost-cutting clean energy technologies, put the United States on a durable path aligned with limiting warming to 1.5 Degrees C, galvanized g  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) applauded the passage of H.R. 1335 - the Transparency, Accountability, Permitting and Production (TAPP) of American Resources Act through the House Natural Resources Committee. This bill will unleash American energy and critical mineral resources production and modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to expand U.S. energy and infrastructure development.   more