ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 31 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico this week launched a series of billboards around Albuquerque calling for the closure of the troubled Torrance County Detention Facility. The billboards bear the messages "Seeking Asylum is Not a Crime" and "End Immigration Detention in Torrance County" and can be found on southbound I-25 near   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) voted today for legislation to increase domestic energy production and lowers costs for families. The Lower Energy Costs Act would reform the permitting process, boost production of critical minerals, and streamline energy infrastructure and imports. "President Biden's anti-energy agenda has hurt our economy, weakened our national security, and caused pain for co  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to Valley Economic Development Partners in Youngstown. This funding will help small, local businesses in Mahoning and Trumbull counties grow and create new economic opportunities. "Ohio workers can compete with anyone in the world, and this investment will help ensure Mahoning Valley commu  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper on Russia's war against Ukraine (No. IN11897) on March 30, 2023, by European Affairs specialist Kristin Archick: * * * Russia's War Against Ukraine: European Union Responses and U.S.-EU Relations The 27-member European Union (EU) has implemented a wide range of policy responses to Russia's war against Ukraine, launched in 2022. EU actions and coordination with the United States are of interest   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the State of Tennessee's Department of Environment and Conservation will be receiving $8.6 million to reclaim abandoned coal mines through the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. The funding, largely for mine cleanups in Eastern and Middle Tennessee, was authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1), which would boost energy independence through the domestic production and processing of critical minerals to help drive down costs for Americans. Congressman Hal Rogers cosponsored the bill and urged its swift passage in the Senate. "The United States is far too dependent on Communist China for our energy supp  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNStalk) -- Earthjustice issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * This week, the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. The bill would greenlight harmful fossil fuel and poorly regulated mining projects, lock in decades of dependency on dirty energy sources like coal, oil, and natural gas, and undermine the clean energy and climate investments of the Inflation Reduction Act. It would also push dangerous changes to the perm  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of restoring America to energy independence and lowering the cost of energy for all Americans. By a vote of 225-204 the House passed H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. Hageman stated, "This administration has from day one sought to reorganize our national and foreign policy around the concept of relying upon tyrants, despots, and dictators to set domestic en  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: During remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, Senator John Hoeven outlined the harmful impact of President Biden's policies on the U.S. energy industry, which have resulted in higher prices for American consumers and made the nation less energy secure. "We've got to find a way to press back on the Biden administration's harmful policies that have caused energy pr  more

BASEL, Switzerland, March 31 -- Materials, a peer-reviewed open access journal of materials science and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 16, No. 7 edition: Review: * Bioceramics/Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibrous and Carbon Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications Articles: * Influence of Reactive Amine-Based Catalysts on Cryogenic Properties of Rigid Polyurethane Foams for Space and On-Ground Applications * Recrystallizatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), along with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), unveiled the Fossil Free Finance Act, legislation that would direct the Federal Reserve to require major banks and other Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs) to stop financing projects and activities linked to increased greenhouse gas emissions and submit a plan on how they w  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSgov) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) today reintroduced the Fossil Free Finance Act, legislation requiring the Federal Reserve to address the systemic risk that climate change and the energy transition present to our financial system. Under the legislation, the Fed would have to use its existing powers to mandate that the biggest banks stop  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released the following statement following the passage of H.R. 1, the "Polluters Over People" Act: "The Polluters Over People Act from MAGA Republicans is another step in their extreme agenda to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and increase taxes on  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, in the House of Representatives. "On President Biden's first day in office, he launched a full-blown war on American energy. We watched the President of the United States kill the Keystone pipeline on Day One, drain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the lowest level since 1984 for political re  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), along with Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), reintroduced the Fossil Free Finance Act, legislation that would direct the Federal Reserve to require major banks and other Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs) to stop financing projects and activities linked to increased greenhouse gas emissions and submit a  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Kudlow to discuss how H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, combats higher energy prices for American families. Leader Scalise slammed the reckless energy agenda of the Biden Administration, which sends Americans' hard-earned money into the pockets of foreign adversaries while costs at home soar. Additionally, Leader Scalise c  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 1, appropriately re-named the "Polluters Over People Act": "Last Congress, House Democrats passed legislation to crack down on price gouging at the pump and enacted the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest federal investment in combatting climate change in history. The IRA help  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) today reintroduced the Fossil Free Finance Act, legislation that would direct the Federal Reserve to require major banks and other Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs) to stop financing projects and activities linked to increased greenhouse gas emissions and s  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36616) entitled "Savage Tooele Railroad Co. - Construction and Operation Exemption - Line of Railroad in Tooele County, Utah": * * * Digest:/1 Savage Tooele Railroad Company (STR) has filed a petition for exemption to construct and operate approximately 11 miles of rail line in Utah. This decision denies STR's request that the Board preliminarily address the  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Two of Congresswoman Boebert's bills, the American Energy Act and the 90-Day Review Act, and her Jordan Cove amendment, passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support as part of H.R. 1. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) stated, "I promised my voters that I would deliver real solutions to the problems they're facing, and today, the House passed two of my bills and an additional amendment   more