DES MOINES, Iowa, April 13 (TNSgov) -- The Iowa Environmental Council issued the following news on April 12, 2023: The Iowa Environmental Council and the Environmental Law & Policy Center submitted comments to MidAmerican Energy today opposing a plan for the utility to dump toxic coal ash leachate into the Missouri River. The leachate, runoff that collects at the bottom of the site's coal ash landfill, contains dozens of toxic pollutants, including mercury, lead, arsenic, cyanide, and other tox  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNSgov)(TNSrpt) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Conservation and community groups sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security today over their plans to rebuild Puerto Rico's centralized electric grid back to the fossil fuel status quo instead of investing in the distributed renewable energy Puerto Ricans need. "Fossil fuel power plants produce pollutants that poison our h  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56454) involving Big Rivers Electric Corp., Centertown, Kentucky: * * * Rep Org: Kentucky Dept of Radiation Control Licensee: Big Rivers Electric Corporation Region: 1 City: Centertown State: KY County: Ohio License #: 201-277-56 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Dr. Curt Pendergrass HQ OPS Officer: Dan Livermore Notification Date: 04/05/2023 Notification Time: 11:51 [ET] Event Date:   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNSgov) -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: By blatantly tipping the scales in favor of battery electric vehicles, the proposed tailpipe emissions standards for 2027 and beyond released today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overlook an obvious near-term opportunity to achieve significant vehicle efficiency improvements and carbon emissions reductions through increased use of high-octane, low-carbon ethanol fu  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on April 12, 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 burdensome new emissions standards on American-made vehicles, including both light-duty cars and hea  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 13 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia's export market grew for the third consecutive year in 2022 to a value of $7.6 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's recent trade statistics. This marks a 20% increase over 2021, with an additional $1.4 billion in exports. "Our continued growth in exports showcases the incredible strength of West Virginia's e  more