CHICAGO, Illinois, April 20 (TNSres) -- The American Lung Association issued the following news release: The American Lung Association's new "State of the Air" report finds that nearly 120 million people in the U.S., or more than one in three, live in counties that had unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution. Overall, air quality has improved across the nation; however, major differences exist between air quality in eastern and western states and between air pollution exposures for whit  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 20 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled bill text for a proposal to lift the debt ceiling while significantly reducing funding for government programs. The proposal includes provisions to repeal advanced manufacturing tax credits and advanced energy tax credits enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, including bonus incentives for projects in "energy communities" designed to help communities   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 20 (TNSres) -- CoBank, a cooperative bank that serves agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: * * * Surging international demand for LNG could bring tighter supplies, rising prices, increased volatility * * * While U.S. natural gas futures prices have fallen sharply in recent months, higher prices and increased volatility could be on the long-term horizon as the energy transition  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 20 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: The House advanced legislation on a preliminary vote today to support rural communities through securing more good-paying jobs, building local economies and streamlining investments in energy technology and schools. "When rural communities succeed, we all succeed, and this bipartisan legislation demonstrates our commitment to uplifting local economies, creating good paying jobs and s  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: During a Ways and Means Committee hearing, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) questioned witnesses on the U.S. tax code subsidizing green corporate handouts and the Chinese Communist Party. Congresswoman Miller highlighted the importance of producing American made energy and terminating U.S. reliance on Chinese manufacturing products. Congresswoman Miller started her questioning by asking Mr. Turner o  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today criticized Jared Bernstein, nominee to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, for his claim at the administration has a "top track record" on domestic energy production. Under questioning from Daines about the unsustainability of the administration's climate policies. Bernstein claimed the administration  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent an oversigh  more

EMORY, Virginia, April 20 (TNSfund) -- Emory and Henry College issued the following news: A signing ceremony was recently held to acknowledge The King-Earp-Ross Memorial Endowed Scholarship, established in December 2022, by the initial donor, Evans L. King, Jr., to recognize and acknowledge the outstanding accomplishments and life of his father, Evans L. King '34, as well as those of James E. "Buddy" Earp '51 and Omar G. Ross '54. The endowed scholarship was established with an initial gift o  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 (TNSres) -- Gallup, a research-based and performance-management consulting company, issued the following news on April 19, 2023: By Justin Mccarthy Americans' support for dramatically reducing the use of fossil fuels in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions hasn't changed since Gallup first tested this proposal in 2019. About six in 10 continue to be in favor. However, the public is less confident than they were four years ago that the U.S. can achieve this goal. These  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy Committee, this week spoke to members of the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) at their legislative rally on Capitol Hill. The senator provided a legislative update and outlined his work to support the state's electric cooperatives. "Thanks to the efforts of our innovative energy industry, including our   more

NEW YORK, April 20 (TNStalk) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on April 18, 2023: * * * Indian Troops Won't Be Tried for Nagaland Killings By Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia Director Justice has once again been denied in India under the draconian, colonial-era Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). On December 4, 2021, soldiers from the 21 Para Special Forces army unit shot and killed six coal miners in Nagaland's Mon district. The deaths led to violent clashes between l  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: In an op-ed published today in The Washington Times, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, writes about the need to reestablish America as the international leader in the development and deployment of new nuclear technologies, and highlights the recently introduced ADVANCE Act, a bipartisan bill  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2022-CR-022) on March 28, 2023, entitled "The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Made Progress in Implementing Corrective Actions To Improve Its Oversight of the Abandoned Mine Lands Program, but Some Recommendations Remain Outstanding." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Glenda H. Owens, Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Tonya R. Johnson, Deputy Chief Finan  more

PARIS, France, April 20 (TNSres) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release: * * * Recent policy moves will support economic diversification and industrial growth while improving energy system resilience * * * Australia is taking positive steps to increase its climate and clean energy ambitions. The International Energy Agency has reviewed Australia's progress and recommends that it continues to strengthen its policies and long-term plans to ensure it meets its targ  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 20 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B323487) on April 19, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Six AIR 7, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. COUNTY OF VENTURA, Defendant and Respondent. The California Constitution requires taxable property be assessed in the county where it is situated. Here the County of Ventura imposed a tax on an aircraft that was perm  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The owner and operators of a former Somerset scrap metal facility have agreed to pay a total of $300,000 to settle allegations that they illegally discharged industrial stormwater into Mount Hope Bay and emitted dust and noise pollution into the surrounding environment, disrupting the lives of residents in Somerset's Brayton Point neighborhood, Attorney General Andrea Joy Cam  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 20 (TNSjou) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Study finds warming Atlantic waters threaten previously stable glaciers * * * As climate change causes ocean temperatures to rise, one of Greenland's previously most stable glaciers is now retreating at an unprecedented rate, according to a new study. Led by researchers at The Ohio State University, a team found that between 2018 and 2021, Steenstrup Glacier in Greenland has retreated about 5 miles,  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 20 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news release: Three Arizona energy providers have pledged a combined $1 million to help secure grant funding for communities that could be impacted by the retirement of coal-fired power plants. Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project (SRP) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP) have teamed up to create the Utilities' Grant Program, which will support tribal, state, and   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: In an op-ed published today in The Washington Times, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, writes about the need to reestablish America as the international leader in the development and deployment of new nuclear technologies,   more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 20 -- Tucson Electric Power issued the following news release: Three Arizona energy providers have pledged a combined $1 million to help secure grant funding for communities that could be impacted by the retirement of coal-fired power plants. Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project (SRP) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP) have teamed up to create the Utilities' Grant Program, which will support tribal, state, and local governments as well as nonprofit groups and ot  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: A key mechanism of cadmium-linked inflammation that increases severity and mortality of lung infections has been described, offering a promising therapeutic target to limit lung injury and death. This study, led by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers Jennifer L. Larson-Casey, Ph.D., and A. Brent Carter, M.D., is based on an underserved, primarily African American community that is propose  more