WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, as well as the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today questioned U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan on the EPA's budget request for Fiscal Year 2024. During t  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Mark P. Mills, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, involving a hearing on April 26, 2023, entitled "Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration's Rush to Green Policies": * * * I'm a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute where I focus on science, technology, and energy issues. I am  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, May 4 (TNSres) -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news: * * * In the U.S. and around the world, there's a push to cut greenhouse gas emissions by the metals industry * * * In May 2021, the United States and the United Kingdom launched the G7 Industrial Decarbonization Agenda (IDA) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from heavy industries like steel, cement and chemicals. IDA is meant to guide the global economy toward industrial decarbonization and make meaning  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) was named Co-Chair of the Congressional Coal Caucus for the 118th Congress. Meuser will be joined by Representatives Bill Johnson (OH-06), Morgan Griffith (VA-09), and Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) in leading the Congressional Coal Caucus. The Caucus will play a key role in facilitating legislative and policy debates relating to the coal industry. "Coal is one of the most useful s  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The United States currently imports nearly all its supply of rare earth elements (REEs), which are a group of critical minerals that are vital for decarbonizing the energy system. However, NETL researchers have been on the hunt to discover a multitude of resources and to understand the nature and recoverability of these valuable materials within our own borders, op  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety issued the following written testimony by Kathy Harris, a senior advocate for clean vehicles and fuels at the Natural Resources Defense Council, involving a hearing on April 18, 2023, entitled "Cleaner Vehicles: Good for Consumers and Public Health": * * * Thank you for the opportunity today to discuss the benefits of cleaner cars in the United States. My name is Kathy Harris, an  more