WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNStalk) -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially proposed its power plant emissions rules. While the much-anticipated limits are ostensibly meant to curb greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants, the details of the plan show that it relies primarily on using carbon cap  more

MOUNT RAINIER, Maryland, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environment issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a set of proposed rules with the goal of curbing emissions of carbon pollution from new and existing coal and gas plants. According to EPA reports, the proposed standards would avoid over 600 million metric tons of CO2 pollution, which is equivalent to reducing the annual emissions of roughly h  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The American Lung Association issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a set of proposed rules that would curb emissions of carbon pollution from new and existing coal and gas plants. Harold Wimmer, National President and CEO of the American Lung Association, issued the following statement: "Dirty power plants are polluting our communities, harming our health and worsening climate change. I ap  more

SAN DIEGO, California, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The American Public Health Association issued the following statement on May 11, 2023, by Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to reduce carbon emissions from the power sector: * * * "These new rules would drastically reduce carbon pollution from the nation's second largest contributor of carbon emissions, coal and gas power plants, as well as cut other dangerous air pollution such as particulat  more

CLAYTON, Australia, May 11 (TNSres) -- The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: As Australia attempts to hit ambitious emissions reduction targets during the transition to net zero, we know the energy sector has a major role to play. We also know that it makes sense to be informed of and assess a full range of technologies: some new and emerging, some established and proven. In this context, it's unsurprising  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-0944), on May 11, 2023, entitled "Producer Price Indexes - April 2023": * * * The Producer Price Index for final demand advanced 0.2 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices fell 0.4 percent in March and were unchanged in February. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The Chesapeake Climate Action Network issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to tighten restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fuel power plants. EPA proposed two new rules: one for existing coal and gas plants, and one for new gas plants. The largest facilities must make the earliest and most substantial carbon emission cuts, while retiring coal plants and peak-demand ga  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions issued the following statement on May 11, 2023, by President Nathaniel Keohane: * * * On the standards proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal- and new gas-fired electric generating units: "The EPA's proposed power plant carbon pollution standards announced today will protect Americans' health and provide enormous eco  more

TAKOMA PARK, Maryland, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The Chesapeake Climate Action Network issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * CCAN says: "MVP's other investors would be wise to come to the same conclusion" * * * On Tuesday, NextEra Energy, Inc. announced that it will drop all of its methane gas assets by 2025 and focus exclusively on renewable energy investments. NextEra is currently a major investor in the long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline, a proposed 303-mile fracked gas pipel  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The Climate Justice Alliance issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: This morning, President Biden announced a proposed new climate rule that would require most fossil fuel power plants to slash their greenhouse gas pollution 90 percent between 2035 and 2040 -- or shut down. At face value, the rule looks to encourage power providers to hasten their decisions to shut down aging coal-fired power plants. However, the EPA rule will allow fossil fuel corpor  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: President Biden's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new proposed rule today mandating power plants reduce emissions drastically or shut down. The rule has been compared to the 2015 Clean Power Plan put forward during former President Obama's term, a rule the Supreme Court held exceeded the agency's authority. Deputy Director of CEI's Center for Energy and Enviro  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 12 (TNScapv)(TNSgov) -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release and letter on May 11, 2023: As a fiercely contested, two-year challenge over rules for residential solar power heads into the courts, Duke Energy is quietly seeking changes that would similarly damage the state's solar power companies and their business and nonprofit customers. Today some 68 pro-solar nonprofits and businesses (about half are solar comp  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNStalk) -- Earthjustice issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * The Biden administration proposed standards to limit carbon pollution from fossil-burning power plants, the largest stationary source of climate pollution in the country. Currently, there are no limits on the amount of climate-warming pollution that existing coal and gas-fired power plants emit. Cleaning up carbon pollution from the power sector is essential to combat the climate crisis, and the   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Experts from Environmental Defense Fund testified in support of critically important climate and health safeguards at two EPA public hearings this week. Andy Su testified on EDF's behalf during EPA's three-day-long public hearing about its proposed multipollutant tailpipe pollution standards for passenger cars and trucks and medium-duty vehicles. EPA's proposal would slash billions   more

NEW YORK, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on May 11, 2023, by President Fred Krupp: * * * "EPA's proposal to limit climate pollution from power plants is an urgently needed step toward protecting people from the devastating harms of climate change, from increasingly severe flooding, hurricanes and drought to worsening wildfires. Coal and gas-fired power plants are one of the largest sources of climate pollution in the U.S. They are responsible   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * Newly proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules to drastically limit power plant emissions come as grid operators and reliability watchdogs warn that power plants needed to keep the lights on in the face of rising demand, changing weather patterns, and increasing amounts of dispatchable generation sources are retiring too quickly. * * * EPSA President and CE  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, May 12 (TNSgov) -- Environment America issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday proposed new limits on carbon pollution from coal- and gas-burning power plants. Many coal and some gas plants will need to reduce or capture the vast majority of the carbon they produce once the standards take full effect in the 2030s. The proposal allows more pollution from some coal plants and smaller or intermittently ru  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNStalk) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * In lockstep with Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) investments that cut the cost of reigning in harmful emissions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed standards today to limit emissions from coal and gas burning power plants. Power plants account for a third of the county's carbon pollution. Tackling that pollution is an essential step in mitigating the increasing   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: * * * New proposed standards for coal and new natural gas fired power plants would avoid more than 600 million metric tons of CO2 pollution, while also preventing 300,000 asthma attacks and 1,300 premature deaths in 2030 alone * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new carbon pollution standards for coal and natural gas-fired power plants that will protect publ  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * In a major boost to the fight against the climate crisis, the Biden Environmental Protection Agency today proposed new rules to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. electricity sector by 2040, targeting dirty coal and natural gas-fired power plants. If finalized as proposed, the rule would set emissions limits so strict that it will likely require coal and gas power pl  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSgov) -- GreenLatinos issued the following news release: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their proposal to set enforceable carbon pollution limits for new and existing coal and gas power plants. Power plants are the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. and these rules are a critical regulatory lever in the Biden Administration's toolbox to reach the climate goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 50 percent by 2030   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued a statement following the latest proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which mandates that coal and natural gas power plants would have to cut or capture most carbon dioxide emission by 2038. "Once again, today's proposed rule by the EPA is another example of the agency prioritizing their flawed Green New Deal a  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new carbon emissions regulations on coal and gas-fired power plants. "Despite being blocked by the Supreme Court, the Biden administration is once again advancing costly and overreaching rules meant to shutter baseload power plants, including coal-fired plants in North Dakota,  more

PARIS, France, May 12 -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: More than 80 representatives from the energy industry, international institutions and academia gathered at the IEA headquarters in Paris today to discuss the outlook for natural gas and coal markets worldwide, including long-term decarbonisation strategies and the implications for energy security. The 6th IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Gas and Coal Market Outlooks - jointly organised by the I  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement pushing back on the Biden administration's announcement of its Clean Power Plan 2.0. "The Biden administration is gravely harming Wyoming's economy and doing very little to work toward actual climate solutions. Enacting standards that are impossible to meet will ultimately shut down coal and natural gas fired power plant  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- 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 opportunities for Congress to reform the permitting process for energy and mineral projects. During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, discussed how permitting reform is necessary for energy reliability through the use of all types of energy, and the bipartisan recognition that permitting ref  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and EPW Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) today released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed standards to reduce carbon pollution from new and existing coal and natural gas-fired power plants  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news on May 11, 2023: Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed plan to cut climate pollution from coal and natural gas power plants. These climate standards have the potential to slow the rise in global temperatures, improve air quality, and accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to clean electricity. Combined with the buildout of clean energy that is being accelerated through t  more

ROME, Italy, May 11 (TNSres) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: * * * Eni invested 15 times more in fossil fuels than in its renewables segment in 2022, on track to rank third among worst upstream oil and gas expanders this year * * * Ahead of the Eni shareholder meeting, Oil Change International released Big Oil Reality Check 2023: Eni, exposing the Italian oil and gas major's energy strategy as grossly misaligned with global efforts to stem the climate crisis. W  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 12 (TNStalk) -- PennEnvironment issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday proposed new limits on carbon pollution from coal- and gas-burning power plants. Many coal and some gas plants will need to reduce or capture the vast majority of the carbon they produce once the standards take full effect in the 2030s. In fact, from 2028 to 2042, the EPA's proposal would slash carbon pollution by 617 m  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on May 11, 2023, on the protection of Bristol Bay and national conservation: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, I tell you what -- looking at the guys up front here, having to put on ties when you're -- on a school day -- (laughter) -- that's a hard thing to do. And all you lovely young ladies -- you're not hot, are you? AUDIENCE MEMBER: (Inaudible.) THE PRESIDENT: (Laughs.) Well, I will try to make this mercifully short. But I thin  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the below statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest set of proposed power plant regulations that will force the closure of coal and gas-fired power plants. Capito announced plans to lead efforts through the Congressional Review Act (  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Congressman Jeff Duncan released a statement to condemn the Biden Administration Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule that would regulate power plants and put the electric grid at risk. "Mandating more electrification while making it harder to produce electricity is a recipe for disaster. The Biden EPA's new proposed rules for power plants will put Americans at risk of blackouts  more

LONDON, England, May 11 -- The Royal Academy of Engineering issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Engineering and commercial teams can develop successful solutions that are not only environmentally sound but also make good business sense, Thomas Thune Anderson told the Royal Academy of Engineering when he gives the annual Hinton Lecture - The winds of change: engineering a greener future - in London yesterday evening (Tuesday 9 May). Andersen, who is Chairperson of the Danish rene  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new carbon pollution standards for coal and gas-fired power plants to protect public health and reduce harmful pollutants. EPA's proposed standards are expected to deliver up to $85 billion in climate and public health benefits over the next two decades and avoid up to 617 million metric tons of total carbon dioxide (CO2) thr  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed its most-restrictive climate rules for the power sector, which would require coal and many gas-fired plants to capture most of their emissions. "What the Democrats are either ignoring or do not underst  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on May 10, 2023: * * * President Biden's EPA proposed tough new federal climate pollution standards for the electric power sector, the nation's second-largest source of climate-disrupting greenhouse gas pollution. The proposal sets mandatory carbon dioxide limits under the Clean Air Act for existing coal plants and both new and existing gas plants. Once finalized, these safeguards would significantly reduce greenho  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on the proposed United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule to regulate coal and gas fired power plants. "Once again, the Biden Administration is shutting down American energy production in the name of climate change. President Biden's war on coal to promote Green New Deal policies is insulting to hard working West Virginians," s  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following statement and letter on May 11, 2023: * * * Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement for new rules limiting carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants under its authority from Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. This announcement follows a March 2023 letter led by Tonko and others urging EPA Administrator Michael Regan to   more

GUILFORD, England, May 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Improved cookstoves, which are widely used for cooking in developing countries, produce twice as many harmful ultrafine air pollution particles (PM0.1) as conventional stoves, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. * * * Researchers from Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) found that while improved cookstoves can reduce fine particles (PM2.5) by up to 65%  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today cheered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new regulations on greenhouse gas pollution from coal and gas-fired power plants. "Coal and gas-fired power plants have been given a free pass to pollute for too long, and I'm very pleased to see the EPA take this strong stand today. "EPA's proposal will cut down on the emissions drivin  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The World Resources Institute issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed rules to reduce emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants. The new rules would require new and existing coal-fired power plants to capture nearly all carbon dioxide emissions by 2040. The power sector accounts for a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and is responsible for toxic  more