MELBOURNE, Australia, May 12 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek's indication that she will approve the Isaac River metallurgical coal mine in Queensland's Bowen Basin is a bad decision that flies in the face of the accepted science on global warming. The Australian Conservation Foundation said the decision - which would be the Albanese government's first approval of a new coal mine - runs contrary to  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 13 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: The Brandcenter at Virginia Commonwealth University -- the two-year graduate program focused on developing the best creative problem-solvers in the world of brands -- is a pressure cooker. "[It] prepares everyone who passes through its doors by being uncompromising," said Kris Kennedy, a 2009 graduate. "You have to go through the fire just to get admitted, to prove you want this. Then the program starts.   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 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 applauding Senate passage this week of two formal challenges to the Biden administration's rules listing the Northern Long-Eared Bat as "endangered" and expanding the definition of "critical habitat." These mark the fourth and fifth   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) applauded the U.S. Department of Treasury guidance of tax credits for companies to build American-made clean energy facilities. The guidance comes from a Casey-led provision of the Inflation Reduction Act that gives companies a "domestic content" bonus credit for using American steel, iron, and manufactured goods in new clean energy projects. Casey fought to make sure th  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today commended the Biden Administration's decision to require fossil-fuel power plants to cut greenhouse gas pollution by 90 percent before 2040, following the Congressman's letter with the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition to EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. The regulation encourages utilities to shut down aging coal plants before 2035. The C  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in support of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed new standards to reduce carbon pollution from coal and natural gas-fired power plants. "The bold carbon pollution standards proposed today by the EPA are a significant step in our efforts to reduce harmful and dangerous emissions, improve air quality for   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following initial decision approving settlement agreement (Docket No. 22-32) on May 12, 2023: * * * DOKA U.S.A. LTD., Complainant v. MSC MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY (USA) INC., Respondent. ORDER OF: Linda S. Harris CROVELLA, Administrative Law Judge. INITIAL DECISION APPROVING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT/1 On April 27, 2023, Complainant Doka U.S.A. Ltd. ("Doka") and Respondent MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc. ("MSC Me  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 12 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Gas usage in the power industry has collapsed and further drops are expected. * * * A new report by the Institute of Economics and Energy Financial Analysis (IEEFA) shows that Australia has been transitioning away from gas for power generation since 2014. Gas usage for power generation has fallen 47% from 2014-2022. The amount of gas we will need for electri  more

NEWBURGH, New York, May 12 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: * C.A.R.E Program provides childcare financial assistance for the future offshore wind workforce in partnership with United Way of New York * Community Offshore Wind's childcare assistance program will support workforce at proposed steel fabrication facility in the City of Newburgh and Town of New Windsor * Joint venture hosted childcare roundtable   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 13 (TNSgov) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: The Nature Conservancy is encouraged by today's announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of new proposed rules to substantially reduce carbon pollution from U.S. power plants. The proposal, released May 11, sets emission limits and guidelines based on cost-effective, available control technologies, such as carbon capture and storage and low-greenhouse gas hydr  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSgov) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: U.S. President Joe Biden has broken a major climate promise to end public finance for fossil fuels, with the United States Export Import Bank (US EXIM) voting this week to provide almost USD 100 million in export finance to expand the PT Kilang Pertamina Balikpapan Petroleum Refinery in Indonesia. At the United Nations COP26 climate summit in November 2021, 39 countries and financial institutions, inclu  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 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 applauding Senate passage this week of two formal challenges to the Biden administration's rules listing the Northern Long-Eared Bat as "endangered" and expanding t  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: In his opening statement at today's full committee markup, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) detailed his concerns about how the Railway Safety Act would make it easier for the Biden administration to restrict the transportation of coal, oil, natural gas, and ethanol. Ranking Member Cruz's opening remarks, as delivered: "  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following testimony by Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center for Energy, Climate and Environment at the Heritage Foundation, and involving a hearing on May 3, 2023, entitled "Who Pays the Price: The Real Cost of Fossil Fuels": * * * My name is Diana Furchtgott-Roth. I am the director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own and should not b  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following written testimony by Nicole C. Deziel, an associate professor at the Yale School of Public Health, involving a hearing on May 3, 2023, entitled "Who Pays the Price: The Real Cost of Fossil Fuels": * * * My name is Nicole Deziel, and I am an Associate Professor at the Yale School of Public Health in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. My testimony will address the human health impacts of oil and gas development.  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the permitting process for energy and mineral projects. The hearing featured testimony from Mr. Jason Grumet, CEO of the Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, 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 type  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023, with Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, chair of the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety: * * * U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the EPW Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, today re  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement 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. Capi  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power urging the Agency to strengthen its commitment to Power Africa, an initiative convening federal resources and private efforts to accelerate the electrification of communities across sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2021, the Biden administration has invested $193 million in  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Indiana's 123rd legislative session can be summed up in three words: Greed, Hate and Harm. Today, the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter released its 2023 Scorecard, grading Indiana's legislators and Governor Holcomb on their votes during the recently concluded legislative session. The leadership of both the Indiana House and the Indiana Senate put the greed of special interests ahead of the n  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America strategy, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today released guidance that provides detailed information about the domestic content bonus under the Inflation Reduction Act for clean energy projects and facilities that meet American manufacturing and sourcing requirements. The guidance was  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a set of proposed standards targeting carbon pollution from new gas-fired power plants and existing gas- and coal-fired power plants. * * * Below is a statement by Julie McNamara, the deputy policy director of the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). "Despite the costs of climate im  more