COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 18 (TNSrpt) -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) issued the 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report, an annual assessment of its performance as a public company and community partner. This report marks AEP's 17th year of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure, demonstrating its commitment to reporting the company's progress toward a sustainable energy future. The report's theme, "Delivering the  more

LONDON, England, May 18 (TNSrpt) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * Countries have implemented more and better policies to promote decarbonization since the global energy crisis hit: BloombergNEF * * * The global energy crisis has prompted governments to take unprecedented steps to bolster energy security and affordability -- but not at the expense of addressing climate change. On balance, most G-20 countries actually enhanced their low-carbon poli  more

SEOUL, South Korea, May 18 -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued the following joint statement with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on May 17, 2023: * * * We, President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, met today in Seoul. We reaffirmed the strength and depth of the friendship between our two countries as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of ROK-Canada diplomatic relations. Rooted in strong people-to-people ties dating ba  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded more than $38 million to the University of North Dakota's (UND) Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC). The award will support the implementation of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies at Rainbow Energy's Coa  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies issued the following written testimony by Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, at a member day hearing on March 23, 2023, on the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program funding request: * * * Thank you Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Pingree for holding this hearing today, I appreciate the Committee's willingness to provide me the opportunity to discuss the Abandoned Mine Land  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials issued the following written testimony by Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, involving a hearing on May 11, 2023, entitled "Getting Back on Track: Exploring Rail Supply Chain Resilience and Challenges": * * * On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and our 37 affiliated unions, I thank Chairman Nehls and Ra  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, a journal that reports industrial and academic research in the fields of applied chemistry and chemical engineering with special focus on fundamentals, processes and products from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its May 17, 2023 edition: Reviews: * Three-Dimensional MXene-Based Functional Materials for Water Treatment: Preparation, Functional Tailoring, and Applications   more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: A federal grand jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, returned an indictment today charging a man with filing false individual tax returns and attempting to obstruct an IRS audit and criminal investigation. According to the indictment, Vondie Brunty owned and operated West Star Management Inc. (WSM), a company that, from 2005 to April 2015, co-owned a coal brokerage business through which WSM   more

WASHINGTON, May 18 (TNStalk) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement on May 17, 2023: * * * In response to the EPA's proposed rule to combat coal ash pollution, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Deputy Legislative Director Madeleine Foote: "We are glad to see the EPA take this critical step towards addressing millions of tons of toxic coal ash waste sitting in unregulated dump sites across the country. "This proposal woul  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has released a Request for Information (RFI) that seeks input on the regional assessment and production of rare earth elements, critical minerals, and novel high-value, nonfuel carbon-based products from unconventional and secondary feedstocks such as coal and coal by-products and effluent wate  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $38,148,520 to the University of North Dakota's (UND) Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC). This funding will advance the implementation of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies at Rainbow Energy's Coal Creek St  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 (TNStalk) -- The National Mining Association issued the following statement on May 17, 2023: * * * The National Mining Association (NMA) issued the following statement from Rich Nolan, NMA President & CEO, responding to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's (NERC) 2023 Summer Reliability Assessment which finds that two-thirds of the country is at elevated risk of outages should we see widespread heat weaves this summer. Further, NERC points directly to the U.  more

JACKSON, Michigan, May 18 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: Consumers Energy announced today it is fully prepared to meet Michigan's energy needs as temperatures climb and air conditioners kick on this summer, adding a power plant to its fleet and continuing to accelerate Michigan's clean energy transition to meet the needs of nearly 2 million Michigan homes and businesses. "We're seeing a once-in-a-generation transformation in the way we provide electricit  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, introduced two pieces of legislation to substantively reform the nation's broken permitting and   more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: Yesterday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the availability of nearly $11 billion in grants and loan opportunities as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda that will help rural energy and utility providers bring affordable, reliable clean energy to their communities across the country. This USDA program represents the single largest investment in rural electrification since Preside  more