ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 19 (TNSpp) -- AASA, The School Superintendents Association, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: AASA, The School Superintendents Association, is pleased to announce six school districts that have been recognized as "Lighthouse" systems to serve as models of positive change in public education. The selected designates are members of AASA's Learning 2025 Network, a cadre of more than 120 demonstration systems representing forward-leaning, urban, suburban   more

CANBERRA, Australia, May 18 -- The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: Electricity blackouts are more likely to be avoided if new gas supply is not constrained as coal exits power generation, according to one of Australia's top energy analysts. Energy Edge Managing Director Josh Stabler told the APPEA 2023 Conference & Exhibition in Adelaide today that capping of prices could in theory result in a dampening of new gas s  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) highlighted his "Foreign Pollution Fee" at a Senate Finance Committee hearing. A foreign pollution fee is a fee on foreign imports, like Chinese steel and chemicals, produced with lower environmental standards than cleaner American production. It would curtail China's ability to undercut U.S. manufacturers by penalizing China for not meeting the same re  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Charleston Gazette-Mail: "As Justice launches his Senate bid, courts and creditors indicate his business empire's unmet obligations are mounting at an increasingly steep cost." Jim Justice is facing a wave of new reporting over his debts, failure to show up to work and financial challenges as the GOP "battle royale" Senate primary continues to escalate in West Virginia. Reporting details the   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 18 (TNSgov) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: As part of a settlement between the agency and public interest groups, represented by Earthjustice, today the EPA published proposed revisions to the federal safeguards for coal ash. In a major win for communities near coal plants, the draft rule published today extends federal coal ash regulations to much of the coal ash disposed at operating and retired power plants. The revised rule  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 19 -- Minnesota Senate Republicans issued the following news on May 18, 2023: Today the Senate passed an Energy and Environment budget agreement that will impose costly, burdensome new regulations on Minnesotans and small businesses; grow government bureaucracy; and make life more expensive. ENERGY BILL RAISES ENERGY COSTS, LOWERS RELIABILITY The energy portion of the bill will lead to higher costs for Minnesota consumers and make the state's energy future more expens  more

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 19 -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following news release: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new 5-year country partnership strategy (CPS) for Kazakhstan to help the Central Asian nation achieve a more diversified, inclusive, and sustainable economy. The CPS covering 2023-2027 will focus on three strategic priorities--addressing the impacts of climate change and decarbonizing the economy; promoting inclusive economic growth; and strengthening gov  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to examine tax credits that Senator Casey fought to include in the Inflation Reduction Act that will incentivize the creation of good-paying jobs and investment in energy communities--areas with economies that are or have been dependent on coal, oil, and natural gas. Senator Casey's tax credits will encourage companies to build and manufacture new energy pr  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 19 (TNSper) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: On Thursday morning at 10 a.m., Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, along with renewable energy advocates, delivered a gift basket along with a petition signed by over 1000 people calling on new SRP CEO, Jim Pratt, to retire coal plants and plan for a 100% clean energy future - citing the People's Energy Plan. "Arizona has faced record-breaking temperatures and heat deaths, larger wildfires, l  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: In two proposed rules, President Biden's EPA is taking welcome action to protect the public from millions of tons of toxic coal ash sitting in old landfills and ponds across the country previously exempt from federal regulations. When finalized, the proposal will regulate coal ash disposed of in old landfills and other fill areas at power plants, not just ash in "active" landfills, safeguarding ne  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 19 (TNSfund) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources (SER) to receive a $40.5 million award over three years to support the development of a new and expanded large-scale, commercial carbon storage project in the Greater Green River Basin. The project will develop the Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub in collaboration with Frontier Carbon Solutions LL  more