CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today announced $2,192,531 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to support the Black  more

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, May 24 (TNSres) -- The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) issued the following news: The Netherlands celebrates 60 years of bilateral investment treaties on 23 May. In 1963, the Netherlands concluded its first treaty with Tunisia. These treaties should play an important role in protecting foreign investments by Dutch companies. In practice, they mainly give multinationals a strong tool of power with dramatic consequences for people and the envir  more

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 25 (TNStalk) -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following statement on May 23, 2023: * * * An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Alina Iancu, held discussions during May 10-23 for the 2023 Article IV consultation with Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the conclusion of the mission, Ms. Iancu issued the following statement: "Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) economy is slowing, while inflation, although declining, remains high. Growth decli  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 25 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00122) on May 24, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Joint Application Of Kentucky Utilities Company And Louisville Gas And Electric Company For Approval Of Fossil Fuel-Fired Generating Unit Retirements ORDER This matter arises upon respective motions filed by Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers, Inc. (KIUC), and Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwea  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL researchers are growing versatile biocatalysts using microbes from a coalbed methane (CBM) well to convert industrial carbon dioxide (CO2) wastes and other single-carbon compounds into useful chemicals to manufacture biofuel, food additives and other high-value products while reducing emissions of greenhouse gas. In testing completed at NETL, resear  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: This week, Sierra Club, Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas, City of Port Isabel and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid on behalf of their clients Vecinos para el bienestar de la comunidad costera filed petitions challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) over their recent rubber stamping of several LNG export projects in the Gulf Coast: Texas LNG, Rio Grande LNG, and the Rio Bravo Pipeline in  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, reintroduced the Safer Beauty Bill Package with her Energy and Commerce colleagues, Reps. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Doris Matsui (CA-07). The bill package includes four separate bills that offer prog  more

PERTH, Australia, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: The University of Western Australia's Einstein-First project is introducing children to climate science and how to create renewable energy. Project leader Emeritus Professor David Blair said as the world switched to renewable energy and faced the impacts of climate change, we had a responsibility to introduce children to all the relevant science. "Solar energy is powered by the science discover  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 24 (TNSres) -- The World Council of Churches issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: Major global faith-based organizations are responding to the G7 meeting in Hiroshima by expressing dismay that heads of state have failed to take steps to phase out fossil fuels and fund climate-related loss and damage. The groups are renewing their calls for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Six organizations with more than 600 million members in more than 190 countr  more