BERKELEY, California, May 25 (TNSpp) -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release on may 24, 2023: Today at the annual general meeting of power and gas utility Southern Company announced that 20% of investors voted in favor of a shareholder resolution filed by As You Sow, based on a preliminary vote count. The resolution asks the company to set a net zero target for emissions from its value chain, including its sale of natural gas. In April of this year, 18.3% voted in favor of a   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on May 25, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led 26 of her colleagues in writing to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to withdraw recently announced emissions standards on American-made vehicles, including both light-duty cars and heavy-duty trucks. Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) and 25 Republican colleagues urged U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to withdraw the agency's recently announced emissions standards on American-made vehicles, including both light-duty cars and heavy-duty trucks. "These proposals are legally flawed, divorced from reality with regard to the a  more

SEOUL, South Korea, May 22 -- The European Commission issued the following joint statement by President Ursula von der Leyen with European Council President Charles Michel and Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol during the EU-Republic of Korea Summit: * * * President of the European Council Charles Michel, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol, met in Seoul on 22 May for the 10th Summit between the European Union an  more

SEOUL, South Korea, May 22 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: The EU and the Republic of Korea have established a Green Partnership with the aim of strengthening bilateral cooperation and exchanging best practices on climate action, clean and fair energy transition, protection of the environment, and other fields of the green transition. The Green Partnership was launched in Seoul during the EU-Korea Summit by Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, and Korean Pre  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 26 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order granting request for specified confidential treatment (Docket No. 20230001-EI; Order No. PSC-2023-0172-CFO-EI) on May 25, 2023: * * * In re: Fuel and purchased power cost recovery clause with generating performance incentive factor. ORDER GRANTING TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY' S REQUEST FOR SPECIFIED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND MOTION FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDER (DOCUMENT NO. 02965-2023) On April 28  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on May 25, 2023: * * * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $1,138,200 through their Black Lung/Coal Miner Clinics Program to the St. Charles Health Council, located in Jonesville, Virginia. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. * * * "Black lung is a horrible medical condition many coal miners must deal with. "Today's award of more than one million   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, led by Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), is holding a hearing entitled "International Financial Institutions in an Era of Great Power Competitio  more

WARSAW, Poland, May 25 -- The International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, issued the following news release: To help build a robust electric vehicle (EV) value chain in Europe while generating hundreds of jobs in Poland, IFC is partnering with SK Hi-Tech Battery Materials Poland sp. z o.o. (SK Poland), a leading player in the global EV value chain and a subsidiary of Korea's SK IE Technology Co., Ltd (SK IET). As part of the partnership, IFC is arranging a $300 million green  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, issued the following remarks: Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairman of the National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee led a hearing entitled, "International Financial Institutions in an Era of Great Power Competition." Chairman Luetkemeyer's opening remarks can be found below. "First, thank you to our witnesses for being here today. You offer a wide and deep expertise on Internat  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Congressman Dan Meuser released the below statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the case, Sackett v. EPA, curtailing the EPA's ability to regulate "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA). "Thousands of farmers and small businesses in my district are breathing a sigh of relief today thanks to the Supreme Court's ruling that delivers long over  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led 26 of her colleagues in writing to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to withdraw recently announced emissions standards on American-made vehicles, incl  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ted Budd (R-NC) joined 25 colleagues in writing a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to withdraw recently announced emissions standards on American-made vehicles, including both light-duty cars and heavy-duty trucks. The letter to Administrator Regan expressed concerns over both the legality of the rules  more