MILTON, England, June 1 -- Applied Economics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it encourages the application of economic analysis to specific problems in both the public and private sectors, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 55, Issue 34 edition: Research Articles: * Determinants of Foreign exchange exposure during the COVID-19 crisis: A Multi-country evidence * Auditing the environmental accountability of local officials and the corporate green response: evide  more

BEIJING, China, May 31 (TNSres) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: China's transition to a net-zero economy by 2050 represents at least a $37.7 trillion investment opportunity in the country's energy system, according to the New Energy Outlook: China report, published today by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). The report details two scenarios for China's energy system and implications for the country's energy security. * * * Successful  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10970) on the recent appellate decisions of interest to lawmakers, May 22 - May 28, 2023, on May 30, 2023, by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia and legislative attorney Jimmy Balser: * * * Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (May 22-May 28, 2023) The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving dive  more

LONDON, England, June 1 (TNStalk) -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Two legal challenges to the government's decision to grant planning permission for a controversial new coal mine in West Cumbria will be heard 24-26 October, the High Court has said. The challenges by Friends of the Earth and South Lakes Action on Climate Change (SLACC) will take place over three days in a 'rolled up' hearing. In practice this is the same as a trial, in that the   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee passed the ADVANCE Act, a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY). The bill will enable Wyoming to continue powering America to be the global leader in energy by ensuring that our nation has the most sophisticated nuclear energy technology. "Wyoming has played a key role in making our nation a global energy g  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding the legislation Congress is considering this week that would raise the debt limit through 2025 while slashing programs working Americans rely on and gutting environmental reviews for fossil fuel projects. "Since the text of this legislation was released, I have immersed myself in the details and listened carefull  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNStalk) -- Oil Change International issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the debt ceiling increase bill known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act. In response, Collin Rees, United States Program Co-Manager at Oil Change International, said: "Congressional Republicans are showing their true colors by forcing through a dirty deal favoring polluters over working people. By sneaking deadly policies into  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) released the following statement on his plan to vote against H.R. 3746, the legislative agreement to suspend the debt ceiling for 18 months in return for a host of Democratic spending and policy concessions. Specifically, the bill cuts non-defense spending while increasing defense spending; adds unnecessary hurdles for vulnerable Americans to rec  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today released additional information on key provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act to strengthen energy security and drive investment to hard-hit coal communities and underserved communities. Treasury and  more

EUGENE, Oregon, May 31 (TNSgov) -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: The Fiscal Responsibility Act--or debt ceiling bill--announced over Memorial Day weekend contains numerous pieces from the failed "Dirty Deal" that would create a decades-long legacy of pollution and further brutalize frontline communities. The Western Environmental Law Center urges Congress to reject the debt ceiling deal's poison pills and pass a clean debt ceiling bill. "To appease Sen  more