LONDON, England, June 6 (TNStalk) -- The Climate Group issued the following Q&A on June 5, 2023, with Executive Director Champa Patel: * * * What do you see as the specific climate challenges in Asia? Each region has its own challenges and Asia is no different. However, the scale of these issues, and the role the region can play in global climate action, can't be understated. Countries across Asia-Pacific are impacted by floods, drought, heatwaves and extreme rainfall with some of the poores  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation will host a series of outreach events in Wyoming from June 13 to 15, 2023, for current and former coal miners and their survivors to file or re-file benefit claims for those disabled by black lung. The events are the first hosted by the division in the state where about 2,700 p  more

LONDON, England, June 6 -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news: Rules governing economic markets need dramatic changes so that they can better deliver and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon future, President Odile Renaud-Basso of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said tonight. Delivering the annual Mais Lecture at London's Bayes Business School, Ms Renaud-Basso appealed to governments, investors, prod  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions issued the following written testimony by Daniel F. Runde, chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, involving a hearing on May 25, 2023, entitled "International Financial Institutions in an Era of Great Power Competition": * * * Chairman Luetkemeyer, Ranking Member Beatty, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for as  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions issued the following testimony by ClearPath CEO Richard J. Powell involving a hearing on May 25, 2023, entitled "International Financial Institutions in an Era of Great Power Competition": * * * My name is Rich Powell, and I am the CEO of ClearPath, a 501(c)(3) organization devoted to developing and advancing policies that accelerate innovations to red  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) delivered opening remarks at today's Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing on why the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should abandon their latest proposal on power plants, which could jeopardize reliable baseload power, make our energy crisis worse, and add new costly burdens to  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, June 7 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: * * * Key Highlights * Community Offshore Wind increases youth access to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) education for over 60 students from overburdened communities in New Jersey. * Partnership with New Jersey-based Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) will help students  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on April 20, 2023, entitled "President's Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2024": * * * The Committee will come to order. I am happy to welcome my friend, Secretary Jennifer Granholm, back to the Committee to discuss President Biden's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget request for the Department of Energy. Thank you for  more