WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-01) are introducing legislation to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its recently announced proposal that would force the closure of coal- and gas-fired power plants. The Protect Our  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 13 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: * * * * Transaction expected to close by year-end 2023 * Duke Energy to focus on significant regulated clean energy growth opportunities * * * Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced it has reached an agreement to sell its unregulated utility scale Commercial Renewables business to Brookfield Renewable ("Brookfield"), one of the world's largest owners and operators of renewable power and cl  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, June 13 -- Greenhouse Gases - Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society of Chemical Industry that says it focuses on methods for carbon capture and storage, as well as utilization of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a feedstock for fuels and chemicals, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2023 edition: Modeling and Analysis: * A quantitative risk assessment approach for developing contingency plans at a geologic carbon stor  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on the proposed rulemaking for 30D new clean vehicle tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) filed in the Federal Register on April 17, 2023. A sample of Chairman Manchin's comments are below. The proposed rule Regrettably, it appears   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced legislation to prevent the EPA from implementing its recently announced proposal that would force the closure of coal- and gas-fired power plants. The Protect Our Power Plants (POPP) Act outlines the illegalities of the EPA's latest proposal, which attempts to severely restrict power generation  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following web feature: * * * PNNL scientists investigate the promising properties of a common, Earth-abundant salt * * * In a world of continuously warmer temperatures, a growing consensus demands that energy sources have zero, or next-to-zero, carbon emissions. That means growing beyond coal, oil, and natural gas by getting more energy from renewable sources. One of the most pro  more

FARMINGTON, New Mexico, June 13 -- Public Service of New Mexico issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, PNM announced the official transfer of critical water infrastructure from the now closed San Juan Generating Station to the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project for the delivery of life-changing drinking water to our Navajo communities that continue to face dire water supply scarcity. Ground water levels for the City of Gallup and surrounding Navajo communities have dropped   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following commentary to the Intelligencer: * * * Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) penned an op-ed in the Intelligencer on Carbon Capture in West Virginia where she discusses how her bill, The Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act, will invest in the coal industry and the future of West Virginia. * * * Op-Ed: The Future of West Virginia is Still in the Coal Mines "Before West Virginia was a state, the impact of coal f  more

BOSTON, New Hampshire, June 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $7,128,850 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites in New Hampshire while advancing environmental justice. EPA selected eight communities in New Hampshire to receive eight grants totaling $7,128,850 in competitive EPA Brownfields funding th  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on the proposed rulemaking for 30D new clean vehicle tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) filed in the Federal Register on April 17, 2023. The proposed rule Regrettably, it   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-01) are introducing legislation to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its recently announced proposal that would force the closure of coal-  more