PHOENIX, Arizona, June 16 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Today, the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council voted unanimously to submit a letter to the Biden administration highlighting the disproportionate impact of fine particulate matter and ozone pollution on low-income communities and communities of color. The letter requests the administration adopt a more stringent update to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards than cur  more

NOTTINGHAM, England, June 16 (TNSres) -- The British Geological Survey issued the following news: * * * Data from deep onshore hydrocarbon wells is being released on an open access basis to help meet the UK's net zero targets. * * * The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has authorised the release of all the well data for onshore hydrocarbon boreholes held by BGS in the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC). Unlike borehole data from the North Sea, which has been available free of charge  more

BONN, Germany, June 16 (TNSgov) -- The Center for International Environmental Law issued the following news release: Governments at the climate negotiations at the 58th session of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (SB58) shamefully failed to reflect the urgent need to tackle the key drivers of the climate crisis and agree on what is needed to limit global warming to below 1.5 C. Specifically, they failed to act in alignment with the scientific consensus on t  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 16 (TNSgov) -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: A bill package that would address climate change and move Michigan toward more clean, renewable energy was introduced in the House today and applauded by several organizations. "Energy affordability, reliability and resilience is a kitchen table issue for Michiganders, which is why we're pleased to see the House introduce a package of bills today," said Alexis Blizman, policy director   more

ESSEXVILLE, Michigan, June 14 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Consumers Energy marked a significant milestone today in the ongoing work to power Michigan's clean energy future with the formal closure of two Karn coal plants in Michigan's Bay region. The company has one of the most aggressive clean energy and reliability plans in the nation, and the decommissioning of the two facilities puts Consumers Energy one step closer to closing all coal plants by 20  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following remarks on June 13, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered the following remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference slamming the Biden administration for continued attacks on made-in-America energy production. Earlier this month, President Biden's Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland quietly issued a mineral withdrawal and prohibition of oil and gas development af  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: This week nearly 300 lots of land owned by Jim Justice and his affiliated companies are for sale at public auctions because of delinquent property tax payments -- which are "critical" in funding police, infrastructure, libraries, parks, public safety and schools across West Virginia. This latest scandal is intensifying West Virginia Republicans' "messy," "costly," and "bruising intraparty" pri  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed scientific journal from the American Chemical Society that says it publishes research in the intersection of chemistry and chemical engineering and non-nuclear energy and fuels, published research articles on the following topics in its June 15, 2023 edition: Reviews: * Nanoparticles for Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery: Recent Progress, Challenges, and Future Perspectives * Recent Advances and Perspectives in Ru Hybrid Electrocatalysts fo  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 16 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) launched $6 million in funding for the Energy Transition Navigators Program as part of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) this week. The program will establish a network of community-based providers across the state offering community education, outreach, and recruitment services to encourage priori  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 15 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Multiple problems plaguing the Middle Arm Gas and Petrochemicals Hub will likely make it unprofitable for business and a red flag for the public * * * The Northern Territory's industrial development plan rests on overly optimistic assumptions about the future of existing and new industries that could bolster the area, according to a new Institute for Energy   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 16 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Strategic acquisitions and subsequent revival of stranded thermal power plants will clear up the last pile of stranded assets on banks' balance sheets and leave bank capital unlocked for investing in increasing renewable energy generation while meeting the country's short-term power demand. Key Takeaways: While the government has asked NTPC to add 7 gigawatt  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 15 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Only a few months after graduating with her doctorate from Montana State University, Kelli Roemer has landed her dream job. Roemer began working for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management this month as a program manager and analyst for programs designed to mitigate the societal impacts of new energy policies being implemented to combat climate change. It's o  more

BONN, Germany, June 16 (TNSconf) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: As the Bonn Climate Change Conference comes to an end, climate justice movements from all sectors join their voices to fight back the declared war that fossil fuels and those who continue to support it have imposed against us. The call for a coordinated global mobilisation to #EndFossilFuels #FastFairForever on September 15 & 17 was launched today during a press conference. As world   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 16 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: The Sierra Club, Appalachian Voices, and the Center for Biological Diversity, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, filed a lawsuit this week against the Tennessee Valley Authority over the federal utility's plans to replace a coal plant with a new gas-fired power plant in Cumberland City, Tennessee. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Nashville, says TVA   more

NEW YORK, June 14 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release: The Rockefeller Foundation and Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) announced the Coal to Clean Credit Initiative (CCCI) will set a new comprehensive standard for the use of carbon finance to incentivize a just transition away from coal-fired power plants to renewable energy in emerging economies. This initiative, which is supported by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), RMI, and South Pole, will beg  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSrpt) -- The World Bank issued the following news release: Trillions of dollars are wasted on subsidies for agriculture, fishing and fossil fuels that could be used to help address climate change instead of harming people and the planet, a World Bank report says. The report, Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies, says global direct government expenditures in the three sectors are $1.25 trillion a year-around the size of a big economy such as Me  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today released additional information on a key provision in the Inflation Reduction Act to drive investment in communities that have seen fossil energy industries decline, particularly hard-hit coal communities. Following initial guidance  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, June 16 (TNStalk) -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following statement on June 15, 2023: * * * United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: "I am deeply saddened to hear of the loss of a true champion for working people. Warren McGraw was the definition of a working-class hero. "From 1969 when he stood on the floor of the West Virginia legislature and made his fiery speech for Black Lu  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, June 16 (TNSres) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: West Virginia University researchers plan to increase the supply of rare earth elements and critical minerals extracted from acid mine drainage across the country, thanks to $3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Defense. A team led by Paul Ziemkiewicz, director of the Water Research Institute at WVU, will establish resource recovery sites in West Virginia and Montana as part of the pr  more