WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10980) on the recent appellate decisions of interest to lawmakers, June 12 - June 18, 2023, on June 20, 2023. The white paper was written by legislative attorneys Jimmy Balser, Michael D. Contino and Matthew D. Trout and deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia: * * * Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (June 12-June 18, 2023) The   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 (TNSrep) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following report on March 21, 2023, entitled "Deny, Deflect, Deter - Countering China's Economic Coercion." (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * ANNEX: CASE STUDIES 1 Sourabh Gupta, "China-Japan Trawler Incident: Reviewing the Dispute over Senkaku/Daioyu Waters," East Asia Forum, December 6, 2010, https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/12/06/china-japan-trawler-incidentreview-of-legalities-understandings-  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSrep) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following report on March 21, 2023, entitled "Deny, Deflect, Deter - Countering China's Economic Coercion." (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * 161 "Australia Ends Anti-dumping Investigation against Chinalco Extruded Parts," SMM, March 26, 2021, https://news.metal.com/newscontent/101431569/australia-ends-anti-dumping-investigation-againstchinalco-extruded-parts. 162 Malcolm Farr, "Australian PM Pushe  more

LONDON, England, June 21 -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news on June 19, 2023: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the expansion of renewable energy generation in Montenegro with an Euros82 million loan to Elektroprivreda Crne Gore a.d. Niksic (EPCG), the national electricity utility, and Green Gvozd LLC, a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) to be fully acquired by EPCG. The investment will help EPC  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 21 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: State Reps. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) and Dallas Kephart (R-Clearfield/Cambria) have been appointed to key positions in the General Assembly's effort to maximize its role in Pennsylvania's energy industry. "Each session, House members are asked their preference for committee assignments, and you don't always get what you request," Kephart said. "I'm one of the few legislators who h  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 21 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release: Lehigh University will soon add a 2.61-megawatt (MW) solar project on its campus as a critical component of its strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. Standard Solar recently acquired the Lehigh Valley project from developer EDF Renewables North America, further solidifying the company's commitment to advancing solar energy in Pennsylvania and educational institutions nationw  more

DUBLIN, Ireland, June 20 (TNSres) -- The World Meteorological Organization issued the following news release: Climate change is taking a major human, economic and environmental toll in Europe, the fastest warming continent of the world. The year 2022 was marked by extreme heat, drought and wildfires. Sea surface temperatures around Europe reached new highs, accompanied by marine heatwaves. Glacier melt was unprecedented. The State of the Climate in Europe 2022 report, the second in an annual s  more