ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 23 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: In 2017, news of the "Windrush" scandal broke in the UK when it emerged that individuals who had been in the UK for decades were facing major problems due to their inability to prove their right to be in the country. Despite their lawful residence and as a result of the UK Government's increasing insistence on immigration checks in every aspect of life - known as the Hostile Environment - people   more

BASEL, Switzerland, June 23 -- Environmental Science and Pollution Research, a peer-reviewed journal from the European Chemical Society that says it serves the international community in environmental science and related subjects with emphasis on chemical compounds, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 30, No. 29 edition: Review Articles: * Fish to learn: insights into the effects of environmental chemicals on eye development and visual function in zebrafis  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23 (TNSpp) -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release: As news is confirmed that renowned climate leader, Hoang Thi Minh Hồng (known as Hong) has been charged with tax evasion, Hong's colleagues and friends at 350.org express their deep shock and concern, and call for her to be freed. "Hong has dedicated her life to the pursuit of justice, and creating a bette  more

LONDON, England, June 23 -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: A landmark legal challenge that could have major repercussions for new fossil fuel developments in the UK will be heard today by the Supreme Court in London. The legal case, brought by former Surrey resident Sarah Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group, and supported by Friends of the Earth, challenges Surrey County Council's decision to grant planning permission for oil drilling at Horse  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today's Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled "Driving Affordability: Preserving People's Freedom to Buy Affordable Vehicles and Fuel." Excerpts and highlights below: AMERICA HAS LED THE WO  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNStalk) -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary on June 21, 2023: * * * Biden Proposes to Cut Project Fees for Wind and Solar by 80 Percent The Biden Administration has proposed a new regulation that will cut project fees for wind and solar energy on federal lands by about 80 percent and streamline its review of applications. Last year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lowered rent fees and lease rates for solar and wind by about 50 percen  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 23 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: The Michigan Public Service Commission today granted approvals that allow Consumers Energy Co. to pursue more than $120 million in funding through the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Commission approved orders in two cases that allow Consumers to use regulatory accounting methods for grant pr  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, June 23 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release: Several recent advances in attitudes and actions to move the U.S. off fossil fuels are encouraging, even as the head of the United Nations last week demanded phase-out of coal, natural gas and oil while insisting there's still time to avert the worst effects of the climate crisis. All this makes it even less likely that Duke Energy can steam ahead indefinitely  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights issued the following written testimony by Hofstra University Law Professor James J. Sample involving a hearing on June 14, 2023, entitled "Ensuring an Impartial Judiciary: Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act of 2023": * * * I. Introduction and Background Qualifications Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Kennedy, and members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following remarks on June 22, 2023, by Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on the Inflation Reduction Act: * * * Thank you, Ian, and thank you Tino, for inviting me to join you today for the launch of Carnegie California. As you all know, Andrew Carnegie created the Endowment in 1910 to advance the cause of peace and international cooperation as he saw the storm clouds o  more