ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 26 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Starfire Mine, formerly one of the largest coal mines in the United States, will be the new site of a solar energy center. The announcement was made today by global renewable power producer BrightNight CEO Martin Hermann, Rivian Automotive Inc. Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe, and The Nature Conservancy CEO Jennifer Morris. They were joined by Kentucky Department of Energy and the Environment   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) reintroduced legislation to support family members of miners who have passed away due to black lung disease. Currently bureaucratic requirements place unnecessarily strict burdens of proof on survivors in order to access the benefits to which they are entitled.  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: In response to a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today agreed to issue long overdue decisions on whether 31 Southeast and two Southwest animals and plants warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. "As the U.S. wildlife extinction crisis accelerates, the Endangered Species Act is the most effective tool we have to save irrep  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Globe Metallurgical, Inc. has agreed to a consent decree that would require it to pay a $2.6 million civil penalty, implement an estimated $6.5 million in new and improved air pollution emissions controls and limit the sulfur content of inputs in its metal production process to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at a ferroalloy production facility in Beverly, Ohio. Em  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 26 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following notice of proposed agency action (Docket No. 20230063-GU; Order No. PSC-2023-0212-PAA-GU) on July 25, 2023: * * * In re: Petition for approval of transportation service agreement with Florida Public Utilities Company by Peninsula Pipeline Company, Inc. The following Commissioners participated in the disposition of this matter: ANDREW GILES FAY, Chairman ART GRAHAM GARY F. CLARK MIKE LA ROSA GABRI  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, July 26 (TNSres) -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: * * * Double-digit growth in orders, revenue, operating profit, and cash; raising 2023 guidance Second quarter 2023: * Total orders of $22.0B, +59%; organic orders +58% * Total revenues (GAAP) of $16.7B, +18%; adjusted revenues/* $15.9B, +19% organically/* * Profit margin (GAAP) of 8.3%, +1,510 bps; adjus  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Globe Metallurgical, Inc. has agreed to a consent decree that would require it to pay a $2.6 million civil penalty, implement an estimated $6.5 million in new and improved air pollution emissions controls and limit the sulfur content of inputs in its metal production process to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at a ferroalloy production facility in Beverly, Ohio. Emissions of air polluta  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security issued the following testimony by Dan Dorman, executive director for operations at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, involving a hearing on July 18, 2023, entitled "American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Updating Policies for Efficient, Predictable Licensing and Deployment": * * * Chair Duncan, Ranking Member DeGette, Chair McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member Pallone, and distinguished members of   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 26 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that raise issues about the request submitted by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC for an extension of the deadline to construct its proposed MVP Southgate Extension pipeline. FERC issued a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on July 25, 2023: * * * Green jobs do not come cheap, particularly when the Biden administration is funding them through tax dollars. According to Robert Bryce, under the Inflation Reduction Act which incentivizes the production of electric vehicles among other green technologies, each new "green" job at the GM's battery plant (which the company is developing with Korea's LG) in Spring Hill, Tennesse  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL recently created a framework to assess the economic viability of recovering rare earth elements (REEs) from unconventional feedstocks like coal and coal waste - an advance that is part of NETL efforts to unlock new domestic sources of critical minerals (CM) that can ease the Nation's dependence on foreign sources for the minerals. The success was the subject  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to clean up legacy pollution and revitalize the environment and economy of coal communities, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has awarded $100,000 in a cooperative agreement for a watershed restoration project in Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania. OSMRE's Watershed Coo  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to clean up legacy pollution and revitalize the environment and economy of coal communities, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has awarded $132,000 in a cooperative agreement for a watershed restoration project in Coalton, West Virginia. OSMRE's Watershed Cooperative Agreem  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) introduced the Polluter Portfolio Disclosure Act, which would require insurance companies with more than $100 million in annual premiums to disclose their investments and underwritings related to coal, oil and gas projects, and fossil fuels. The bill would require these disclosures to be made easily accessible and searc  more

MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: A new report shows that a federal program could cover more than 75 percent of the cost for Great River Energy (GRE) to switch to renewable energy and energy storage. The utility provides electricity to approximately 1.7 million people through its 27 member-owner cooperatives and customers in rural and suburban Minnesota. The Empowering Rural America, or New ERA, program, which was created through the  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Today, Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Adam Schiff (CA-20) introduced the Polluter Portfolio Disclosure Act, which would require insurance companies with more than $100 million in annual premiums to disclose their investments and underwritings related to coal, oil and gas projects, and fossil fuels. The bill would require these disclosures to be made easily accessible and searchable online  more