COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 28 (TNSres) -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: * * * * Second-quarter 2023 GAAP earnings of $1.01 per share; operating earnings of $1.13 per share * 2023 operating earnings (non-GAAP) guidance range reaffirmed at $5.19 to $5.39 per share with long-term growth rate of 6% to 7% and FFO/Debt target of 14% to 15% * Sale process announced for two non-core transmission joint ventures; unregulated renewables sale expected to clo  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 28 (TNSres) -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: * * * Received approval of landmark CleanVision Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) settlement agreement with Michigan stakeholders, ending DTE's use of coal in 2032 Continued progress with MIGreenPower program Invested heavily in infrastructure to improve reliability and generate more clean energy Named one of the top 50 most community-minded companies in the U.S. by Points of Light Partnered   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a number of West Virginia priorities in the Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS); Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Defense; and Homeland Security funding bills. The Senate Appropriation  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced nearly $6 million in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands (AML) in Iowa. Millions of Americans nationwide live less than a  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on July 27, 2023, on actions to protect communities from extreme heat: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. We're here today with the mayors of Phoenix and San Antonio and senior members of my administration to talk about the existential threat of climate change. And it is a threat. We're going to outline steps we're taking to help communities who -- who, right this minute, as both the mayors can tell you, are facing a real cr  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands. During the hearing's second panel, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the balance between oil and gas and renewable  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary to Fox News: * * * In an op-ed for Fox News, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member for the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), commented on Climate Envoy John Kerry's failed climate trip to China. Read the full op-ed here and below. * * * China is playing Biden officials for suckers on climate Fox News Ju  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands. The hearing  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: This week, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) filed a new motion requesting the Circuit Court of Kanawha County immediately order Jim Justice's office to release records pertaining to the Governor's official schedule or official calendar from January 2017 to present and opposing his motion to dismiss the case. The DSCC's underlying lawsuit against Justice over  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands. During the hearing's first panel, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the need to address issues that are slowing or  more