WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: More than 170 social justice, environmental, faith, health and labor groups urged key policymakers today to implement lifesaving bans on utility disconnections, ramp up renewable energy and resilient water systems, and phase out fossil fuels -- the root cause of this summer's extreme heat. The groups say President Biden's Thursday announcement of limited measures to help communities su  more

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, July 29 -- The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) issued the following news on July 28, 2023: The arbitration case filed by German energy company RWE against the Dutch State based on the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is inadmissible under EU law. That is what the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe ruled today in the appeal filed by RWE. The court thereby confirms the verdict of the Cologne District Court that already declared the arbitration ca  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: More than 170 social justice, environmental, faith, health and labor groups urged key policymakers today to implement lifesaving bans on utility disconnections, ramp up renewable energy and resilient water systems, and phase out fossil fuels -- the root cause of this summer's extreme heat. The groups say President Biden's Thursday announcement of limited measures to help communities survive deadl  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) growing foothold that should alarm every American. This week, Senator Marshall introduced legislation that would stop the Biden Administration from using taxpayer dollars to fund research in China. He also introduced a resolution to block Biden's rule that pushes electric vehicle chargers to be m  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Financing Our Energy Future Act of 2023 A bipartisan bill to level the playing field by giving investors in renewable energy projects access to a decades-old corporate structure with a tax advantage now available only to investors in fossil fuel-based energy projects. * * * Background At a time when the United States needs to increase domestic energy production and leaders of both political pa  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee, led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Committee, voted to advance the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill for Fiscal Year 2024 that Senator Murray led the committee in drafting. The draft legislation funds the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies,   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced the bipartisan Financing Our Energy Future Act, which allows renewable energy resources and infrastructure projects to access financing tools currently only available to select types of energy projects. The Financing Our Energy Future Act would allow clean energy resources and infrastructure projects to form as master limited partne  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on July 27, 2023: * * * The United States-Australia Relationship U.S.-AUSTRALIA RELATIONS Australia is a vital ally, partner, and friend of the United States. Our two countries have maintained a steadfast relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests, and cultural affinities. Economic, academic, and people-to-people ties are vibrant and strong. Our partnership promotes peace and stabilit  more