MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 26 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following statement: * * * "It's still October but Queensland already has bushfires burning and many people are rightly worried about the prospect of a catastrophic summer of heatwaves and fire storms, fuelled by the continued burning of coal and gas," said the Australian Conservation Foundation's climate change program manager Gavan McFadzean. "Our hearts go out to communities in pain right now, for people who  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Ninety-seven percent of U.S. dams don't make electricity. A new tool could help tap that resource. * * * The era of building big dams may be over in the United States, but hydroelectricity still has a significant and untapped role to play in the nation's energy future. Only 3% of the nation's approximately 80,000 dams are equipped to generate power. Most  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 26 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Yesterday, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) issued an order approving a settlement changing rules for customers of Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., Evergy Kansas South, Inc., and Evergy Metro, Inc. (collectively Evergy), a monopoly electric utility in Kansas and Missouri that provides energy to 1.7 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Vote Solar and the Sierra Club, represented b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following written testimony by Peter R. Huntsman, chairman, president and CEO of the Huntsman Corp., involving a hearing on Oct. 18, 2023, entitled "Exposing EPA Efforts to Limit Chemicals Needed for Life-Saving Medical Devices and Other Essential Products." EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency. * * * Why I Am Here Today Chairwoman McMorris Rodgers, Chairman   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC --Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in announcing nearly $3.2 million to fund five projects in Maryland that advance environmental justice as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The organizations, which the EPA selected through its Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and En  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 19 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-000274): * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Bright Mountain Solar, LLC For A Certificate Of Construction For An Up To 80 Megawatt Merchant Electric Solar Generating Facility And Related Nonregulated Transmission Line Of Approximately 4 Miles In Perry County, Kentucky Pursuant To KRS 278.700 And 807 KAR 5:110 SITING BOARD STAFF'S FIRST REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO BRIGH  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 26 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following electric application (Case No. U-21507) on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * In the matter of the application of CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY for approval of Amendment No. 3 to the power purchase agreement with Michigan Power Limited Partnership. APPLICATION Consumers Energy Company ("Consumers Energy" or the "Company") requests the Michigan Public Service Commission ("MPSC" or the "Commission") to grant approval, pu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * US Congresswoman Summer Lee (D-PA-12) released the following statement urging Democrats in Congress and the Biden administration to heed the lessons of the 20 year war on terror and shift away from weapons-first approach to meet real human needs and move towards peace in international conflicts. Lee said, "Post 9/11, our federal government's decision to fund endless wars cost 4.5 mi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- 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), spoke on the Senate floor about the Biden administration's decision to ease oil sanctions on Nicolas Maduro's brutal socialist regime in Venezuela. Senator Barrasso also spoke about a report he issued demonstrating how the Democrats' reckless tax and spending bill moves the United States further away fro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The World Bank issued the following news release: The World Bank Board supports the Government of South Africa's efforts to promote long-term energy security and a low carbon transition with a $1 billion Development Policy Loan (DPL). The loan endorses a significant and strategic response to South Africa's ongoing energy crisis, and the country's goal of transitioning to a just and low carbon economy. South Africa has been facing an ongoing energy crisis which has had a   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- President Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued the following joint statement on Oct. 25, 2023, on building an innovation alliance: * * * We, President Biden and Prime Minister Albanese, inaugurated a new era of U.S.-Australia strategic cooperation during the Prime Minister's Official Visit and State Dinner in Washington, D.C., today. Our nations are inseparably linked by our common democratic values and the three pillars of our alliance: defense,  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on Oct. 24, 2023, by Rachel Cleetus, policy director with the Climate and Energy Program: * * * The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its annual World Energy Outlook report today, which analyzes the global energy supply and demand under different scenarios and consequences for the economy and climate. The latest report also calls attention to five key actions that nations mus  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Sydney issued the following news on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * Data shows 20 of 35 planetary indicators are at record extremes * * * This year has likely seen the hottest temperatures for 100,000 years. A global team of scientists, including Dr Thomas Newsome from Faculty of Science, has laid out the numbers. A global team of climate scientists has reported that Earth's vital signs have worsened beyond anything humans have seen, to the poin  more