WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act to help miners who have suffered from 'black lung' disease and their survivors access the workers compensation they are entitled to receive under the Black Lung Benefits Program. This legislation would ease the burdens preventing miners and their survivors from accessing the totality of their benefits  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Bill would ensure every coal miner who suffers from black lung disease receives the benefits they are entitled to Since 1968, more than 76,000 people have died from as a result of 'Black Lung' disease Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) and U.S. Representative Bobby Scott  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: Federal and state policymakers and legal experts representing a range of perspectives will speak on what to expect in the runup to the election next November at a one-day hybrid Clean Air Conference on Dec. 5. The event will be presented in person in Washington, D.C., and at seven host sites in Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Chicago; Columbia, South Carolina; Denver; Houston; and Kansas City, Missour  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:17-CV-7994; S.D.N.Y. filed Oct. 17, 2017) involving Rio Tinto plc, Rio Tinto Limited, Thomas Albanese, Guy Elliott: * * * SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Rio Tinto and Former CEO * * * On November 20, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered final consent judgments against Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited (collectively, "Rio Tinto") and Rio Ti  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) penned an op-ed in The Hill on how coal and natural gas should contribute to all-of-the-above energy production in the United States. As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, Congresswoman Miller is focused on implementing laws as they were intended, not as they are falsely interpreted by the Biden Administration. Administration's effort to l  more