WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Maryland Secretary of the Environment Serena McIlwain involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA's Effort to Jeopardize Reliable and Affordable Energy for States." EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency. * * * Good morning Chair Johnson, Ranking Member Tonko, Representative Sarbanes, and members of the Committ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by L. David Glatt, director of the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA's Effort to Jeopardize Reliable and Affordable Energy for States." EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency. * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Tonko, and members of the Subcommittee,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Michelle Walker Owenby, director of the Division of Air Pollution Control for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA's Effort to Jeopardize Reliable and Affordable Energy for States." EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency. * * * Good morning Chairm  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Chris Parker, director of the Utah Division of Public Utilities, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA's Effort to Jeopardize Reliable and Affordable Energy for States." EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency. * * * Good morning, Chair Johnson, Ranking Member Tonko, Chair Rodgers and Ranking Member Pallon  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Dec. 7, 2023: * * * Phasing Out Fossil Fuels at COP28 By Katharina Rall, Senior Researcher, Environment and Human Rights After one week of climate change negotiations at COP28 in Dubai, there is still no agreement on the most consequential issue on this year's agenda: the human rights imperative to phase out fossil fuels. In the lead up to COP28, more than 80 countries had supported the call to phase out all fossil fu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on Dec. 8, 2023: * * * Key Takeaways 1 The Biden Administration announced a new "social cost" of carbon dioxide almost 4 times higher than President Biden's interim number based on the Obama administration's metric. 2 The new number will make it easier for the Biden Administration to justify stopping projects, denying permits and raising the cost of hydrocarbons, helping President Biden to reach his  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 9 -- The Ohio Environmental Council issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2023: * * * On Friday, December 8, LEEDCo announced a temporary pause to the Icebreaker Wind Project. The corporation is still exploring future avenues, but in a written statement said the "pause is necessitated by a confluence of adverse circumstances and numerous delays resulting in a current financial climate where the project's commercial viability is in question." * * * The following state  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Abigail Regitsky, senior manager on the U.S. Policy and Advocacy team at Breakthrough Energy, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Opportunities in Industrial Decarbonization: Delivering Benefits for the Economy and the Climate": * * * Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the be  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Leah Ellis, CEO and co-founder of Sublime Systems, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Opportunities in Industrial Decarbonization: Delivering Benefits for the Economy and the Climate": * * * Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and Members of the Committee, thank you for hosting me today and offering me the opportunity to share industry perspectives on the critical role th  more