WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The American Red Cross issued the following agency statement on Jan. 5, 2024: * * * "As the devastating hostilities in Israel and Gaza continue, we mourn the thousands of lives lost and support the work of the global Red Cross Movement in the reunification of loved ones, as well as the critical delivery of humanitarian aid and essential medical services as the situation continues to deteriorate in the conflict zone. As a neutral, humanitarian organization, the Internatio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN11981) on Jan. 4, 2024, by energy policy specialist Ashley J. Lawson: * * * Electricity Transmission Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law P.L. 117-169, commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). The IRA contains several provisions aimed at incentivizing increased development of electricity transmission infra  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47831) on Nov. 8, 2023, entitled "Federal Economic Assistance for Coal Communities." The report was written by economic development policy analysts Julie M. Lawhorn and Adam G. Levin, environmental policy analyst Lance N. Larson, and labor policy analyst Benjamin Collins. Here are excerpts: * * * Federal Economic Assistance for Coal Communities Changes in energy production and markets broadl  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL leadership joined local, state, and federal officials in helping FirstEnergy subsidiary Mon Power celebrate the completion of the company's first utility-scale solar panel array -- a carbon-free electricity (CFE) project made possible in part by NETL's early first-of-its-kind commitment to purchase 100% of the power required to fulfill the electricit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting information on the increasing retirements of power plants across the country and the implications for America's electric gri  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 6 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2024: * * * Assemblyman John F. McKeon issued the following statement in response to the signing of bill A-4782. The legislation revises the goal for annual capacity of solar energy projects to be approved under Community Solar Energy Program and allows certain customers to self-attest to income for program participation. "With the passage of this bill, we are signing off on a greener fu  more