WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Jan. 26, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement regarding the Biden Administration's announcement that it will temporarily pause pending approvals of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. "We can't claim to be decarbonizing our economy while increasing the natural gas we send overseas. Natural gas is mostly methane, one of the most powerful global warming  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 -- The Ford Foundation issued the following news on Jan. 25, 2024: Today the Ford Foundation announced its latest round of grants for independent documentary film. With a storied history of funding social impact films for nearly 75 years, the foundation houses JustFilms, one of the largest documentary funds in the world and a part of the Creativity and Free Expression (CFE) program. Now in its thirteenth year, JustFilms is one of the few philanthropies making direct grants for  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The world's reliance on concrete, the second most consumed material after water, is leading to an environmental and resource crisis, with sand mining rates outstripping natural replenishment. A study by Rice University researchers found that graphene derived from metallurgical coke, a coal-based product, could serve not only as a reinforcing additive in cement but also as a replacement for sand in concrete. "This c  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 26 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Today, Governor Youngkin and Congressman Griffith announced five economic development projects selected for Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) grant approval. The program is administered by the Virginia Department of Energy (Virginia Energy) and funded by the federal U.S. Department of Treasury. Each project is located on sites where coal was mined before 1977 and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 26, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Temporary Pause on Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports President Biden has been clear that climate change is the existential threat of our time - and we must act with the urgency it demands to protect the future for generations to come. That's why, since Day One, President Biden has led and delivered on the most ambitious climate agenda i  more