WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The American Petroleum Institute issued the following news release: As the U.S. Senate and Energy and Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing tomorrow over the administration's LNG permitting freeze, concerns continue to grow from members of both parties and American allies. The freeze is even at odds with prior statements from senior administration officials on the critical role of U.S. LNG in supporting global energy security and reducing emissions around the world.   more

SANTA ANA, California, Feb. 10 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) led 8 members of the Blue Dog Coalition in a letter to President Joe Biden raising alarm over his Administration's announced pause on approvals for new U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. "U.S. LNG is not only clean and reliable, but should also be recognized as a model of American energy independence," the members wrote. "Unfort  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERT Q&A The Environmental Protection Agency's new rules for restricting the amount of fine particulate matter released into the air moves the current annually allowed amount from 12 micrograms per cubic meter of air to 9 micrograms per cubic meter of air. The EPA says the change--viewed by many as the agency's most significant move to improve air quality in a decade--means preventing 4,500 premature deaths  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) recently wrote an op-ed published in the Epoch Times about protecting our domestic energy and manufacturing industries from a carbon tax.  Click here to find the full op-ed or read the full text below. The European Union Wants to Tax American Producers; Here's How We Can Protect Our Industries The Epoch Times For decades, the United States h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, penned an op-ed in the Epoch Times emphasizing the Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act protects American workers from harmful foreign carbon taxes. The PROVE IT Act would require the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 9 -- The European Council issued the following remarks on Feb. 7, 2024, by President Charles Michel at the European Investment Bank Group Forum 2024: * * * It is a great pleasure to join you today. I would like to start by congratulating you, dear Nadia (Calvino), on your appointment as head of the EIB. I wish you the very best. I have no doubt that you will build on the excellent work of your predecessor, Werner Hoyer. Dear Luc (Frieden), we are happy to be in your be  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan pushing for dedicated funding to independent third parties--not just oil and gas companies--for methane emissions detection and monitoring. "In order to m  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Feb. 7, 2024, at a campaign reception at a private residence: * * * THE PRESIDENT: He doesn't want to admit it, but we go back a long way. MR. LINDEN: It's true. THE PRESIDENT: And I -- it's means a lot to me. MR. LINDEN: It means a lot to me, sir. THE PRESIDENT: Folks, look, this is pretty informal, but the fact of the matter is -- I -- I think the key word -- and I want to thank Kathleen and Dana for all you guys are  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following written testimony by fishing guide and lodge owner Kyle Schaefer involving a hearing on Jan. 24, 2024, entitled "Warming Seas, Cooling Economy: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Ocean Industries": * * * Thank you to Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and members of the Committee, for inviting me to join you. It's truly an honor to provide this testimony as a businessperson, an angler, a captain, a father and a fi  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: In its most recently updated Environmental and Social Risk Policy Framework, Bank of America has weakened its policy restrictions from over two years ago (https://about.bankofamerica.com/content/dam/about/pdfs/environmental-and-social-risk-policy-framework-report.pdf), which stated that it would not directly finance oil and gas projects in the Arctic, new or expanded coal-fired power plants, and new or expanded ther  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 10 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * For the first time, pollutants from burning fossil fuels have been found embedded in corals, offering scientists a potential new tool to track the history of pollution, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. * * * The study, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, identified carbon particles emitted by burning fossil fuels embedded in the corals of Illa Grossa Bay, off th  more

MOUNDSVILLE, West Virginia, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced today during an award ceremony the recommendation of 10 Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program projects that will utilize nearly $30 million in federal grant funding for economic development at abandoned mine land sites across the state. Gov. Justice held the event at the Grave Creek Mound Historical Complex in Moundsville  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Today, Barclays, the largest bank in Europe, published an updated energy policy, which includes a commitment to stop financing new oil and gas expansion projects, exclude financing of unconventional oil and gas projects including those in the Amazon, and restrict corporate financing for some energy companies expanding fossil fuels. While the policy is a promising step in the right direction, it remains limited because it   more