WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, the Free Speech Coalition and others today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that, if left standing, would improperly burden free speec  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024 : Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) introduced a pair of bills to help ensure accountability and save taxpayers millions by addressing and preventing "zombie mines," idled modern-era mines that have not been cleaned up by irresponsible coal companies. The Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act, co-led by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), will help ensure coal co  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 12, 2024: * * * 2024 Lok Sabha Elections and U.S.-India Economic Ties By Raymond Vickery A senior colleague in the state legislature of Virginia once said, "Never confuse getting elected to office with actually serving." Thus, campaign rhetoric should always be taken with a proverbial grain of salt. Nevertheless, campaigns and elections do have consequences. Since economic ties  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on April 12, 2024: * * * As Mandated by Congress, DOE is Updating General Service Lamps Standards--Bolstering Biden-Harris Administration's Efforts to Strengthen Outdated Efficiency Standards to Save Americans ~$1 Trillion Over 30 Years * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today finalized Congressionally-mandated energy efficiency standards for general service lamps (GSLs), which include the most common type  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: The Biden administration gave formal approval Monday for a huge oil export project in Texas known as Sea Port Oil Terminal (SPOT), despite widespread opposition because of its impacts to public health and safety, the climate, and the environment. For the past four years, advocates led by Better Brazoria have protested the facility as contrary to national interests and have raised concerns to decision-makers about SPOT's th  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 13 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: Distinguished guests, Welcome to the 9th Cohesion Forum in Brussels! And welcome to everyone who is joining from across Europe. Territorial, social, and economic cohesion is a promise - the promise that all Europeans are equal. The commitment that all European regions can give their citizens equal opportunities. That all Member States can thrive in the prosperity of our Single Market. And that Europe act  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 13 -- The European Committee of the Regions issued the following news release: Locally produced renewable energy could play a considerable role in building more resilient local communities while making the EU more energy independent, energy secure and contributing to decarbonisation goals. In this regard, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) highlights the largely untapped potential of geothermal energy in Europe, where it only represents 2,8 % of renewable energ  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 13 -- The European Parliament issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: * * * * New directive will help decarbonise the gas sector to tackle climate change * MEPs secured measures to protect vulnerable consumers and to ensure transparency * EU countries will be able to restrict imports from Russia * To shift away from fossil gas, the legislation will promote biomethane and hydrogen * * * On Thursday, MEPs adopted plans to facilitate the uptake of renewa  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business after the passage of his bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to nullify the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) illegal final rule which require states to measure tailpipe emissions on the National Highway System and then set declin  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Biden administration gave formal approval Monday for a huge oil export project in Texas known as Sea Port Oil Terminal (SPOT), despite widespread opposition because of its impacts to public health and safety, the climate, and the environment. For the past four years, advocates led by Better Brazoria have protested the facility as contrary to national interests and have raised concerns to decision-makers about SPOT's  more

MERCED, California, April 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: The world of energy is changing so quickly that the processes used for planning can't keep up. UC Merced electrical engineering Professor Sarah Kurtz took part in a study that showed how swiftly the needs and resources for electricity are shifting. The study, "How Demand-Side Management Can Shape Electricity Generation Capacity Planning," was published last week. It makes sense that when we  more