WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release dated July 8, 2024: As the news cycle and economy continue to move faster, the need for reliable insights and analysis has never been clearer. The Association of American Railroads (AAR) Policy and Economics Department is launching a new monthly publication, Rail Industry Overview (RIO). This complimentary resource will offer quick insights into what rail traffic says about today's economy and where t  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Casey criticized original tax credit proposal, continues to push administration to change course Hydrogen energy poised to bring news jobs, economic development to communities across PA Senators: "The 45V credit offers the United States an irreplaceable opportunity to boost our economic and international competitiveness. ... We have one more chance to get this right" Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan regarding the ongoing coal dust contamination taking place in South Baltimore as a result of coal dust flying from railroad cars transporting millions of tons of coal through Curtis Bay. EPA Administrator Regan appeared before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, w  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Major milestone since site added to the National Priorities List in 2019 * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) that addresses a source of contaminated soil at the former Shaffer Equipment Company (SEC) property in Minden, West Virginia. Today's ROD, which applies to the polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs") locat  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, July 11 (TNSres) -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: An analysis of the LDR-50 low-temperature nuclear district heating reactor, developed by Steady Energy, indicates that "significant reductions in CO2 emissions can be achieved by replacing fossil heating fuels with nuclear energy [district heating]." The study, conducted by researchers from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and published in the journal Energies, describes carbon foot  more

BOONE, North Carolina, July 11 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Appropriations Committee approved a dangerous appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. Among other disastrous provisions, the bill would block funding for the recently finalized rule to protect miners from silica dust -- a significant driver of the resurgence of black lung disease in Central Appalachia. Th  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered opening remarks at a hearing on "Oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency." Chairman Comer detailed how the EPA under the Biden Administration has pushed a whole-of-government climate agenda, including the implementation of bu  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing today titled, "Oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency." Members exposed how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Biden Administration has operated outside its rulemaking authority and implemented burdensome regulations and sweeping exe  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following testimony by Energy Deputy Secretary David M. Turk from a June 26, 2024, hearing entitled "An Overview of the Budget Proposal for the Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2025": * * * Chairman Lucas, Ranking Member Lofgren, and Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget request for the Department of Energy ("the Departm  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) today awarded $1,183,993.50 to eight recipients of Preservation Planning Grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program, helping recipients from the metropolitan edge of New York City to the grasslands of Las Animas County, Colorado, preserve battlefields and other sites of armed conflict. "The diverse grant opportun  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: As part of the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to clean up legacy pollution and revitalize the environment and economy of coal communities, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has awarded $400,000 in cooperative agreements for four watershed restoration projects in Iowa. The funds, part of OSMRE's Watersh  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 7 -- President Biden issued the following remarks with Sen. John Fetterman, Rep. Madeleine Dean and organizing manager Noelle Daniels at a campaign event at Roxborough Field Office: * * * MS. DANIELS: All right. Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much for coming today. My name is Noelle, and I'm the organizing manager. I know we told you that this was a very exciting canvas launch. So, thank you so much for coming. I am really, really excited to be her  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito's opening remarks from the committee hearing. Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "The Response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse on March 26, 2024." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and th  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered remarks at a full committee hearing to consider the nomination of Shannon A. Estenoz to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior. Currently, Ms. Estenoz serves as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wil  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "The Response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse on March 26, 2024." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for calling th  more