WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development has issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: * * * Projects will Bring Clean Water and Energy to Underserved Rural Communities in 9 States and Puerto Rico * * * FORT VALLEY, Ga., Aug. 15, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today announced a new slate of economic development projects to lower costs, create jobs and upgrade critical infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, Aug. 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its annual interactive report tracking America's progress in improving the air we breathe. "Our Nation's Air: Trends Through 2023" tracks trends in air quality and emissions data, evaluates efforts to improve visibility in treasured national parks and explores trends and community-level health impacts of hazardous air pollutants  more

REGINA, Saskatchewan, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Regina issued the following news release: The world urgently needs a solution to our greenhouse gas emissions problem. According to Dr. Arthur Situm, a Canada Research Chair in Small Modular Reactor Safety and Licensing at the University of Regina, nuclear energy is one of the best tools in our toolbox for the job. "Nuclear power emits no greenhouse gasses, produces baseload power - meaning its power does not risk dropping off like a   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following news release: Some $50 billion has been invested, or announced to be invested into the United States by multinational solar companies since the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022. Tax incentives, coupled with a big domestic market, made it attractive and more financially feasible to manufacture and sell here. But one country outnumbers all the rest as the home base for thos  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Springfield, IL In response to the Biden-Harris administration's designation of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot National Monument, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) released the following statements: "Thanks to the tireless advocacy of the Springfield branch of the NAACP and local advocates and activists, the Biden-Harris administrati  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Tanager-1, the Carbon Mapper Coalition's first satellite, which carries a state-of-the-art, NASA-designed greenhouse-gas-tracking instrument, is in Earth orbit after lifting off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:56 a.m. PDT Friday, Aug. 16. Ground controllers successfully established communications with Tanager-1 at 2  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Aug. 15 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: MIDLAND, Mich. The move towards net-zero goals threatens the reliability of the electric grid in the Great Lakes region, according to a new study published by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Shorting the Great Lakes Grid: How Net Zero Plans Risk Energy Reliability analyzes the electricity plans of seven Great Lakes states: Illinois, Indiana,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Aug. 16, 2024, at signing of the proclamation to designate the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, everybody. Welcome, all my former colleagues, colleagues, and members of the administration and those outside the administration that made this happen. I was -- I want to say one thing at the outset. I never thought that, having been in the Senate for so many years, as well as vi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, issued the following news: The story of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) began with promises of economic benefits, political sovereignty, and an eventual green transition. It continues by way of explosive growth, long-term purchase and infrastructure agreements, and untold methane and toxic chemical leakage. There is no end in sight. Grantees Quinn Glabicki and Carlyle Calhoun reported o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: * * * "HOW THE WEST WILL BE WON" * * * With energy demand rising and record high temperatures being set around the world, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines the bipartisan effort being led by a Western Governor to reduce the amount of carbon in the Earth's atmosphere while at the same time pursuing an all-of-the-above energy approach. The Governor is Mark Gordon of Wyoming. A Republican first e  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following opening statement from a July 31, 2024, hearing entitled "Charging Ahead: The Future of Electric Vehicles": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome to our expert witnesses. Our last hearing was with Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Swagel. The hearing was a very welcome event at this committee. Unfortunately, [it was] a rare opportunity for this committee to foc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: This week, we are celebrating the two year anniversary of the passage of the Biden-Harris administration's Inflation Reduction Act, the largest and most significant climate law ever enacted. For more, be sure to follow LCV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. QUOTES OF THE WEEK: "The bottom line is this: Two years in, the largest climate investment in history is working.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Capt. W. Russell Webster, U.S. Coast Guard retired The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) (https://www.history.uscg.mil/Research/THE-LONG-BLUE-LINE/) In an unassuming bu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) celebrated the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) becoming law. Both senators were proud to support the groundbreaking legislation, which passed in the Senate by one vote and has lowered health care costs, capped insulin prices, and brought new jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in corporate investment to Virginia--all whi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) celebrated the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) becoming law. Both senators were proud to support the groundbreaking legislation, which passed in the Senate by one vote and has lowered health care costs, capped insulin prices, and brought new jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in corporate investment to Virginia--all whil  more