WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Q&A on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Fossil Fuel Subsidy Swaps: A Path to Reform at the WTO By Dhari AlSaleh and William Alan Reinsch Fifteen years after the initial attempt to reform international fossil fuel subsidies (FFSs) by the G7 and G20 in 2009 (https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/g7-fossil-fuel-subsidy-scorecard-tracking-phase-out-fiscal-support-and-public), there remains no end in sight. While  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * The rules were originally designed to provide independent verification of renewable energy claims * * * Des Moines - The Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) and the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) voiced their support today for the Iowa Utilities Commission's (IUC) proposal to rescind its Renewable Energy Verification rules (https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/aco  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released a statement disagreeing with a recent ruling by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Tanya Chutkan that ignores Montanan pleas for expedited environmental reviews of the Bull Mountain Mine. The Bull Mountain Mine is not able to begin extracting millions of tons of coal until the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclam  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Beneath the Central Appalachian Forest canopy lies a rich, biodiverse world of native plants helping to fill North America's medicinal herb cabinet. Yet, the benefits and beauty of this rich ecosystem are often overshadowed by a lingering cloud of coal. "This region is often referred to as the coalfields, but I've found through my research that people living in these communities usually talk about their attachment to   more