WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46691) on March 26, 2021, entitled "Clean Energy Standards: Selected Issues for the 117th Congress" by energy policy analyst Ashley J. Lawson: SUMMARY For many years, policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been of interest to Congress. Congressional and constituent interest continues in the 117th Congress. One option to reduce GHG emissions from electricity generation is a clean energy  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46384) on March 25, 2021, entitled "Energy and Water Development: FY2021 Appropriations" by energy policy specialist Mark Holt and energy policy analyst Corrie E. Clark: The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill provides funding for civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE); the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and Ce  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46384) on March 25, 2021, entitled "Energy and Water Development: FY2021 Appropriations": (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Cleanup of Former Nuclear Sites: Proposed Reductions and Transfers DOE's Office of Environmental Management (EM) is responsible for environmental cleanup and waste management at the department's nuclear facilities. The $6.066 billion request for EM activities for FY2021 would have bee  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development issued the following testimony by Rural Neighborhoods Inc. President Steven Kirk as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Creating Equitable Communities through Transportation and Housing" on March 25, 2021: * * * My name is Steven Kirk and I serve as President of Rural Neighborhoods, Incorporated (RN), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that has developed 2,096 rental homes and apartm  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by James M. Tour, professor of chemistry, materials science and nanoengineering at Rice University, as part of a video conference hearing entitled "Building Technologies Research for a Sustainable Future": * * * I am a professor of Chemistry, Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University, and part of the Welch Institute for Advanced Materials. * I have 730 research   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSops) -- The Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development issued the following news release: A fresh look at the economics of job creation reveals that investment in energy efficiency, decarbonization, and clean renewable energy creates a larger and more sustainable number of jobs if you consider the construction and manufacturing jobs as well as the many jobs created when the energy bill savings are spent locally. The job and economic advantage is even higher wh  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 27 (TNSops) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Evergy customers in Missouri and Kansas came together tonight to provide public testimony on the utility's long-range energy plans for each state. More than eighty people attended the People's Hearing, with almost thirty people sharing public testimony over the course of two hours. Evergy customers and organizations that operate in its service territory were clear in their call for a quick and just tr  more