ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 26 -- Comparative Studies in Society and History, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features change in human societies through time, from the Society for the Comparative Study of Society and History, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2021 edition: Empire and Ethnicity: * Colony and Empire, Colonialism and Imperialism: A Meaningful Distinction? * Ethnic Hatred and Universal Benevolence: Ethnicity and Loyalty in Precolonial Myanmar,   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33462) on March 24, 2021, entitled "Heritage Areas: Background, Proposals, and Current Issues" by natural resources policy analyst Mark K. DeSantis: SUMMARY Since 1984, Congress has established 55 national heritage areas (NHAs) to commemorate, conserve, and promote important natural, scenic, historic, cultural, and recreational resources. NHAs are partnerships among the National Park Service (NPS), st  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSRep) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: A new report from Resources for the Future and Environmental Defense Fund demonstrates how federal lawmakers can deploy a suite of policies to tackle the energy transition challenges facing fossil fuel workers and communities across the country. The report summarizes lessons from over 100 federal policies into four primary categories of solutions: workforce development and labor standards; econom  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSRep) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: Friends of the Earth released a new report today, showing that the federal government could cover decades worth of the state share of revenue from federal fossil fuel leasing with the money Republicans simply handed to corporate polluters in tax breaks. The report comes ahead of the Biden administration's first public forum on the Executive Order pausing new oil and gas leasing on federal   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics issued the following testimony by Karen A. Thole, distinguished professor and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, as part of a video conference hearing entitled "Examining Research and Development Pathways to Sustainable Aviation" on March 24, 2021: * * * My name is Dr. Karen Thole and I hold the title of Distinguished Professor and Department Hea  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 26 -- The Kentucky National Guard issued the following news: In August 1916, the entire Kentucky National Guard was federalized and ordered to the U.S.--Mexico Border, no provision was made to protect the citizens or property of the Commonwealth in case of any internal strife or natural disaster which might occur. In February 1917, mob violence erupted in Murray, Kentucky, during the trial of Lube Martin who was accused of killing policeman, Guthrie Duiguid. The mob   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 26 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on March 25, 2021: Gov. Doug Burgum today announced that Great River Energy (GRE) is in exclusive negotiations to sell Coal Creek Station and GRE's high-voltage, direct current transmission system. If such a sale occurs, the buyer would continue to operate Coal Creek Station and GRE would not shut it down. Last May, GRE, a not-for-profit wholesale electric power cooperative providing power in Minnes  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 25 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release on March 23, 2021: Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen (D-29) introduced the Responsible Energy Planning bill (AB380) today. This bill, which has already garnered support from local clean energy and business advocates, would require Nevada's gas utilities to avoid wasteful and unnecessary gas spending and consider clean energy alternatives that meet the state's goals of 100 percent clean power and ze  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 26 -- PBS issued the following news release on March 24, 2021: PBS and Twin Cities PBS (TPT) today announced AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON (w.t.), a new six-part primetime series that will begin production in April for broadcast in Spring 2022. Hosted by New York Times bestselling author (How to Be Black), podcast creator and host (How to Citizen with Baratunde) and outdoor enthusiast Baratunde Thurston, the series will follow him on an adventure-filled jou  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: Yesterday the House Energy and Commerce Committee held two hearings focused on energy policies that would weaken the nation's grid reliability and result in American job losses. The first hearing of the day focused on why the Texas electric grid failed during extreme weather conditions in February. The second hearing focused on the CLEAN Future Act, a partisan Democrat bill that a  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSRep) -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: A new report from Resources for the Future and Environmental Defense Fund demonstrates how federal lawmakers can deploy a suite of policies to tackle the energy transition challenges facing fossil fuel workers and communities across the country. The report summarizes lessons from over 100 federal policies into four primary categories of solutions: workforce development and labor standards; economic dev  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland delivered opening remarks at today's virtual public forum on the federal oil and gas program. The public forum is part of Interior's comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008 and features several panels to highlight perspectives from invited participants including industry representatives, labor and e  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven today joined Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to enhance the 45Q credit for carbon oxide sequestration and 48A advanced coal project tax credits to better support the development and implementation of carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies (CCUS). Specifically, the legisla  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today released the following statement after Great River Energy notified its employees that they are entering into formal negotiations to sell Coal Creek Station to a new operator, ensuring its operation beyond 2022. Hoeven has been working with the company to help make it happen and to advance carbon capture and sequest  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today participated in a hearing with the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Nuclear Energy. During his questioning, Senator Lankford focused on the role of nuclear energy in our current generation mix and its prospects for the future. He noted in his questioning that to get to zero emissions by 2050 that over 100 nuclear energy facilities w  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their bill would make tax credits that   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), introduced legislation today that would help the clean energy industry create good-paying jobs and recover from the COVID-driven economic downturn. The Save Ame  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), introduced legislation today that would help the clean energy industry create good-paying jobs and re  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) will be leading a bipartisan group of senators in introducing legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their bill would make tax credits that encourage carbon capture projects more available and easier to use. The bipartisan Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Tax Credit Amendments Act is also supported   more