WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on April 8, 2021: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $35 million for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program focused on developing technologies to reduce methane emissions in the oil, gas, and coal industries. This funding opportunity will support projects that can be replicated easily and commercialized quickly to cut methane accumulation in the atmosphere and mitigate  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 10 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 9, 2021: Today the Sierra Club filed the expert testimony of Rachel Wilson of Synapse Energy Economics with the State Corporation Commission (SCC) opposing Appalachian Power Company's (APCo) request to charge ratepayers to maintain the Amos and Mountaineer coal plants in West Virginia through 2040 rather than investing in more cost-effective clean energy. According to Ms. Wilson's testimony, APC  more

DUBLIN, Ireland, April 10 (TNSOps) -- Engineers Ireland issued the following news release: Engineers Ireland has welcomed the announcement (9 April 2021) by ESB that its Moneypoint site in County Clare is to be transformed into a green energy hub, helping Ireland to become a leader in green energy production. ESB's plans include renewable enablement through a new a50m Sustainable System Support facility, the development of a floating off-shore wind farm of 1,400MW off the coast of Clare and Ker  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSPol) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on April 9, 2021: President Biden's first budget proposal marks a dramatic shift in priorities away from the Trump administration, proposing billions for critical environmental, public health and clean energy programs. The $1.52 trillion budget blueprint for FY 2022, released today by the White House Office of Management and Budget, or OMB, increases funding for the Environmental Protection Agenc  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), chair of the House Appropriations Commerce-Justice-Science Subcommittee, welcomed President Biden's fiscal year 2022 skinny budget and its proposed investments in job creation, innovation and making communities safer. "As chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce-Justice-Science, I'm pleased that President Biden prioritizes creatin  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following op-ed to the Great Bend Tribune: * * * Kansas Needs Answers to Energy Issues After Deep Freeze U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. penned an op-ed for the Great Bend Tribune highlighting the importance of maintaining a diverse energy portfolio, as well as getting to the bottom of the possibility of bad actors making financial gains at the expense of Kansans during the deep freeze in February. Senator Marshall said in pa  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 10 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 9, 2021: The Sierra Club submitted its opening brief to the Georgia Court of Appeals in Sierra Club v. Georgia Public Service Commission and Georgia Power Company over the company's 2019 rate case where the Southern Company subsidiary was approved to collect $525 million from ratepayers for coal ash pond closure costs. Total coal ash clean up costs are estimated to be upwards of $8.1 billion, alrea  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 9 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Tonight, Missourians from throughout the state held a virtual rally to demand that the state's largest coal polluting utilities quickly transition to clean energy. The rally builds on the The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report released by Sierra Club in January. "We need bold action from these utilities in order to address environmental justice and avert the worst impacts of the climate cr  more

TAMPA, Florida, April 9 -- Tampa Electric issued the following news release: In February, Tampa Electric announced its intention to file a rate case request with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC); today it was filed. If approved, the new rates would take effect in January 2022 and would remain among the lowest in Florida. As the company prepares for the future, this adjustment would allow Tampa Electric to continue to make meaningful investments for its customers and the communities   more