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API Underscores Importance of Federal Oil and Gas Program, Urges DOI to End Federal Leasing Pause
WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSPol) -- The American Petroleum Institute issued the following news release on April 15, 2021:
The American Petroleum Institute (API) today submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) on the importance of continued natural gas and oil leasing and development on federal lands and waters for U.S. economic growth and climate progress. API Vice President of Upstream Policy Kevin O'Scannlain urged Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to account for the economic and
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Congressional Research Service Report: 'Russia - Foreign Policy & U.S. Relations' (Part 1 of 3)
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46761) on April 14, 2021, entitled "Russia: Foreign Policy and U.S. Relations" by Russian and European affairs analyst Andrew S. Bowen and Russian and European affairs specialist Cory Welt:
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin's rise to leadership more than 20 years ago, tensions have increased steadily between Russia and the United States. Some observers attribute Russian foreign policy actions to th
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Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering: AI Pinpoints Local Pollution Hotspots Using Satellite Images
DURHAM, North Carolina, April 16 (TNSJou) -- Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news:
Researchers at Duke University have developed a method that uses machine learning, satellite imagery and weather data to autonomously find hotspots of heavy air pollution, city block by city block.
The technique could be a boon for finding and mitigating sources of hazardous aerosols, studying the effects of air pollution on human health, and making better informed, socially ju
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Ford School of Public Policy: Raimi Research on Economic and Environmental Benefits of Plugging Orphan Wells Reflected in Biden Infrastructure Proposals
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
Hundreds of thousands--perhaps millions--of oil and gas wells in the U.S. have been walked away from by oil and gas companies over the past 150 years. Known as "orphan wells," they represent a threat to the environment through leaking the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere and contaminants into local groundwater. A research paper by Ford School professor Daniel
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Friends of the Earth: Pallone's Clean Energy Standard Fails to Decarbonize the Energy Sector by 2035
WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSRep) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release:
A new report commissioned by Friends of the Earth finds substantial concessions to polluters in the CLEAN Future Act, the legislation from Chairmen Pallone and Tonko of the House Energy and Commerce Committee purporting to achieve 100 percent clean energy by 2035. Written by Bruce Buckheit, former director of the Air Enforcement Division at the EPA, the report shows that the proposed Clean Energy Standard w
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Greenpeace USA Stages Street Theater Performance Calling for an End to Fossil Fuel Subsidies
WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSRep) -- Greenpeace issued the following news release on April, 15, 2021:
Greenpeace USA activists held a street theater performance demanding members of Congress endorse the End Polluter Welfare Act, which was reintroduced in the Senate today, and eliminate all fossil fuel subsidies via the American Jobs Plan.
The satirical game show "The Big Oil Cash Grab" featured "fossil fuel industry CEOs" as contestants as they grabbed "taxpayer-funded handouts" from inside a cash
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House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Issues Testimony From Rep. Griffith
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, as part of a hybrid member's day hearing on policy priorities:
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Thank you for providing me the opportunity to highlight a matter of great importance to my district and the coalfields of Appalachia as you continue to work on issues within this Committee's jurisdiction in the 117th Congress.
The Coalfields Expressway, or U.S. Route 121, is design
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House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Issues Testimony From Rep. Grijalva
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, as part of a hybrid member's day hearing on policy priorities:
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Your leadership in developing the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) to address our nation's failing infrastructure has been instrumental in laying the groundwork to Build Back Better.
The coronavirus outbreak has had a devastating impact on working families in America, while disproportio
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Leader McKinley: Jobs and Opportunities Give People Dignity and Hope for the Future
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. David B. McKinley, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021:
In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing on the Democrats' CLEAN Future Act, Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) warned how this plan will put many hard-working citizens in his district in poverty.
His remark
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Rep. Cheney Introduces Bill to Reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
Wyoming Congresswoman and House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) issued the following statement after introducing, H.R. 2462 "The Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Reauthorization Act of 2021," which would reauthorize the collection of the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) fee for seven years and reduce the fee rates by 40%:
"The AML fund plays a key role in ensuring that hazardous coal mining sites t
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Rep. Cohen's Ensuring the Safe Disposal of Coal Ash Act Considered by Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change reviewed Congressman Steve Cohen's Ensuring the Safe Disposal of Coal Ash Act, and the measure is expected to be made part of the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's (CLEAN) Future Act.
Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko and other members of the committee endorsed the measure, as did legislative hearing
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Rep. Omar and Colleagues Introduce the End Polluter Welfare Act
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
Ahead of today's Senate Budget Committee hearing on "The Cost of Inaction on Climate Change," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) introduced the End Polluter Welfare Act to close tax loopholes and eliminate federal subsidies for the oil, gas, and coal industries.
While the 20 largest fossil fuel companies account for more than a third of global greenhouse gas emissions in the modern e
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Rice University: Competition, Not Cooperation, Will Incentivize Emissions Reductions in China, Says Baker Institute Expert
HOUSTON, Texas, April 16 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release:
The United States should compete with China on climate change initiatives rather than cooperate with its insincere regime, according to an analysis co-authored by an expert from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Affairs at the Baker Institute, and Andrew Erickson, professor of strategy at the U.S. Naval War College and as
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Sen. King: Methane Emissions Threat to Climate Goals, Must Be Addressed
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today stressed the climate dangers posed by methane, an extremely dangerous greenhouse gas released during natural gas extraction. Senator King has been outspoken about the environmental dangers of methane emissions, and is a leader in the cause to repeal the Trump Administration's relaxation of methane regulations - with plans to undo that policy chang
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Sen. Markey Joins Sen. Sanders, Rep. Omar, Colleagues to Introduce End Polluter Welfare Act
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021:
Ahead of today's Senate Budget Committee hearing on "The Cost of Inaction on Climate Change," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), joined by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and colleagues, introduced the End Polluter Welfare Act to close tax loopholes and eliminate federal subsidies for the oil, gas, and coal industries.
While the 20 largest fossil fuel
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Sen. Sanders, Rep. Omar, Colleagues Introduce End Polluter Welfare Act
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021:
Ahead of today's Senate Budget Committee hearing on "The Cost of Inaction on Climate Change," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) introduced the End Polluter Welfare Act to close tax loopholes and eliminate federal subsidies for the oil, gas, and coal industries.
While the 20 largest fossil fuel companies account for more than a third of global greenhouse gas emiss
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Sen. Van Hollen Joins Sen. Sanders, Rep. Omar, Colleagues in Introducing End Polluter Welfare Act
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021:
Ahead of today's Senate Budget Committee hearing on "The Cost of Inaction on Climate Change," Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in introducing the End Polluter Welfare Act to close tax loopholes and eliminate federal subsidies for the oil, gas, and coal industries.
While the 20 largest fossil fuel companies account for more
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Senate Budget Committee Issues Testimony From CFTC Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee Chair Litterman
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following testimony by Robert B. Litterman, chair of the Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, at a hearing entitled "The Cost of Inaction on Climate Change" on April 15, 2021:
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Thank you for inviting me to address the risks that climate change poses to the economy and my suggestions for how to deal with them. The best science shows that damage from climate change is already seri
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Senate Budget Committee Issues Testimony From ClearPath Executive Director Powell
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following testimony by ClearPath Executive Director Richard J. Powell at a hearing entitled "The Cost of Inaction on Climate Change" on April 15, 2021:
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My name is Rich Powell, and I am the Executive Director of ClearPath.
ClearPath is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to develop and advance policies that accelerate breakthrough innovations that reduce emissions in the energy and industrial sectors.
We develop cuttin
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Senate Budget Committee Issues Testimony From Columbia University Professor Stiglitz
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following testimony by Joseph E. Stiglitz, professor of economics at the Columbia University, at a hearing entitled "The Cost of Inaction on Climate Change" on April 15, 2021:
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Thank you for this opportunity to share with you some of my concerns about the large economic costs and huge risks of not taking strong actions now to deal with climate change, and the large benefits of doing so.
Some of the downside risks are already
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Sierra Club: Iowa Communities Send Letter Calling on New Midamerican CEO to Retire Coal Plants and Plan for 100% Clean Energy
DES MOINES, Lowa, April 16 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
Today the new CEO of utility company MidAmerican, Kelcey Brown, received a gift basket with a petition signed by over 1300 Iowans and letters from local clean air advocates at Clean Air Muscatine calling on the utility to commit to a plan to go 100% clean energy.
With a new CEO, MidAm has the chance to catch up with other utilities that are much farther ahead in their transition to clean energy. In a rece
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University of Wisconsin-Platteville Helps Launch Koenig's Career in Renewable Energy
PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, April 16 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news on April 15, 2021:
It has been less than a year since Katie Koenig graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and her career is already reaching new heights - from job sites in Washington and New Mexico to the occasional top of a wind turbine. Koenig, a field engineer for Blattner Energy, attributes much of her success to opportunities UW-Platteville gave her to discover h
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Va. Gov. Northam Announces Heavy Metal Manufacturer to Expand in Tazewell County, Creating 40 New Jobs
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- Gov. Ralph S. Northam, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021:
Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Lawrence Brothers, Inc., an industry leader in battery tray fabrication and manufacturing of motive power trays, ground support systems, and transformer components, will invest $3.2 million to expand its operation in Tazewell County. The company will upgrade and modernize machinery and equipment to increase capacity and double produc
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