BOONE, North Carolina, April 24 (TNSRep) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: A White House interagency group released a report outlining a range of processes and programs to support and revitalize the economies of communities historically dependent on coal mining and coal-fired power plants as the Biden administration ramps up its national agenda on creating jobs and addressing climate change. The White House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities an  more

LONDON, England, April 24 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued the following news release on April 22, 2021: Prime Minister Boris Johnson to address opening session of the US Climate Leaders Summit. * PM to address opening session of the US Climate Leaders Summit * UK has announced a world-leading commitment to cut emissions by 78% by 2035 * PM will urge countries to match the UK's ambition and deliver net zero by the middle of the century to limit global warming The world has to   more

BERLIN, Germany, April 24 (TNSPol) -- Climate Action Tracker issued the following news release on April 23, 2021: Yesterday's climate action announcements at US President Biden's Leaders' Summit on Climate, together with those announced since September last year, have narrowed the 2030 emissions gap by around 12-14% (2.6-3.7 GtCO2e), according to a provisional post-Summit analysis by the Climate Action Tracker. The largest contributions came from the US, the EU+UK, China and Japan. At the firs  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on April 23, 2021, by Derek Walker, vice president for U.S. climate: * * * The Biden-Harris administration's Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization released a report outlining $38 billion in existing federal programs across 12 agencies that can be leveraged to support the economies of coal, oil and gas communities impacted by the transition away from fossil f  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 24 -- Greenpeace issued the following statement on April 23, 2021: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom announced a ban on new hydraulic fracturing permits starting in 2024. Additionally, the governor requested that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) explore avenues to phase out fossil fuel extraction in the state by no later than 2045 -- an almost 25 year timeline to take the action that science tells us we need urgently in order to avoid the worst impacts of clima  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Environment issued the following testimony by Peter Erickson, senior scientist and climate policy program director of the Stockholm Environment Institute's U.S. Center, a research affiliate of Tufts University, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "The Role of Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Preventing Action on the Climate Crisis" on April 22, 2021: * * * My name is Peter Erickson, and I am a senior scientist and the climate pol  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 24 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Waste Management (DWM) will host a public hearing on Tuesday, May 25, on a draft solid waste permit for a new landfill at the Belews Creek Steam Station. The draft permit will include Duke Energy's construction and operation of a new landfill (called the Ash Basin Landfill) for the disposal of excavated coal ash  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL Director Brian Anderson, Ph.D., has been named Executive Director of the Biden Administration's Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization. The IWG was established by Executive Order 14008, Sec. 218 on Jan. 27, 2021, to ensure the shift to a clean energy economy creates good-paying union jobs, spurs econ  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSPol) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release: The following statement, which demands that the leaders of the United State and Japan end government bankrolling of coal, oil, and gas, is jointly released by the following organizations: 350.org, 350.org Japan, Friends of the Earth Japan, Friends of the Earth United States, Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES), Kiko Network, Mekong Watch, Oil Change International The Jap  more

CANBERRA, Australia, April 24 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release on April 22, 2021: A series of new international technology partnerships are set to make low emissions technologies cheaper and drive investment in Australia-based projects that create jobs. A new $565.8 million commitment by the Morrison Government in the 2021-22 Budget will help create up to 2,500 jobs by backing low emissions international technology partnerships and initiatives   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 23, 2021: The Congressional Western Caucus and House Energy Action Team (HEAT) participated in a roundtable hosted by the Western Caucus Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma to discuss the importance of Oklahoma's all-of-the-above energy approach and the state's contributions to American energy independence. The roundtable's panel featured Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Republican Whip  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the opportunities and challenges that exist for advancing and deploying carbon and carbon-dioxide (CO2) utilization technologies in the United States. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, reiterated his support for carbon capture, utilization,  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on April 23, 2021: * * * The White House released a report today outlining how to ensure coal workers and communities home to coal plants and mines aren't left behind in the transition to clean, renewable energy. Karan Ireland, Sierra Club's Campaign Representative in West Virginia, issued the following statement: "It is the coal energy and coal workers that came from states like mine that powered our homes, schools, and   more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, April 24 (TNSPer) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: AEP/Indiana-Michigan Power (I&M) has announced a full retirement of the Rockport Super Polluter coal plant by 2028. Rockport is located about 35 miles east of Evansville, along the Ohio River. Evansville is surrounded by four Super Polluters and is burdened by more industrial toxic pollution from coal-burning plants than any other midsize or large city in the country, according to an investigation by t  more

STANFORD, California, April 19 (TNSJou) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: By Rob Jordan Like superheroes capable of seeing through obstacles, environmental regulators may soon wield the power of all-seeing eyes that can identify violators anywhere at any time, according to a new Stanford University-led study. The paper, published the week of April 19 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), demonstrates how artificial intelligence combined with satelli  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 24 (TNSMon) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: Joan K. and Irwin M. Jacobs have committed to provide a $14 million endowed gift to the University of California San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy. The gift will support its Center on Global Transformation (CGT), as it drives inquiry on two major transformations of the 21st century: how global economic and political structures are changing and how advances i  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on April 23, 2021: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. We have another very exciting guest today: our new Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, who made history when she became the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet Secretary. She is the member -- she is a member of the Pueblo of Laguna and a 35th-generation New Mexican.   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 23, 2021, entitled "Biden Administration Outlines Key Resources to Invest in Coal and Power Plant Community Economic Revitalization": * * * The White House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization released a report that was delivered to President Biden and included the initial recommendations from the Interagency Working Group to catalyze economic revitalization, c  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 23, 2021: After fulfilling his promise to bring America back into the Paris Agreement, President Biden convened 40 world leaders in a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate this week to rally the world in tackling the climate crisis and meeting the demands of science. The United States and other countries announced ambitious new climate targets ensuring that nations accounting for half of the world's economy have now   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 23, 2021, entitled "President Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate": * * * On Day One, President Biden fulfilled his commitment to rejoin the Paris Agreement. Days later, he took executive actions to ensure we tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad - all while creating jobs and strengthening our economy. This week, he held a historic summit with 40 world leaders to show that America is back. Over the course of  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 20 (TNSRep) -- The World Economic Forum issued the following news release: As countries continue their progress in transitioning to clean energy, it is critical to root the transition in economic, political and social practices to ensure progress is irreversible, according to the latest edition of World Economic Forum's Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2021 report published today. In its 10th edition, the report, published in collaboration with Accenture, draws   more