WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSPol) -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release: The AFL-CIO launched a seven-figure advertising campaign this week, airing television and radio ads promoting the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act across Alaska, Arizona, Virginia and West Virginia. Additionally, digital ads are running nationwide, urging constituents to contact their senators in support of the PRO Act. "We're taking nothing for granted," said AFL-CIO spokesperson John Weber. "The PRO Ac  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on the Interior Department's onshore oil and gas leasing program on April 27, 2021: * * * Thank you everyone for being here today to discuss the status of energy development on our public lands and our federal oil and gas leasing program. In January, the administration announced a pause on new leasing while they conducted  more

NEW YORK, April 29 (TNSJou) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on April 28, 2021, by President Fred Krupp: * * * With bipartisan support from all Democrats and three Republicans, the U.S. Senate today approved a measure (S.J.Res.14) to restore EPA rules that limit oil and gas methane pollution from new wells, processing plants and other facilities. "The vote follows President Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate, where methane was a focus of international discussion  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 29 (TNSMon) -- West Virginia University issued the following story: From abandoned coal mines to shuttered factories, the Brownfields Assistance Center at West Virginia University has helped communities resurrect once lifeless properties since 2006. With a boost from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $1 million, the Center will continue its mission to empower communities to transform brownfields -- property hindered from redevelopment or  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, a journal that reports industrial and academic research in the fields of applied chemistry and chemical engineering with special focus on fundamentals, processes and products from the American Chemical Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its April 28, 2021 edition: Applied Chemistry: * Synthesis of Biobased Polyols from Soybean Meal for Application in Rigid Polyurethane Foams * Flouris  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: An NETL-supported technology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) won the grand prize in the prestigious NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE global competition for the development of an eco-friendly process that infuses a revolutionary concrete with carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions directly captured from power plants and other industrial facilities. UCLA's C  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key administration positions. * Cathy Harris, Nominee for Chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board * Geraldine Richmond, Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy * Daryl Baldwin, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities * Sean Burton, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors  more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 29 -- Reactions, a peer-reviewed open access journal of reaction chemistry and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2021 edition: Review: * Effects of Structure and Particle Size of Iron, Cobalt and Ruthenium Catalysts on Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Articles: * Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Study of Different Carbon Materials as Cobalt Catalyst Support * Effect of Changing Amounts of Promoters and Base Fe Metal in a Multicompon  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following opening statement on April 28, 2021, at a hearing entitled, "Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2022 Proposed Budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency": * * * "Chairman Carper, thank you for holding today's hearing on the EPA's budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year. "Administrator Regan, welcome back to the committee, and congr  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), at an EPW hearing on the Fiscal Year 2022 Proposed Budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Inhofe: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Regan, confession is good for the soul. I confess that I cam  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his vote against the nomination of Janet McCabe for Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "I could not support Janet McCabe's nomination. During her time as Acting Assistant Administrator of the EPA, she was one of the chief architects of the Clean Power Plan that would have required coal plants to use  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, released the following statement on Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's decision not to recuse herself from Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Rodriquez, a case involving a group that spent heavily to confirm her to the bench. Whitehouse led a letter to Justice Barrett calling on her to recuse hers  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Nada Wolff Culver, deputy director of policy and programs at the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management, at a hearing on onshore oil and gas leasing program on April 27, 2021: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on the development of energy from Federal lands, and on the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) energy programs. This July, we will celebrate the 75t  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Western Energy Alliance President Kathleen Sgamma at a hearing on the Interior Department's onshore oil and gas leasing program on April 27, 2021: * * * I appreciate the opportunity to talk about my favorite energy subject, the federal onshore oil and gas program. Western Energy Alliance represents about 200 companies engaged in all aspects of environmentally responsible exploration and  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon at a hearing on the Interior Department's onshore oil and gas leasing program on April 27, 2021: * * * We, just like the rest of the nation, have experienced a year that has been economically, emotionally and socially challenging. The people of Wyoming were fortunate that we never had to completely shut down. I am happy to report that Wyoming had the nation's hig  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Alex Brill, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Climate Challenges: The Tax Code's Role in Creating American Jobs, Achieving Energy Independence, and Providing Consumers With Affordable, Clean Energy" on April 27, 2021: * * * My name is Alex Brill, and I am a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a public policy think tank here in Washi  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director Jason Walsh as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Climate Challenges: The Tax Code's Role in Creating American Jobs, Achieving Energy Independence, and Providing Consumers With Affordable, Clean Energy" on April 27, 2021: * * * My name is Jason Walsh. I am the Executive Director of BlueGreen Alliance, a national partnership of labor unions and environmental organization  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Kevin Sunday, director of government affairs at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Climate Challenges: The Tax Code's Role in Creating American Jobs, Achieving Energy Independence, and Providing Consumers With Affordable, Clean Energy" on April 27, 2021: * * * It is an honor and a privilege to appear before you this morning to discuss federal energy and   more

PERTH, Scotland, April 29 -- SSE, an energy company, issued the following news release: The Government's ambitious new emissions goal is welcome - but we need to act fast if it is to be achievable. Last week, to coincide with World Earth Day and the US President's global climate summit, the UK Government announced it will raise the ambition of one of its central climate goals by legislating to reduce carbon emissions by 78% by 2035. This is the latest in a series of eye-catching targets set b  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSPol) -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release: The AFL-CIO launched a major ad campaign in West Virginia this week, airing statewide television and radio ads promoting the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The advertising campaign is aligned with a national week of action, from April 26 to May 1, mobilizing working people to demand Senate passage of the landmark worker rights bill. "The PRO Act is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to give working pe  more