WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: More than 30 conservation groups today urged members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to oppose attorney Tommy Beaudreau's nomination for deputy Interior secretary, saying his representation of fossil fuel companies would undermine President Biden's climate agenda. The committee is scheduled to consider Beaudreau's nomination Thursday. "Tommy Beaudreau e  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement as part of a remote hearing entitled "The Dignity of Work" on April 29, 2021: * * * Yesterday we marked Workers' Memorial Day, when we honor those Americans who have lost their lives on the job. This year, because of this virus, that number is staggering. Far too many of those workers died because they didn't have basic protections - they  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 1 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: By the end of this decade, renewables will make up a large portion of the company's generation mix as Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) looks to triple the amount of renewable energy it produces from company power plants and dramatically reduce carbon emissions. This information, along with large amounts of other data, was spelled out today in Duke Energy's 15th Sustainability Report, the company's annual disclosure on en  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands issued the following testimony by Beverly Law, professor emeritus of global change biology and terrestrial systems science at Oregon State University, as part of a remote hearing entitled "Wildfire in a Warming World: Opportunities to Improve Community Collaboration, Climate Resilience, and Workforce Capacity" on April 29, 2021: * * * Thank you for inviting me today to discuss wildfires an  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade issued the following testimony by National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Advancing U.S. Economic Competitiveness, Equity, and Sustainability Through Infrastructure Investments" on April 29, 2021: * * * On behalf of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), thank you for holding this hearing. My name is Fawn Sharp, and I serve as President of NCAI and look forwa  more