BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 20 -- The 350.org issued the following statement: * * * Coal mining operations have been linked to the worst flood in 20 years in Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia (see video). Since 12 May 2021, heavy rains lashed the village, eventually causing a flash flood isolating more than 2,300 households. While government officials argued that these floods are a natural occurrence, satellite imagery has revealed deforestation caused by PT Berau Coal's mining that has exacerb  more

CANBERRA, Australia, May 20 (TNSOps) -- The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association issued the following news release: APPEA Chief Executive Andrew McConville appeared on ABC Capricornia this morning to discuss a variety of topics pertaining to Australia's oil and gas sector. Topics covered in the interview include: * a response to the latest International Energy Agency (IEA) report calling for a halt to new oil, natural gas and coal investments to meet net zero targets by  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today took to the Senate Floor to deliver remarks on the Strategic Competition Act. Introduced by Chairman Menendez and SFRC Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), the legislation is an unprecedented bipartisan effort to mobilize all of the United State  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Rural Action Inc. in Ohio will receive $300,000 in Brownfields funding. through its Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grants. Funds will be used to conduct environmental investigations and cleanup planning at abandoned mine sites in Perry County. "EPA's Brownfields program is providing critical funding to hel  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 20 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order granting request for confidential classification (DOCKET NO. 20210001-EI; ORDER NO. PSC-2021-0177-CFO-EI): In re: Fuel and purchased power cost recovery clause with generating performance incentive factor. ORDER GRANTING GULF POWER COMPANY'S REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION (DOCUMENT NO. 04436-2019, X-REF. 04071-2019) On February 18, 2021 , pursuant to Section 366.093, Florida Statutes (F.  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 20 (TNSAwa) -- Harte Research Institute issued the following news release: Three Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi researchers were selected for two-year appointments with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies as a part of its inaugural HRI Fellows program. The program, which selected scholars from across disciplines at TAMU-CC, promotes transdisciplinary research projects at HRI and the University. The fellows include an environmental historian,   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 20 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: Malta Inc. is teaming up with Duke Energy to study the socioeconomic, environmental and operational benefits of converting retiring coal units into long-duration, zero-emissions energy storage systems by integrating Malta's 100-megawatt, 10-hour pumped heat energy storage system into existing infrastructure at a Duke Energy coal plant in North Carolina. A U.S. Department of Energy grant is fundin  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news on May 19, 2021: NETL Director Brian Anderson, Ph.D., delivered the keynote address and connected with national and state energy experts this week at a virtual forum hosted by Discover the Real West Virginia Foundation, Inc. The forum, titled "The Value of Carbon and Coal in West Virginia's Energy Future," discussed how West Virginia can be an integral part of the   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 20 (TNSOps) -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: NC WARN said today that 23 other nonprofit organizations are backing its challenge to a pending Duke Energy proposal they say would limit rooftop solar to the affluent, stifle the growing solar market and amplify the global climate crisis. The Durham-based watchdog says Duke's scheme continues a years-long campaign by the Kochs and other polluter  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: Today, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led their colleagues in a bicameral letter to President Biden encouraging him to take the historic step of ending U.S. public financing support for fossil fuel projects overseas within 90 days. This step would help grow the demand for American-made clean energy products and align the United States with similar act  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va) and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today re-introduced their resolution opposing a carbon tax - a resolution that has been introduced every Congress since 2013. A carbon tax would be destructive for American families and small businesses and reverse progress made towards achieving American energy and economic prosperity. A carb  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today reintroduced the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act, legislation that would remove obstacles for broadband projects to receive Economic Development Adm  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today reintroduced the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) A  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee member, spoke by phone with Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser this week to discuss the fossil fuel industry's relationship with the financial sector. "Mrs. Fraser accepted my invitation to visit North Dakota and meet with our economic leaders, a trip I would be happy to host," said Senator Cramer. "I am grateful she took the time to discuss American e  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) today reintroduced the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act, legislation that would remove obstacles for broadband projects to receive Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants. The bill helps ensure local communities can partner  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) today led their colleagues in a bicameral letter to President Biden encouraging him to take the historic step of ending U.S. public financing support for fossil fuel projects overseas within 90 days. This step would help grow the demand for American-made clean energy products and align the United States wit  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today reintroduced the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act, legislation t  more

LONDON, England, May 20 (TNSRes) -- The World Coal Association issued the following news release: The World Coal Association (WCA) supports recognition by the International Energy Agency (IEA) that countries have the sovereign right to choose their own pathway to a net zero emissions future. World Coal Association CEO, Michelle Manook, says the just-released IEA Report, Net Zero by 2050, recognises the importance for individual countries to make their own energy choices which are specific to t  more