WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued the following information for a virtual hearing for the markup of eight bills at 11 a.m. on May 26, 2021: On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) via the Cisco WebEx online video conferencing platform, and livestreamed on the Committee's YouTube page, the Committee on Natural Resources willmeet to consider the following bills: * H.R. 164 (Rep. Soto), To authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certai  more

RICHLAND, Washington, May 26 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news release: As the Clean Energy Transformation Act drives Washington state toward carbon-free electricity, a new energy landscape is taking shape. Alongside renewable energy sources, a new report finds small modular reactors are poised to play an integral role in the state's emerging clean energy future. The technology could help fill a power source gap soon to   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement after the announcement that SunCoke Energy plans to invest $50 million in its Buchanan County manufacturing operation: * * * "SunCoke Energy is an important asset for Buchanan County's economy. "The company's planned $50 million investment reinforces its commitment to jobs in the region, strengthens Buchanan County's economic outlook, and indicates the positive possibilities for coal's future."  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 25, 2021: Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH) today led a bipartisan coalition of House members in introducing the Coordinated Action to Capture Harmful (CATCH) Emissions Act, which will boost carbon capture tax credits for industrial facilities and power plants, resulting in less greenhouse gases and spurring additional innovation in clean energy technologies. Studies have shown how critical carbon capture will be  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 25, 2021: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee member, met with Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan today to discuss discrimination in the financial sector, especially as it relates to energy producers and the firearms industry. "Success in America is achieved through innovation and individualism, not by caving to partisan political pressure and discriminating against law-ab  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 26 -- Gov. Ralph S. Northam, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 25, 2021: Governor Ralph Northam today announced that SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SXC), the largest independent producer of high-quality coke for blast furnace steel production in the Americas, will invest $50 million in its manufacturing operation in Buchanan County to refurbish the facility as well as perform upgrades to enable the production of foundry coke. Virginia successfully compete  more