WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The American Academy of Actuaries issued the following issue brief on May 27, 2021, entitled "Issue Brief on Security of Pension Plan Benefits": * * * Key Points * The security of a pension plan's benefits can depend on factors such as the plan design, funded level, asset allocation, plan sponsor, and other specific characteristics. * There are many factors that stakeholders may wish to consider specific to the circumstances of a plan in evaluating the security of the p  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 28 -- Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee issued the following news release: Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee called on the Biden Administration to stop pressuring U.S. banks and financial institutions to refuse to lend to or invest in energy companies, signing onto a letter along with 14 fellow-State Treasurers from across the country. The letter was addressed to John Kerry, the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate at the U.S. Department of State. According to re  more

LONDON, England, May 28 (TNSAwa) -- The British Academy issued the following news: The British Academy and the Wolfson Foundation have awarded funding to six outstanding early career researchers to promote and facilitate high quality research in the humanities and social sciences across the UK. Worth up to pound sterling130,000 over three years and designed to empower early-career researchers who show exceptional talent in both research and public engagement, the British Academy/Wolfson Fellow  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 28 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news on May 27, 2021: The Agriculture, Livestock, and Water Committee today advanced three State Stimulus proposals to support the agriculture industry, invest in sustainability and drought resiliency that are a part of the Colorado Comeback state stimulus, a package of legislation that will invest roughly $800 million into helping Colorado recover faster and build back stronger. The bills passed unanimously "Colorad  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 18-00208): FABUWOOD CABINETRY CORP., Plaintiff, and CUBITAC CABINETRY CORP., and CNC ASSOCIATES N.Y., INC., Consolidated Plaintiffs, and IKEA SUPPLY AG, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and COALITION FOR FAIR TRADE IN HARDWOOD PLYWOOD and MASTERBRAND CABINETS INC., Defendant-Intervenors. Before: Gary S. Katzmann, Judge OPINION [The court affirms Commerce's Remand Results  more

BASEL, Switzerland, May 28 -- Environments, an open access journal from the Society for Urban Ecology that says it focuses on environmental systems, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2021 edition: Articles: * Phytotoxicity of Tires Evaluated in Simulated Conditions * An Integrated Multi-Approach to Environmental Monitoring of a Self-Burning Coal Waste Pile: The Sao Pedro da Cova Mine (Porto, Portugal) Study Case * Material Properties and Environmental Benefits   more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 28 (TNSPol) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on May 10, 2021: The Department of Justice filed a legal brief yesterday defending the Trump administration's approval of a massive oil and gas project known as the Willow Master Development Plan in Alaska's Western Arctic. Conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the project in December, after federal officials failed to properly examine how the project would exacerbate the climate crisis and ha  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 28 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news on May 27, 2021: Gov. Andy Beshear announced the Pike County Fiscal Court will receive a $1.9 million grant from the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) to construct water and sewer infrastructure at Wolf Pit Industrial Park in Pike County. "To build a better Kentucky and sprint out of this pandemic, we need to make bold investments in every corner of the commonwealth," said Gov. Beshear. "The  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 28 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: Secretary Dionne Delli-Gatti announced a key leadership appointment for the Department of Environmental Quality. Sushma Masemore will serve as the Assistant Secretary for the Environment. She brings more than 30 years of public and private sector experience to the role, including 13 years with DEQ. "Anyone who has worked with Sushma knows that she has a brilliant scienti  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL's ongoing research activities to build a decarbonized economy and some of the Lab's innovations were on display during the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Energy Innovation Summit. The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit (Summit) is an annual conference and technology showcase that brings together experts from different technical disciplines an  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Upcoming sessions of the NETL 2021 Crosscutting Research and Advanced Energy Systems Project Review Meeting will focus on Lab-supported research driving the development of new alloys and components to perform in extreme environments, allowing electric generation plants to operate more efficiently and emit fewer emissions, and for use in cutting-edge manufacturing   more

PIKEVILLE, Kentucky, May 28 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers announced a federal grant award from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for nearly $1.9 million for water and sewer infrastructure improvements in Pike County. The funding was awarded to the Pike County Fiscal Court to serve the new Wolfpit Industrial Park, which is part of the region's federal Opportunity Zone. "Water and sewer expansions are still a crit  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 28 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: Alliant Energy announced a settlement with Sierra Club, Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group, Citizens Utility Board, Clean Wisconsin, RENEW Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Paper Council, regarding the utility's 2021 rate case. Sierra Club and Clean Wisconsin supported the utility's proposed revenue requirement, but did not support its proposed rate design, as a result of which they are only sign  more

MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota, May 28 (TNSRep) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: Yesterday, the Sierra Club, Clean Up the River Environment (CURE), Dakota Resource Council, and North Dakota Native Vote submitted a report to the Environmental Protection Agency explaining that the cost of bringing Coal Creek into compliance with coal ash storage and disposal requirements if the plant continues to operate is likely to total $35-85 million more than if the plant is reti  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to the Pike County Fiscal Court, Pikeville, Kentucky, to construct water and sewer infrastructure at Wolfpit Industrial Park to support the growth of Eastern Kentucky's manufacturing sector. This EDA grant  more

MENOMONIE, Wisconsin, May 28 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wisconsin's Stout Campus issued the following news: Driven by student campus sustainability initiatives, University of Wisconsin-Stout's Merle M. Price Commons is more than tripling its ability to tap the sun to partially power the building. Thanks to $150,000 in student Green Fees, 122 solar panels and infrastructure were recently added on top of Price Commons, joining the 32 panels on the building since 2017. The new panels generate   more