WASHINGTON, June 11 (TNSRes) -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: Coal-fired electricity generation has declined due to market conditions and the relative inefficiency of aging power plants, but some state legislatures have adopted policies seeking to preserve coal-fired generators. These policies risk undermining utilities' ability to operate assets economically and create avoidable costs for consumers, contends AAF's Director of Energy Policy Ewelina Czapla in a new  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, June 11 (TNSRep) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: The Queensland government's investment of $2 billion in renewable energy and hydrogen positions the state to become a leader in clean energy production and potentially exports, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) said today. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today announced a $2 billion Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Jobs Fund, which adds $1.5 bill  more

CANBERRA, Australia, June 11 (TNSRep) -- The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association issued the following news release: The 47th G7 Summit is now underway in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, marking the launch of a three-day event with world leaders from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, and Japan. The leaders of these countries are converging over the weekend to discuss climate, international relations with China and Russia, and plans for the ongoing   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 (TNSMon) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: 457 investors managing more than US$41 trillion in assets have released a new joint statement to all world governments urging a global race-to-the-top on climate policy and warning that laggards wil  more

NEW DELHI, India, June 11 (TNSIntl) -- The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: Mr M Nagaraju, Additional Secretary & Nominated Authority, Ministry of Coal, Govt of India, today said, "We are offering 67 mines with a total resource of almost 36 bn and explored mines PRCs of about 150 million tonnes (mt) in the second tranche auctions of coal mines for commercial mining. This is the biggest ever offer of coal mines in the coun  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 11 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear congratulated the City of Earlington for receiving $610,000 from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for water system improvements that will provide reliable service, support the expansion of a retail automotive business and diversify the regional economy. Matched with $390,000 in local funds, this project is expected to create 20 new jobs and boost the economy in W  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today visited Boone County to meet with Lotus Recovery Centers officials and pay her respects at the Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial. Lotus Recovery Centers is a substance abuse treatment center that recently announced its expansion into Boone and Morgan Counties in West Virginia. Congresswoman Miller met with Lotus Recovery Centers officials to disc  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, announced today the U.S. Department of Energy awarded $249,886 to Microbeam Technologies Incorporated in Grand Forks. "I am grateful to the Energy Department for making yet another investment in support of North Dakota research and development potential," said Senator Cramer. "These funds,  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 11 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on June 10, 2021: * * * Yesterday, GenOn announced the company will retire the final 680 megawatt unit at the Avon Lake coal plant by September 15, 2021. The Avon Lake lake plant was previously announced for retirement in 2012. GenOn would later decide it would instead retire the smaller and older Unit 7 (86 megawatts) and make investments in the larger Unit 9 (680 megawatts) and continue to burn coal. Over the past few  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 11 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: For 51 years, the coal-fired Cheswick Generating Station has polluted the air and water northeast of Pittsburgh. Last night GenOn Holdings, Inc. announced that the plant will retire in September of this year. The Sierra Club previously sued GenOn to hold the company accountable for violating its water permit and discharging heated wastewater into the Allegheny River. The final decision was likely   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $610,000 grant to the city of Earlington, Kentucky, for water infrastructure improvements needed to accommodate a new retail automotive business and help diversify the regional economy. This EDA grant will be matched with   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $639,789 grant to Erwin Utilities Authority, Erwin, Tennessee, for water infrastructure improvements needed to increase local manufacturing and spur additional business development. This EDA grant will be matched with $639  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, June 11 (TNSMon) -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release: The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and UMWA District 20 are humbled by the level of support received from not only Local Unions within the UMWA but other international, national and local unions throughout the labor movement, as well as individuals who have contributed to the UMWA 2021 Strike Aid Fund. "I especially would like to thank the United Food and Commercial Workers Unio  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 (TNSRep) -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: Climate, indigenous and conservation groups today called on the Biden administration to halt new drilling permits and to cancel unlawful Trump-era oil and gas leases on public lands. The letter urges the Interior Department to enact a range of interim actions to protect the climate, public lands, oceans and communities pending completion of the department's climate review of federa  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 (TNSRep) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: Climate, Indigenous, and conservation groups today called on the Biden administration to halt new drilling permits and to cancel unlawful Trump-era oil and gas leases on public lands. The letter urges the Interior Department to enact a range of interim actions to protect the climate, public lands, oceans and communities pending completion of the department's climate review of federal fossil f  more