CANBERRA, Australia, June 22 -- The Australian Department of Education, Skills and Employment Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, Stuart Robert, issued the following joint news release: The Morrison Government is once again demonstrating its commitment to the people of the Hunter Valley delivering a 'Care Fair' which will connect local job seekers with hundreds of jobs across critical sectors such as aged care, disability services and early childhood education  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 22 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on June 21, 2021: Duke Energy has filed an application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to renew Oconee Nuclear Station's operating licenses for an additional 20 years. Oconee, located on Lake Keowee in Seneca, S.C., is Duke Energy's largest nuclear station, with three generating units that produce more than 2,500 megawatts of carbon-free electricity. Oconee's operating licenses remain current   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSRep) -- Greenpeace International issued the following news release on June 21, 2021: Sustainability funds hardly redirect capital to sustainable activities compared to conventional funds, according to a new study commissioned by Greenpeace Switzerland and Greenpeace Luxembourg, and published today. Exposing these misleading marketing practices, Greenpeace demands policy-makers to secure binding standards to fight greenwashing and keep sustainability funds in line with th  more

LONDON, England, June 22 (TNSRep) -- The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries issued the following news release on June 21, 2021: The professional standards and education syllabus which support actuaries involved in pricing for the UK home and motor insurance market should have an increased focus on consumer fairness. Given the increasingly complex use of data and models, there should also be continued efforts to ensure actuarial standards and education keeps pace. These are the key recommendatio  more

LIVERPOOL, England, June 22 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: Professor Michael Parkinson CBE is the author of 1985's Liverpool on the Brink and Liverpool Beyond the Brink in 2019, and Ambassador for the University of Liverpool's Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place Liverpool was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2004 as 'the supreme example of a commercial port at the time of Britain's greatest global influence'. However, it ris  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 22 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: Gov. Janet Mills signed into law last week a measure by Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco, directing the state pension system to divest from fossil fuels. The law is the first of its kind in the United States. Maine is now the first state in the nation to commit to fossil fuel divestiture through legislation. "Fossil fuels are linked directly to climate change, and continuing to invest in them is bad for state co  more

MARISSA, Illinois, June 22 -- Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: On Friday, U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) visited the Prairie State Energy Campus, toured their power plant and mine, and spoke with employees about their careers and the benefits the company provides to the state and local economy. "The municipally-owned Prairie State power plant is the cleanest coal-fired powered plant in the nation and one of the most efficient, and it creates hundreds o  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: On Thursday, June 17th, utility company NRG announced its commitment to retire the final and largest coal boiler at the Indian River power plant by 2022. The 410 megawatt unit in Dagsboro, Delaware will retire just as the state recently enacted major legislation to increase its renewable energy commitment from 25 percent to 40 percent by 2035. The retirement of the final coal-fired unit at the Indian River Plant   more

NEW YORK, June 22 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks via video message by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the opening of the Ministerial Thematic Forums of the High-Level Dialogue on Energy: * * * I am pleased to welcome you to the Ministerial Thematic Forums of the High-Level Dialogue on Energy. I thank the Member State Global Champions for their leadership in co-hosting these gatherings. These discussions take place at a pivotal moment. We are running far behind in the  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued the following reported opinion and order (Case No. 17-67 L): Filed: June 21, 2021 UNITED AFFILIATES CORPORATION and MINGO LOGAN COAL LLC, Plaintiffs, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. Kevin P. Holewinski, Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff United Affiliates Corporation. Daniella A. Einik, of counsel. Robert M. Rolfe, Hunton & Williams LLP, Richmond, VA, for Plaintiff Mingo Logan Coal LLC. George P. Sibley, III, of counsel.  more