LONDON, England, June 24 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: Lord Tariq Ahmad, The Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth and the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, has completed a two day visit to Pakistan. During his visit, Lord Ahmad met with the Prime Minister Imran Khan and other government Ministers and Provincial leaders, including the Interior Minis  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 (TNSRep) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: The World Bank Group released its new Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) for 2021-2025. The CCAP represents a colossal failure to end the Bank's long-standing support for fossil fuels. The Bank has also rejected requests from civil society and World Bank shareholders for a public consultation on a full draft of the plan. The World Bank's press release notes the Bank, "will regularly update its Board on   more

JACKSON, Michigan, June 24 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: Consumers Energy today announced a sweeping proposal to stop using coal as a fuel source for electricity by 2025 --15 years faster than currently planned. The plan would make the company one of the first in the nation to go coal-free and provide a 20-year blueprint to meet Michigan's energy needs while protecting the environment for future generations. "We are proud to lead Michigan's clean ener  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 24 (TNSPol) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: Yesterday, the State of Illinois and Dynegy Midwest Generation reached an interim agreement regarding violations of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act at the Vermilion Power Station. By the agreement, Dynegy will propose plans to remove the coal ash from the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River, and those plans will be presented to the public at a meeting on or before December 17, 2021.   more

BASEL, Switzerland, June 24 -- Energies, an open access journal of technology development, policy and management studies, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 14, No. 13 edition: Articles: * Numerical Simulation of Elbow Erosion in Shale Gas Fields under Gas-Solid Two-Phase Flow * Improvements and Spatial Dependencies in Energy Transition Measures * Analysis of the Relationship of the Degree of Aviation Sector Development with Greenhouse Gas Emissions and  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with AES Hawaii, LLC over Clean Air Act and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act violations at its coal-fired electrical power generating plant in Kapolei, Hawaii. The facility will pay a $199,725 penalty. "Companies must take actions such as replacing corroded pipes and training staff on emergen  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 24 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved a securitization requested by DTE Electric Co. related to the costs of retirement of an electric generation plant and a surge in tree trimming to reduce power outages - a step that will lower costs for ratepayers. The Commission authorized DTE Electric to proceed with issuing securitization bonds of up to an aggregate tot  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $8 million in federal funding for four projects to develop and test technologies that capture and utilize carbon dioxide (CO2) from power systems or other industrial sources to create valuable products and services, biomass and bi-products. Using algae, the selected projec  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Resources for the Future issued the following report (No. 21-11) on June 8, 2021, entitled "Global Energy Outlook 2021: Pathways from Paris". The report was written by President and CEO Richard Newell, fellows Daniel Raimi and Brian Prest, and research analyst Seth Villanueva. * * * Here are excerpts: Abstract As parts of the world begin to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, a fundamental shift in the global energy system is needed to avoid the worst impacts of clima  more

BERLIN, Germany, June 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on June 23, 2021, by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas: * * * FOREIGN MINISTER MAAS: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the federal foreign office. A very warm welcome to Berlin, dear Tony, or rather, welcome back. After all, weren't you in Europe only last week? And during that visit, President Biden and your delegation underlined impressively that Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the federal budget should advocate for greater research and development to expand the U.S. energy supply, including technologies to expand nuclear power and to make fossil fuels cleaner to use. Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, which conducted a hearing Wednesday to review the   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) today sent a letter urging congressional appropriators to include $2 million in funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mobile Testing Units, which offer free and confidential health scree  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) today sent a letter urging congressional appropriators to include $2 million in funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mobile Testing Units, which offer free and confidential health screeni  more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, June 24 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: The Sierra Club, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, and West Virginia Highlands Conservancy sent a notice of intent to sue (NOI) to the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement (OSMRE). The notice alleges that OSMRE has failed to take action under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) to clarify the options available to community members who believ  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 24 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Researchers at Utah State University Uintah Basin have designed a mercury analyzer and deployed it at the Storm Peak Laboratory in Steamboat Springs, Colo. The analyzer measures elemental and oxidized mercury in the air and it is the only instrument in the world that has been shown in real field conditions to accurately measure oxidized mercury in the atmosphere. The analyzer was created by a team at the Bingham   more