WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45480) on June 23, 2021, entitled "U.S. Department of the Interior: An Overview": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Bureau of Reclamation * * * At a Glance: Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Established: 1902 Key Statute: Reclamation Act of 1902 (32 Stat. 338) Mission: "To manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interes  more

NEW YORK, June 25 (TNSRes) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: A study by Ricardo and Environmental Defense Fund for the P4G Getting to Zero Coalition Partnership finds that South Africa holds an untapped opportunity to supply the global shipping industry with zero carbon fuels. The production of green hydrogen-derived fuels can help to meet decarbonization targets and act as a catalyst for the country's economy - opening new export markets, supporting an equita  more

LONDON, England, June 25 (TNSRep) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: The Committee on Climate Change's call today for planning decisions to be compatible with UK climate targets has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth. In its annual progress report to Parliament the UK government's climate advisor says "a Net Zero Test would ensure that all Government policy, including planning decisions, is compatible with UK climate targets." Friends of the Earth's  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 26 -- MN350, an organization working to transition to a clean-energy future, issued the following agency statement: * * * Today in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to continue defending its water permit for Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline, MN350 issued the following statement: "Today's decision is the Biden administration on autopilot, defending a Trump water permit for a massive tar sands pipeline that is actually indefensible," said Midwest Tar   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 26 -- MN350, an organization working to transition to a clean-energy future, issued the following fact sheet entitled "Oil Pipelines and the Fossil Fuel Crisis" : Crude oil pipelines are a key enabler of the climate crisis and must be addressed as a collective threat. In his first day in office, President Biden took a necessary step for climate change and rescinded the permit for construction of the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline. While this initial step provides optim  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 25 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The South Carolina Public Service Commission has (PSC) approved Dominion Energy's modified 2020 long-term energy plan, which will accelerate coal plant retirements in South Carolina. In December 2020, the PSC unanimously rejected the Dominion's 2020 filing and later ordered the utility to specifically study coal retirements in its modified 2020 plan. The modified plan, called an integrated resource  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: Earlier today, Xcel Energy announced that it will drop its plans to construct a new 800 MW fossil gas plant, known as the Sherco combined cycle gas plant. Xcel included the gas plant in their most recent proposed integrated resource plan (IRP), filed in June 2020. It is estimated that the proposed gas plant would have emitted more than 2 million tons of carbon dioxide annually on average  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 26 (TNSBook) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Extensive coal mining has left a legacy of mining-affected lands, waters, and communities, writes Carl Zipper, an emeritus professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. * * * Scattered across the mountainous and beautiful Appalachian landscape lie the remnants of what once powered the world: coal mines. These remains are the legacy of mining, but what will be the future of these vast, open  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 25 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: The West Virginia Legislature's Joint Committee on Mine Reclamation passed a motion today that recommends adoption of a resolution by the WV House of Delegates and WV State Senate that calls on Congress to pass a bill that would allocate $8 billion to clean up mines forfeited by coal companies in West Virginia. The resolution was then adopted by the Senate by a voice vote and se  more