BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 30 (TNSOps) -- The 350.org issued the following news release: The Bangladesh government announced recently that they will cancel 10 coal-fired power plant projects as they revise the country's power system master plan. As part of the overhaul to the national power supply grid, the country will instead generate 40% of electricity from renewable sources by 2041 and set up more gas-based power plants within Bangladesh. 350.org South Asia Organizer Shibayan commended th  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46519) on June 28, 2021, entitled "Interior, Environment and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2021 Appropriations" by natural resources policy specialist Carol Hardy Vincent: * * * SUMMARY The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill contains funding for three dozen agencies and entities. They include most of the Department of the Interior (DOI) as well as agencies within other de  more

BASEL, Switzerland, June 29 -- Environmental Science and Pollution Research, a peer-reviewed journal from the European Chemical Society that says it serves the international community in environmental science and related subjects with emphasis on chemical compounds, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 28, No. 25 edition: Review Articles: * An analytical study on municipal wastewater to energy generation, current trends, and future prospects in South Asian   more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSCapV) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Over 500 organizations, including Oil Change International, Sierra Club, Oxfam America, Greenpeace USA, Friends of the Earth Action, Food & Water Watch, NRDC Action Fund, and a wide range of health, faith, environmental and other groups across the United States released a letter today calling on congressional leadership to eliminate the fossil fuel subsidies embedded in the U.S. tax cod  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, June 30 (TNSOps) -- Plumbing Manufacturers International issued the following news release: Plumbing Manufacturers International's 2021 Virtual Legislative Forum prepared PMI's members for upcoming advocacy efforts at the federal and state levels, as lawmakers debate infrastructure packages, climate legislation, and government spending within the context of a strong economic recovery. Presenters also discussed federal procurement requirements and anti-counterfeiting legislatio  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 30 (TNSOps) -- Rainforest Action Network issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: At its AGM today in Tokyo, 23% of shareholders issued a major climate warning to Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group ("MUFG") management by voting in favor of a resolution filed by Kiko Network and three individual shareholders affiliated with Market Forces, Rainforest Action Network, and 350.org Japan ("co-filers"), calling on the bank to adopt and disclose a plan to align it  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on June 29, 2021: Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) issued the following statement after introducing legislation to protect Wyoming energy producers by amending the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) to permanently fix the federal royalty rate for surface coal and onshore oil and gas at 12.5%: "Amending this legislation will lock in royalty rates for certain types of coal, oil, and gas at 12.5-percent and keep the D  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and the entire bicameral Pacific Northwest congressional delegation sent a letter to President Biden requesting he update the Pacific Northwest congressional delegation on the status of negotiations for a modernized Columbia River Treaty. The letter follows 12 months of no formal negotiations taking place with Canada and an unacceptable lack of communication from   more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Reps. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) and McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) today led a bicameral, bipartisan letter to President Biden urging his administration to speedily renegotiate the Columbia River Treaty and to provide regular, substantive updates to Members of Congress on the status of negotiations. "We have been working for years to renegotiate the Treaty," said Rep. DeF  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04), and Senator Patty Murray (WA) today led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Biden urging his administration to prioritize the renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty and to provide regular, substantive updates to Congress on the status of its modernization. "Modernizin  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 30 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers researchers have developed a machine learning model using a physics-based simulator and real-world meteorological data to better predict offshore wind power. The findings appear in the journal Applied Energy. Offshore wind is rapidly maturing into a major source of renewable energy worldwide and is projected to grow by 13% in the next two decades and 15-fold by 2040 to become a $1 trillion ind  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, June 30 (TNSPer) -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) announced today that Brian Sanson has been appointed by President Cecil E. Roberts as the union's International Secretary-Treasurer, filling the unexpired term of Levi Allen, who resigned earlier this month. Sanson, 47, has been a member of UMWA Local Union 1582 for 25 years. He has served as the UMWA's Director of Research sin  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on June 28, 2021, by Commissioner Allison Herren Lee at the 2021 Society for Corporate Governance National Conference: * * * I'm impressed with your full and informative agenda over the next few days, and I appreciate the important work you do in supporting company boards and executives. I also appreciate your engagement in the SEC's policymaking process, including your recent letter in response to the   more

ROME, Italy, June 29 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview of Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken with Lucia Duraccio of RAI TG1: * * * QUESTION: Secretary Blinken, Russia is considered the mind of cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns that try to destabilize Western democracies. What is, in your opinion, the goal of Moscow? And what - which is the best way to fight? SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, it's hard to say what Russia's goal is because it's hard   more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is leading a group of Democratic senators in calling on Senate Leadership to prioritize the historic investments proposed in President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan for natural infrastructure restoration, resilience, and reclamation. In a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W.   more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: The Supreme Court ruled that private companies can take state land for new fracked gas pipelines, which likely speeds the construction of a controversial project that threatens the Potomac River. In a 5-4 decision in the case of PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey, the U.S. Supreme Court found that private pipeline developers can use the federal government's eminent domain powers to take land fr  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSPol) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Yesterday the South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC) rejected Duke Energy's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for the Carolinas and directed the utility to modify its existing and future IRPs in response to input from the solar industry. The IRP contained several measures important to the solar industry, including decisions that would have impacted future electricity  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet entitled "Reinforcing the U.S. Commitment to Multilateralism at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting": Secretary Blinken travels to Bari and Matera, Italy, June 28-29, to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, where he will reinforce the United States' commitment to strong coordination with partners and allies to address global challenges, including combating the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthening global health sec  more