AUSTIN, Texas, July 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: A current federal tax credit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by storing carbon dioxide from industrial sources could be critical to help the U.S. reach end of decade carbon neutrality targets while yielding economic benefits, particularly on the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin published today in Energy Policy.   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) during today's hearing titled, "President Biden's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Reque  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSOps) -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: Clean Air Council, represented by itself and the Environmental Integrity Project, appealed the air pollution permit the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued for Robinson Power Company, LLC's Beech Hollow facility, a large gas-fired power plant proposed for Robinson Township, Washington County. The permit allows the 1,000-megawatt proposed power plan  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Local Self-Reliance issued the following news release: A new report finds that deploying distributed solar energy to the equivalent of 30 million American homes would produce significant job-creation and economic benefits while addressing climate change and mitigating racial and income disparities. By enacting policies to support the 30 million homes goal, the report concludes that federal policy makers could create 1.77 million new jobs and lea  more

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 15 (TNSRep) -- The International Institute for Sustainable Development issued the following news release: New research suggests that India needs to grow financial support for renewable energy to reach its goals for Aatmanirbhar Bharat and clean energy transition as part of the economic recovery from COVID-19. A study titled Mapping India's Energy Subsidies 2021: Time for renewed support to clean energy, released today by the International Institute for Sustainable Deve  more

ROLLA, Missouri, July 15 (TNSRes) -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Clean energy may mean less mining for coal, but it also means opening or expanding mines to unearth minerals such as cobalt for use in alloys and batteries, tellurium for solar cells and semiconductors, and germanium for transistors in electronic devices. That's according to Dr. Michael Moats, professor and interim chair of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T, who says red  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: Congressman David McKinley joined in sponsoring the Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2021. This bill will provide additional incentives for the private sector to develop carbon capture technology without adding new regulations or taxes. "Carbon capture is absolutely essential in reducing global emissions, while maintaining our ability to utilize all energy resources. Developing thi  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Banking and Senate Budget committees, joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business today to discuss the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package unveiled last night by Senate Democrats and the ongoing negotiations over a bipartisan infrastructure bill. Excerpts and video of the full interview are below. On Reconciliation and Tax Increases: "  more

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, July 15 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: Groups filed a legal challenge with the Minnesota Supreme Court today appealing a lower court's decision to uphold the Public Utilities Commission's 2020 approval of Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline. The groups, including the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa, the Sierra Club, Honor the Earth, Friends of the Headwaters, and Youth Climate Interveners, argued in their  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, July 14 (TNSPol) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: The groups behind a rulemaking petition to reduce heat-trapping carbon pollution from power plants in North Carolina today welcomed its approval by the N.C. Environmental Management Commission, given the urgency of cutting carbon when the effects of climate change are already harming North Carolina communities. The Southern Environmental Law Center filed the  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry had a phone call on July 14 with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss U.S.-Russia cooperation on combatting the climate crisis. Special Presidential Envoy Kerry emphasized that the United States and Russia have important roles to play, including on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in this critical decade, aiming for net-zero emissions in the long term, e  more