BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 (TNSPol) -- The 350.org issued the following news release: On August 3rd it was reported that financial institutions led by the Asian Development Bank and including Prudential, Citibank, HSBC, BlackRock are devising plans to accelerate the closure of coal-fired power plants in Asia in an effort to combat carbon emissions. The coalition, which is collaborating with Asian governments and multilateral banks, aims to propose a workable model at the COP26 climate conf  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 11 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: Following the U.S. Senate's passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, advocates from coal communities across the country celebrated the legislation's historic investments in creating jobs by cleaning up abandoned coal mines. The $11.3 billion in Abandoned Mine Land (AML) funding would be a massive increase compared to the current annual distribution for AML reclamation   more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 11 -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued the following news release: Ahead of the High-Level Dialogue on Energy that the UN Secretary-General is convening in September, UNECE is calling for bold, concrete actions on the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement to move the dials in the near term and to set the stage for longer-term, enduring change. Action in three specific areas will deliver near-term climate outcomes: 1) achieving superior performanc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: Increased economic activity and a changing fuel mix in the electric power sector in 2021 will lead to a significant increase in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions this year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) August Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). After decreasing by 11% in 2020, U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions will in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSPol) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: Congress and the White House need to build upon the Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure package to ensure the nation leverages many of the tool available to create jobs, strengthen community resilience, address environmental injustices, confront climate change, and recover wildlife. "Today 69 members of the U.S. Senate came together across party lines to make historic inves  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: Representative Conor Lamb (PA-17) was joined by Representative David McKinley (WV-01) in introducing the bipartisan Resources to Expand Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (RE-POWER) Act, legislation that would provide an additional $1 billion in funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) POWER Initiative. Since 2015, ARC has invested over   more

PIKEVILLE, Kentucky, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-05) joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps), along with local and state leaders for the ceremonial signing of a public project agreement for flood proofing the City of Coal Run in Pike County. Congressman Rogers has helped secure $17.9 million in federal funding for the project to protect the people of Pike County and local schools and businesses from the rep  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: Senator John Hoeven today introduced the following amendments to stop the Democrats' $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend budget bill and prevent harmful tax increases on hardworking Americans. The senator strongly opposes the Democrats' spending plan. "The Democrats' reckless tax-and-spend legislation will not only raise taxes on hardworking Americans, it comes at a time when inflation is nearl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today introduced an amendment to the Democrats' tax-and-spend budget resolution to put Senators on the record regarding the importance of access to affordable and reliable sources of baseload power, including coal-fired and natural gas-fired plants that utilize carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCU  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced today more than 100 amendments to the Democrats' pending budget bill. The budget without amendments sets the course for Congress to add as much as $5,500,000,000,000 to the nation's debt over ten years. Senator Lee's amendments add to the process known as vote-a-rama which is one of the Senate's few opportunities to have unlimited amendments on legislation. Of the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) bipartisan infrastructure bill that will bring at least $3.8 billion to West Virginia for infrastructure investments over the next five years. The legislation passed 69-30 and now heads to the House of Representati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021: On the one-year anniversary of Belarus's fraudulent August 9, 2020 presidential election, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 23 individuals and 21 entities pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13405, as well as a new E.O. of August 9, 2021 "Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Belarus" (E.O. of Augus  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Aug. 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * A long-term study in Elkhorn Slough revealed the impact of superabundant crabs on salt marsh vegetation and the vulnerability of tidal creek banks to erosion * * * By Tim Stephens Coastal marshes are vulnerable to erosion caused by rising seas, pounding waves, and tidal flows. In Elkhorn Slough, these vulnerabilities are made worse by superabundant crabs found at their  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSRep) -- The Center for International Environmental Law issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2021: * * * Following the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Report on The Physical Science Basis of Climate Change --the first part of the Sixth Assessment Report-- the Center for International Environmental Law released the following statement: "The new IPCC report out today confirms unequivocally what frontline communities know firsthand: Climate   more