ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 21 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: A federal court in Alaska Wednesday vacated the approval of a large oil and gas project known as the Willow Master Development Plan in Alaska's Western Arctic. The project was approved by the Trump administration but was being defended in court by the Biden administration, despite its climate action pledges and temporary suspension of fossil fuel leasing on public lands  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: The Biden administration today announced the launch of a long-overdue formal climate review of the federal coal program. President Biden has paused federal oil and gas leasing pending a climate review of that program. The Interior Department will be taking public comment on the review until Sept. 20. "We can't save life on earth unless we end coal mining, and this is a criti  more

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Aug. 20 (TNSOps) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: Professor Heleen de Coninck calls CO2 border tax 'revolutionary'. Global warming, according to climate scientist and IPCC author Heleen de Coninck, makes it an illusion to think that everything will stay the same. A conversation about the climate plans of Frans Timmermans, the lack of decisiveness in governments and the thin line between scientist and idealist. "You have to involve the peo  more

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- Geisinger Health issued the following news release: Geisinger is strengthening its commitment to the Shamokin area as the health system is set to begin a $10 million project to update and expand the Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital emergency department later this month. The renovation project will almost double the space and exam areas of the current emergency department by repurposing existing space in the hospital near the unit. Its size will incr  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 20 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: Households may soon face a new charge on their power bills - potentially double that from the carbon price - if Energy Ministers agree to a proposal for a new capacity payment to power companies, according to a new report prepared by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and Green Energy Markets analysing the cost and reliability aspects o  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Gov. Andy Beshear has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions: Gov. Beshear has appointed the Honorable Josephine Buckner to the vacancy in the office of District Judge, Division 12, for the 30th Judicial Circuit of Kentucky. Gov. Beshear has appointed Eammon FitzGerald, Ashley Parrott, Laura Tipton, Amber Zambrano, Jennifer Washburn, Thomas Poland and Charla Heersche as member  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted progress in the commonwealth's mission of maintaining, developing and retaining its world-class workforce, further bolstering Kentucky's surging economy. The Governor announced nearly 18,300 Kentuckians are expected to receive skills training thanks to support provided through the Bluegrass State Skills Corp. (BSSC), a group attached to the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Devel  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 20 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following news release: The Public Service Commission (Commission/PSC) issued an Order today granting Kentucky Power Company's request for partial rehearing of the Commission's July 15, 2021, regarding construction projects at the company's Mitchell Generating Station located in West Virginia. The Commission's July 15 Order approved construction projects to comply with the federal Coal Combustion Residual (CCR) ru  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved 21 grant requests to local governments totaling $5,916,198, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The requests include commitments to create a total of 1,200 jobs, 661 of which were previously announced. The public investment in these projects will attract more than $546 million in private investment. "Investments   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: Leaders from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) visited GeorgeKo Industries in Erie today to announce that $1 million in 2021 Small Business Advantage Grant funding is available to small businesses and farmers who want to improve their operations through energy efficiency, pollution prevention, and natural resource protection. "Many small bu  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 21 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Ameren Missouri's appeal of a lower court ruling that required the utility to add pollution controls to its Rush Island and Labadie coal plants was partially successful. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit confirmed that Ameren violated the Clean Air Act, but overturned a lower court order that would have required Ameren to fully remedy the effects of its unlawful pollution. District Court J  more