CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 10 -- The Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science's Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt says Australian coal will not be staying in the ground while it continues to provide thousands of jobs and bring significant economic benefits both here and across the world. Minister Pitt said coal remains Australia's second largest export and that wo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: In a victory for clean water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced late yesterday that it will update water-pollution control standards for the slaughterhouse industry. The announcement follows a December 2019 lawsuit from community and conservation organizations challenging its prior decision not to do so. "For decades the EPA has allowed slaughterhouses to re  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 (TNSPol) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release: Ceres and several major employers in Illinois urge the state's House of Representatives to finalize much-needed climate and clean energy legislation. "Illinois has an opportunity to pass one of the boldest climate  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 10 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: Newly available data shows American Municipal Power's (AMP) Prairie State and Combined Hydro Project have caused costs to continue climbing for municipal ratepayers, according to an analysis by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Data covering January 2020 through July 2021 showed that Cleveland Public Power (CPP) and its ratepayers h  more

BULGARIA, Balkans, Sept. 9 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following remarks by Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at American University in Bulgaria on Sept. 8, 2021: * * * It is an incredible day for me and my family. My daughter, who is also a graduate of AUBG, is here --with a possible future graduate of AUBG, my granddaughter, and another graduate who is my granddaughter's godmother. I want to recognize Ambassador Herro Mustafa. We would not have had this wonderful univ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSPol) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment candidates, announced today the endorsement of two Congressional candidates in the upcoming Ohio special elections: Allison Russo (OH-15) and Shontel Brown (OH-11). "Ohioans are already experiencing the impacts of the climate crisis from dangerous heat waves to flooding," said LCV Action   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that the state Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding 19 properties to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. These nominations include a "castle" built by prominent Catskill Mountains photographer/aviator Otto Hillig; a Buffalo bakery that helped introduce Wonder Bread to America; an early Arabic-speaking Christian   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: When Hope Corsair's new colleagues at Oak Ridge National Laboratory ask her about her area of expertise, she tells them it's "context." Her goal as an energy economist is to make sure ORNL's breakthroughs have the widest possible impact on society by looking at all the variables, including affordability and accessibility. Corsair describes  more

BEULAH, North Dakota, Sept. 10 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today joined company leaders from Basin Electric Power Cooperative and the Dakota Gasification Company (DGC) in announcing a proposed carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project in development at the Great Plains Synfuels Plant near Beulah. The facility currently captures approximately 2 million tons  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSPol)(TNSCapv) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council), together with Sierra Club and the Environmental Integrity Project, sued the Environmental Protection Agency today to force it to fulfill its Clean Air Act obligations and require states to close polluter loopholes in state plans under the Act. Decades-old gaps in the law allow industry to evade responsibility for preventable harms that dispr  more

ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 10 -- U.S. Embassy in Greece issued following remarks on Sept. 9, 2201, by Ambassador Geoffrey R. Pyatt at the Ambassadors Forum: * * * Ambassador Pyatt: Thank you, Professor Nikias for that warm introduction. It makes me terribly homesick to see your background there with the USC campus. And I also want to thank Ari and CFIR for giving me this opportunity to be the inaugural speaker before the Council's Ambassadors' Forum. It's a fantastic time, as you say, to talk abou  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Sept. 10 (TNSEco) -- The University of Louisville issued the following news release: A new office at the University of Louisville will help launch and grow startup companies built on university research and technologies. UofL New Ventures, within the Office of Research and Innovation, will be dedicated to broad entrepreneurial support, from forging connections with experienced and potential company founders to helping the resulting startups attract funding and market shar  more