LONDON, England, Sept. 18 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2021: Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate this afternoon. Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate this afternoon, convened by the President of the United States Joe Biden. Ahead of the UN General Assembly next week and with weeks to go until the major climate summit COP26 in Glasgow, t  more

VANCOUVER, British Columbiaa, Sept. 18 -- The Liberal Party of Canada issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2021: British Columbians have a clear choice in this election: move forward with a real plan to finish the fight against COVID-19, protect the environment, and build a stronger economy that better supports families or let Erin O'Toole take us backward. "Unlike Erin O'Toole's Conservatives, who still believe Jason Kenney had it right on COVID-19, our Liberal team will get the job  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: Tribes, Indigenous groups and conservation organizations filed a rulemaking petition today with the U.S. Department of the Interior to improve and modernize hardrock mining oversight on public lands. The proposed revisions aim to safeguard critically important lands across the West and Alaska, including sacred lands and their cultural resources, vital wildlife habitat and in  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 18 -- Environmental Chemistry Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the Association of Chemistry and the Environment that says it covers the interfaces of geology, chemistry, physics and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2021 edition: Original Papers: * Conversion of organics and minerals into electricity and microalgae using a dual-membrane cylinder photo-microbial fuel cell * Energy composting allows rapid degradation of f  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 18 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: Orsted, the once Danish state-owned utility, transitioned from being one of the most coal-intensive utilities in Europe to a global leader in offshore wind energy. A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) charts Orsted's energy transition journey and provides key insights for India's massive transformation to its energy sec  more

ROUND LAKE BEACH, Illinois, Sept. 18 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: As part of his continued commitment to protecting the environment, state Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, helped pass comprehensive, bipartisan legislation that sets the path for an 100 percent clean energy future in Illinois. "As we have seen from the record number of devastating hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, floods and other weather-related disasters, climate change is real and must be a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following statement on Sept. 17, 2021, by David Doniger, senior strategic director, Climate and Clean Energy program: * * * President Biden announced today that the United States and the European Union have pledged to reduce emissions of methane, a powerful but short-lived pollutant arising from livestock, waste, and oil, gas and coal operations--all contributing to climate change. The following is a statement from David  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2021: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced up to $3 million in funding for four national public power associations to help increase regional and state-level engagement in DOE's emerging carbon management work and advance energy storage technologies at U.S. power generation facilities. The cooperative agreem  more

PRESTONSBURG, Kentucky, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers joined local leaders at Archer Park in Floyd County to celebrate the completion of The Prestonsburg Passage, an 8.2-mile rails-to-trails project that converted a former railroad track into a paved trail for hiking and biking in Prestonsburg. The City of Prestonsburg competitively earned a $1.95 million Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Pilot Grant in 2016 for the touris  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2021: U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) applaud the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for investing $8 million for nine competitive projects impacting Kentucky's Appalachian region, an area hit hard in recent years by the war on coal and the subsequent downturn of the coal industry. Federal funding for the projects was made poss  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing that nine Pennsylvania entities will receive $8.197 million in POWER grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). Grantee projects include broadband deployment, workforce substance abuse recovery and other regional development purposes. Casey advocated directly for the Clarion County, Gannon University and Outreach Center of Co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) applaud the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for investing $8 million for nine competitive projects impacting Kentucky's Appalachian region, an area hit hard in recent years by the war on coal and the subsequent downturn of the coal industry. Federal funding for the projects was made p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $1,480,979 in federal funding to advance clean energy, information technology and biotech training at Frostburg State University through the Western Maryland Advanced Technology Center (ATC). "This new funding for Frostburg State University will be a driving force for new job opportun  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded $2,549,875 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for communities in Southwest Virginia. The funding, awarded through ARC's POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) Initiative, will go toward three projects in the region to help spur economic diversification. "We're proud   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate: * * * President [Joseph R.] Biden, thank you for inviting me. Excellencies, you represent the world's leading economies. And the world now needs your leadership more than ever. The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was a code red for humanity. But, it also made clear that it is not too late to meet the [Par  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2021: On September 17, 2021, President Biden convened the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF), as a follow-up to the convening of that group during his Leaders Summit on Climate in April. Participants underscored the urgency of strengthening climate ambition ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP 26) in Glasgow and beyond, and many announced their support for a Global Methane   more