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 -- 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

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