WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSPol) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: As the government prepares to resume lease sales on public lands and waters to oil and gas companies, a new analysis from the Center for American Progress shows how oil lobbyists have manipulated the system to undermine climate action. The Biden administration paused new leasing earlier this year, but a federal judge in Louisiana blocked that action. Now, lease sales in the coming months are expe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSPol) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: In a significant victory for clean energy and customers' pocketbooks, PJM's proposal to minimize the controversial Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR), which artificially raises prices on state-supported energy resources, went into effect today. The revised rates represent a significant victory for the 65 million PJM customers who will no longer face higher energy bills that prop up aging and dirty fo  more

TORONTO, Ontario, Sept. 30 -- Greenpeace Canada issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Letters were delivered today to the boards and executive of Canada's 10 largest pension fund managers requesting information on how the funds are meeting their legal fiduciary obligations to beneficiaries in the face of a worsening global climate crisis. These pension funds together have nearly $2 trillion in assets under management (AUM). Each letter is signed by beneficiaries of the respecti  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 1 (TNSsro) -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following order on petition for declaratory ruling (Docket No. E-22): In the Matter of Petition of Dominion Energy North Carolina for a Declaratory Ruling ORDER ON PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING BY THE COMMISSION: On June 25, 2021, Virginia Electric and Power Company, d/b/a Dominion Energy North Carolina (DENC or the Company), filed a petition in the above-captioned docket requesting that the Comm  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 (TNSRep) (TNSCapV) -- PennEnvironment issued the following news release: PennEnvironment and 100 businesses, organizations and community leaders from every city council district in Pittsburgh have signed a letter released Wednesday urging local leaders to ban single-use plastic bags. The letter, addressed to local leaders, points out that single-use plastic bags are a profound threat to our environment and public health. Over time, plastic bags break down   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on Sept. 30, 2021, honoring National Clean Energy Action Month: * * * In the months leading up to this year's National Clean Energy Action Month, nearly 1 in 3 Americans has seen their community struck by weather disasters. The climate crisis is here and is threatening the safety and health of Americans across our Nation and people around the world. As the country continues to face droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $180,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to Marshall University and West Virginia University Research Corporations for mine safety. The funding is from the Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants Program, which s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSRep) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: Today Sen. Joe Manchin (WV) told reporters he supported including gas plants in the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) that is part of President Biden's Build Back Better Act. Sierra Club opposes government investment in polluting gas plants, which would undermine the climate and public health benefits of the program while saddling consumers with higher energy costs. Sen. Manchin is ba  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following remarks on Sept. 30, 2021 during her weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center: * * * What's happening? Is this about the San Francisco Giants beating - winning the most games ever? I don't think so. Good morning, everyone. Today's an eventful day. That's why you're here, I guess. But we do have some of our regulars. Thank you for being here, all of you. As you know, we had a full agenda this week  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 1 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine's September 2021 issue on Health Equity has been published on PubMed Central. The YJBM September 2021 focus issue explores the breadth and complexity of health inequities research in the US and abroad. Questions about health equity have garnered additional attention as the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how devastating disparities in access to care and nume  more