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Calif. PIRG: New Report - 28 Million Californians Experienced Over 100 Days of Dirty Air in 2020
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 6 (TNSRep) -- California Public Interest Research Group Education Fund issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
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Particulate matter and ozone pollution are harmful to human health
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Over 28 million Californians --about 70% of the state's population-- experienced over 100 days of unhealthy air quality in 2020, according to a new report from Environment California Research & Policy Center, Frontier Group and CALPIRG Education Fund.
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Case Western Reserve: Seeking New Ways to Extract 'Rare Earth' Metals
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 6 (TNSRes) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release:
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Case Western Reserve scientists lead National Science Foundation-funded investigation into novel process for recovering critical metals from phosphate mining
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A Case Western Reserve University chemical engineer is leading a team investigating novel methods to mine valuable metals from an unexpected source: phosphate ore used for fertilizer and other products.
These metals, known
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Center for Biological Diversity: Oil Spill in Southern California Highlights Offshore Drilling's Huge Risks
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, Oct. 6 (TNSOps) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021:
The environmental disaster that spilled at least 126,000 gallons of crude oil into the ocean off Orange County this weekend is highlighting the massive risks of offshore drilling. The oil spill, first detected on Saturday around Huntington Beach, is disastrous for wildlife and will harm many species for months and years to come.
"I've seen the aging oil platfo
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Cherokee Nation Provides Washington County Cherokee Association With Solar Panel Roof for Renewable Energy Source
TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Oct. 6 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release:
The Cherokee Nation is providing an eco-friendly boost to the Washington County Cherokee Association through the installation of rooftop solar panels on the community organization's building, which is expected to lower their yearly utility bill costs by nearly half.
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner, Secretary
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Court of International Trade Issues Opinion in Mosaic Case
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 21-00116):
THE MOSAIC COMPANY, et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
UNITED STATES, Defendant, and OCP, S.A., et al., Defendant-intervenors.
Before: Timothy C. Stanceu, Judge
OPINION AND ORDER
[Granting motion of plaintiff OCP, S.A. and enjoining the liquidation of certain entries of merchandise subject to a countervailing duty order]
Stephanie E. Hartmann, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, LLP,
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Del. Norton Introduces Resolution Calling on Supreme Court to Adopt Ethics Code
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
With the start of the Supreme Court's term yesterday, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced her resolution today calling on the Supreme Court to subject itself to the ethics code that applies to all other federal judges. The Code of Conduct for United States Judges, adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, an administrative arm of the federal judiciary c
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Earthworks: Statement on 1872 Mining Law Reform
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSOps) -- Earthworks issued the following statement on Oct. 5, 2021, by Policy Director Lauren Pagel:
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"We all deserve access to safe drinking water. Environmental damage from mining leaks and spills threatens public health across the country, disproportionately in Indigenous communities. And who is stuck paying to clean up the mess? American taxpayers. We need to hold the mining industry accountable for its pollution to protect communities, save taxpayer dollars, and
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Environment Arizona: New Report - Trouble in the Air - Phoenix Experienced 149 Days of Polluted Air in 2020
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 6 (TNSRep) -- Environment Arizona Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
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Particulate matter and ozone pollution are harmful to human health
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The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area, home to over 5 million people, suffered through 149 days of elevated air pollution in 2020, according to a new report from Environment Arizona Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group. Air pollution increases the risk of premature death, ast
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Environment Maryland New Report: Trouble in the Air - Many Marylanders Suffered Through Dozens of Days With Elevated Air Pollution in 2020
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 6 (TNSRep) -- Environment Maryland issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
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Particulate matter and ozone pollution are harmful to human health
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The Baltimore Metropolitan Area, home to nearly 3 million people, experienced 43 days of elevated air pollution in 2020, according to a new report from Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center, Frontier Group and Maryland PIRG Foundation. Many metropolitan areas throughout Maryland faced similar lev
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Environment Nevada New Report: Trouble in the Air - Las Vegas Experienced 96 Days of Polluted Air in 2020
CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 6 (TNSRep) -- The Environment Nevada Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
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Particulate Matter And Ozone Pollution Are Harmful To Human Health
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The Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise metro area, home to 2.3 million people, suffered through 96 days of elevated air pollution in 2020, according to a new report from Environment Nevada Research & Policy Center, Frontier Group and U.S. PIRG Education Fund. Air pollution increase
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Environment New Jersey: New Trouble in the Air Report Shows New Jersey Metro Regions Average 46 Days of Unhealthy Air in 2020
TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 6 (TNSRep) -- Environment New Jersey issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
The six metropolitan regions of the state, stretching from Atlantic City to Jersey City, suffered through an average of 46 days of elevated air pollution in 2020, according to a new report from Environment New Jersey Research & Policy Center, Frontier Group and the NJPIRG Law & Policy Center. EPA monitoring data from 2020 represent the most recent data available from an array of air
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Environment Oregon Research & Policy Center New Report: Trouble in the Air - Oregon Experienced Elevated Levels of Polluted Air in 2020
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 6 (TNSRep) -- The Environment Oregon Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
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Particulate Matter And Ozone Pollution Are Harmful To Human Health
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According to a new report from Environment Oregon Research & Policy Center, Frontier Group and OSPIRG Foundation, the Portland metro area suffered through 55 days of elevated air pollution in 2020. Eugene experienced 73, and Klamath Falls and Harney County both saw over 100. Air
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Environment Washington Research & Policy Center: New Report - Trouble in the Air - Seattle Metro Area Experienced 47 Days of Polluted Air in 2020
SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 6 (TNSRep) -- The Environment Washington Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
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Particulate Matter And Ozone Pollution Are Harmful to Human Health
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Seattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue, home to four million people, suffered through 47 days of elevated air pollution in 2020, according to a new report from Environment Washington Research & Policy Center, Frontier Group and WashPIRG Foundation. Air pollution increases the risk
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European Commission President Von Der Leyen Issues Statement on Finland Recovery & Resilience Plan
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 5 -- The European Commission issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2021, by President Ursula von Der Leyen on Finland's recovery and resilience plan:
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Thank you very much for the warm welcome you gave me and my delegation today. I would like to thank you very much for the fascinating visit here at the VTT, the Technical Research Centre - Finland's first quantum computer. I have learnt a lot today, so that was really informative. And I think this is a perfect ex
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European Energy Exchange: Sell-Off in German National Emissions Trading Scheme Successfully Launched
LEIPZIG, Germany, Oct. 6 -- The European Energy Exchange issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
The European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) successfully launched the sell-off of national emission certificates ("nEHS certificates", identified on EEX by the abbreviation "nEZ") in the German national emissions trading scheme (nEHS) today.
At the start of the sell-off, 500,012 nEHS certificates were sold via EEX to a total of 4 participants at the fixed price of 25 Euros each. Significantly
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Global Reporting Initiative Raises the Global Bar for Due Diligence and Human Rights Reporting
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Oct. 5 -- The Global Reporting Initiative issued the following news release:
The GRI Standards have today been strengthened so they deliver the highest level of transparency for impacts on the economy, environment and people, with a major update to the very foundation of the world's most widely used sustainability reporting standards.
The launch of the revised Universal Standards - to be used by over 10,000 companies that already use GRI for their reporting - will
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Global Reporting Initiative: Oil and Gas Transparency Standard for Low-Carbon Transition
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Oct. 5 -- The Global Reporting Initiative issued the following news release:
A new sustainability reporting standard for oil and gas has launched today, which will enable complete disclosure on the complexity of transparency demands facing the sector - best positioning companies to demonstrate accountability for their impacts and how they are transitioning to a low-carbon future.
The GRI Sector Standard for Oil and Gas focuses on the sectors most pressing challenges
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Greenpeace Blocks Shell's Harbour in Rotterdam and Launches Citizens' Bid to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads in Europe
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, Oct. 5 (TNSOps) -- Greenpeace International issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021:
More than 80 Greenpeace Netherlands activists from 12 EU countries are using fossil fuel ads from all over Europe to block the entrance to Shell's oil refinery. The peaceful protest comes as over 20 organisations launched a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) petition today, calling for a new law that bans fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship in the European Union.
"We'
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HHS' Administration for Children and Families Highlights Community Economic Development Month by Awarding More Than $14 Million in New Grants to Create Jobs in Low-Income Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release:
HHS' Office of Community Services (OCS) kicked off Community Economic Development Month by announcing more than $14.6 million in new grant awards to support 20 Community Economic Development (CED) projects. These new grants will create more than 600 new jobs in low-income communities to help improve the livelihoods of workers and the communities in
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House Financial Services Subcommittee Issues Testimony From California Reinvestment Coalition Executive Director Brito
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions issued the following testimony by Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, executive director of the California Reinvestment Coalition, as part of a hybrid hearing on Sept. 29, 2021, entitled "The Future of Banking: How Consolidation, Nonbank Competition, and Technology are Reshaping the Banking System":
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My name is Paulina Gonzalez-Brito. I'm the Executive Director of the California Reinvestm
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IEEFA: Review of U.S. Coal Leasing Program Misses the Point, May Slow Energy Transition
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 5 (TNSOps) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release:
The United States government should not spend any time reforming the coal leasing process because new coal leases are no longer needed, according to comments submitted to the United States Bureau of Land Management by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
"As the owner of the coal reserves, the federal government should focus on identifying and c
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Md. PSC: Second Public Hearing Oct. 18 for CPV Backbone Solar Project
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 5 -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following news release:
The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold a second virtual public comment hearing on a proposed 175 MW solar generating facility in Garrett County. Community residents and other interested parties are welcome to take part in the hearing which is scheduled for Monday, October 18, 2021 at 7 p.m. Public Utility Law Judge Jennifer Grace will preside. The first public comment hearing in th
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New Jersey PIRG: New Trouble in the Air Report Shows New Jersey Metro Regions Average 46 Days of Unhealthy Air in 2020
TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 6 (TNSRep) -- The New Jersey Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
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Unhealthy air days for particulate matter and ozone experienced across the region despite COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
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The six metropolitan regions of the state, stretching from Atlantic City to Jersey City, suffered through an average of 46 days of elevated air pollution in 2020, according to a new report from Environment New Jersey Research & P
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Office of Fossil Energy: DOE Invests Nearly $7 Million to Put Coal Wastes to Work, Creating Products for a Clean Energy Economy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced nearly $7 million in funding for seven projects that will develop coal-based filaments or resins for additive manufacturing and advance research and development (R&D) of coal-derived graphite. This investment supports the development of new and safe uses for coal-waste
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Oregon PIRG Foundation: New Report - Trouble in the Air - Oregon Experienced Elevated Levels of Polluted Air in 2020
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 6 (TNSRep) -- The Oregon State Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release:
According to a new report from Environment Oregon Research & Policy Center, Frontier Group and OSPIRG Foundation, the Portland metro area suffered through 55 days of elevated air pollution in 2020. Eugene experienced 73, and Klamath Falls and Harney County both saw over 100. Air pollution increases the risk of premature death, asthma attacks, cancer and other adverse health im
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Physicians for Social Responsibility Calls on Congress to Vote 'Yes' on Climate Change
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSPol) -- Physicians for Social Responsibility issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
Physicians for Social Responsibility encourages congressional support for the budget reconciliation bill. While there are many facets to this bill, the most critical is that it is one of our best chances to address climate change in a significant way.
In the past year we have seen catastrophic natural disasters including significant heat waves, massive wildfires, killer hurric
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Rice University: Renewable Energy Will Increase Security and Lower Geopolitical Risk, Study Shows
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release:
The transition to renewable energy will make the U.S. energy supply significantly more secure not only by decreasing the mining and materials required to build fossil fuel systems, but also by avoiding the political risks that threaten fossil fuel supply chains, according to new research from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
The report, "More transitions, less risk: How renewable energy re
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Secretary of State Blinken Issues Opening Remarks at Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development Ministerial Meeting
PARIS, France, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following opening remarks on Oct. 5, 2021, by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ministerial meeting:
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SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, and thank you all so much. Mathias, I must start by saying that to be linked to George Marshall is humbling, reminds me a little bit about how Allen & Rossi must have felt. And for those of you who don't remember Allen & Ro
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Secretary of State Blinken Issues Remarks at Blue Dot Network Discussion
PARIS, France, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Oct. 5, 2021, by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken at a Blue Dot Network discussion:
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MS LACQUA: (In progress) discussion of the Blue Dot Network and how it can catalyze quality infrastructure investments to actually build back better. I'm Francine Lacqua, editor at large and anchor at Bloomberg and your master of ceremony for this high-level panel. Now, I am absolutely delighted to be joined by esteemed
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Secretary-General, at U.N. Conference on Trade and Development Session, Urges Strategies to Address Debt, Climate Crises, Expand Fair Trade, Investment
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks by Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the opening ceremony of the 15th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development:
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I want to thank Prime Minister [Mia] Mottley and all Barbadians for so warmly welcoming us and in particular, I will never forget, the wonderful day that Prime Minister Mottley gave me yesterday, showing me the enormous effort that her Government is making in order to make sure that
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Sen. Barrasso: President Biden & House Democrats Want to End Mining on Federal Lands
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following remarks at an Oct. 5, 2021, hearing to examine and consider updates to the Mining Law of 1872:
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The hearing featured testimony from Mr. Chris Wood, president and CEO of Trout Unlimited; Ms. Katie Sweeney, executive vice president and general counsel of the National Mining Association; Ms. Autumn Hanna, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense;
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Sen. Capito Slams Egregious Environmental Provisions in Democrats Tax & Spending Spree
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about House Democrats' complete dereliction of duty in allowing highway programs to lapse by not passing the bipartisan infrastructure package. In her floor spee
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Sen. Capito Slams Egregious Environmental Provisions in Democrats' Tax and Spending Spree
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about House Democrats' complete dereliction of duty in allowing highway programs to lapse by not passing the bipartisan infrastructure package. In her floor speech, Senator Capito also details multiple egregious environmental prov
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Sen. Manchin: Time Has Come to Make Changes to Mining Law of 1872
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the Mining Law of 1872. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, stressed the need for updates and reforms to the nearly 150-year-old mining law.
"Modern mining works at an enormous scale using modern technology that would have been inconce
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Sens. Capito, Manchin Announce $7M for Advanced Coal Waste Processing Research
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand and develop new and safe uses for coal-wastes, including $1 million awarded to Touchstone Research Laboratory in Triadelphia, West Virginia to develop coal waste into feedstock for high-value synthetic graphite.
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Sens. Manchin, Capito Announce $7M for Advanced Coal Waste Processing Research
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand and develop new and safe uses for coal-wastes, including $1 million awarded to Touchstone Research Laboratory in Triadelphia, West Vi
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Sens. Manchin, Capito Announce $7M for Advanced Coal Waste Processing Research
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand and develop new and safe uses for coal-wastes, including $1 million awarded to Touchstone Research Laboratory in Triadelphia, West Virginia to develop coal waste into feedstock for high-value synt
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Sierra Club: Federal Coal Leasing Review an Opportunity to Focus on Climate Crisis, Economic Transition
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
More than 18,000 Sierra Club members and supporters submitted comments urging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to end coal leasing on public lands and instead focus its energies on reducing climate pollution while ensuring a just and equitable economic transition for workers and communities.
The review, picking up an earlier process originally launched in 2016 before being illegally cancelled b
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U.N. Secretary General Guterres Issues Remarks to Organisation for Economic Co-Operation & Development Council Ministerial Meeting
PARIS, France, Oct. 6 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks via video message on Oct. 5, 2021, by Secretary General Antonio Guterres to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development council ministerial meeting:
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Excellencies, thank you for your focus on "building a green future - getting to net zero". We are just weeks away from Glasgow - a critical milestone in our collective effort to avert climate catastrophe. We must all step up, and the leadership of OECD me
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Western Environmental Law Center: N.M. Groups to Lawmakers - Fossil-Fueled Hydrogen a Climate Threat, Not a Solution
EUGENE, Oregon, Oct. 6 (TNSPol) -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release:
On Tuesday, a coalition of New Mexico community, environmental, and justice organizations warned state and federal lawmakers of the risks of diving head-first into fossil-fueled hydrogen projects. The groups' letter provides guidance on the context and safeguards that must be enacted before hydrogen projects are considered in the San Juan Basin, and in New Mexico generally.
The oil and ga
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