WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2021-55), which appeared in IRS Internal Revenue Bulletin No. 2021-41 on Oct. 12 2021: SECTION 1. PURPOSE This notice provides guidance regarding an extension of the replacement period under Sec. 1033(e) of the Internal Revenue Code for livestock sold on account of drought in specified counties. SECTION 2. BACKGROUND .01 Nonrecognition of Gain on Involuntary Conversion of Liv  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSGra) -- The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners issued the following news release: The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners was awarded five new federal cooperative agreements for the NARUC Center for Partnerships & Innovation to support ongoing education for state utility regulators. The awards, from the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, represent an investment of up to $14.2 million  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on Oct. 8, 2021, on the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: * * * President Clinton's designation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Proclamation 6920 of September 18, 1996, was a watershed moment for conservation in the United States. Proclamation 6920 represents the first time a President designated a national monument under the Antiquities Act to be managed by the Bureau of Land Management, s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Four years after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the island still experiences electric utility failures and periodic blackouts while burning toxic coal. Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01), pressed the Board Chairman of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) on the utility's decision to slow infrastructure plans for the island's clean energy transition. In the aft  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and a group of his colleagues introduced the American Energy Worker Opportunity Act to provide critical resources and training opportunities to assist and empower workers whose jobs are affected by the energy industry's move toward cleaner sources. "Across Colorado, I've heard concerns about the effects coal mine and power plant closures have on our communities," s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: No matter how the energy sector evolves, Ohio workers will always be our greatest resource. It was mineworkers and steelworkers and other American workers in our great industrial unions who powered our economy and helped build our middle class. But for several decades now, a combination of market forces, foreign competition, government policy, and two economic crises in the span of a decade, have all contributed  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following remarks: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Wednesday held a press conference at the Senate Radio and T.V. Studio Gallery on the budget reconciliation bill and Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-W.Va.) comments about the legislation. His remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: "As Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, I want to say a few words about the $3.5 trillion reconciliation   more

CARTERSVILLE, Georgia, Oct. 8 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) will host an online public hearing at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 on Georgia Power's proposed plan for toxic coal ash located at Plant Bowen. EPD released the draft permit on Sept. 14 for Ash Pond-1 (AP-1), which initiates a 60-day comment period that ends on Nov. 15. Comments will be accepted both at the virtual hearing and via email to epdcomments@dnr.ga.gov, w  more

TIRANA, Albania, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Embassy in Albania issued the following remarks on Oct. 2, 2021, by Ambassador Yuri Kim at the launch of Skavica Hydropower project: * * * It is wonderful to be with you today because we get to mark a truly special moment for Albania, for our business ties, and for the future of energy in Europe. What a long way we have come over the past year! Nearly 12 months ago to the day, on October 3, 2020, then-Undersecretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Envi  more