MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 6 -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following statement on Nov. 5, 2021, with nine multilateral development banks: The nine multilateral development banks are African Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Council of Europe Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, Inter American Development Bank Group, Islamic Development Bank, New Development Bank and World Bank Group. * * * The Asian Devel  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2021: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that it has experienced strong interest in its American Rescue Plan Build Back Better Regional Challenge, receiving 529 applications from regions across all 50 states and five territories. The $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge will invest $1 billion in   more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 5 (TNSPol) -- The 350.org issued the following joint statement with 16 organizations: Today at COP26, more than 20 countries and institutions, including the United States, Canada, Mali and Costa Rica, launched a joint statement committing to end direct international public finance for unabated coal, oil and gas by the end of 2022 and prioritize clean energy finance. After a wave of commitments to end international coal finance this year, this is the first international p  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 5 (TNSPol) -- Oil Change International issued the following joint statement with 16 organizations: * * * Today at COP26, more than 20 countries and institutions, including the United States, Canada, Mali and Costa Rica, launched a joint statement committing to end direct international public finance for unabated coal, oil and gas by the end of 2022 and prioritize clean energy finance. After a wave of commitments to end international coal finance this year, this is the f  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 6 -- The International Labour Organization issued the following news release: More than 30 nations, including core coal producing countries, have signed a Declaration committing them to strategies that ensure that workers, businesses and communities are supported as countries transition to greener economies. The Just Transition Declaration , agreed at the UN Climate Change Conference in Scotland, recognizes the need to ensure that no one is left behind in the transiti  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Nov. 6 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Gov. Andy Beshear presented $9,280,350 to Lawrence County Schools to support the renovation and expansion of the county's vocational school. "Our economy is on fire. Manufacturing and technology are moving the commonwealth forward. So now more than ever, Kentucky needs a multifaceted and skilled workforce to support this development," said Gov. Beshear. "Career and technical education is an essential part   more

MERRILLVILLE, Indiana, Nov. 5 -- Northern Indiana Public Service Co., a subsidiary of NiSource, issued the following news release: Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI), today announced that its first two Indiana-based solar projects - Indiana Crossroads Solar and Dunns Bridge Solar I - have broken ground and are currently under construction, expected to be online and operating in 2022. "Breaking ground on our first two solar projects is  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Nov. 5 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021: Over 100 nations have issued new commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the United Nations Conference of the Parties, or COP26, currently underway in Glasgow, Scotland. A new analysis published today in the journal Science assessed those new pledges, or nationally determined commitments (NDCs), and how they could sh  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (TNSPol) -- Physicians for Social Responsibility issued the following news release: U.S. climate groups slammed the Biden administration today for ignoring climate impacts and refusing to stop oil and gas leasing on public lands despite President Biden's Glasgow pledge to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The revised plans for February lease sales in seven western states, announced this week by the Bureau of Land Management, defer some acres to protect imperiled species  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSPol) -- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2021: The Quincy Institute welcomes and supports the new letter from Representatives Raul Gijalva (D-AZ), Judy Chu (D-CA), and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) calling on the Biden administration to pursue cooperation with China in combating climate change. The letter, sent today, highlights the fundamental need for the U.S. and China to work together in addressing the climate   more

BASALT, Colorado, Nov. 5 (TNSPol) -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021: At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), RMI, Climate Smart Ventures, the Carbon Trust and the International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks (INETT) announced the Coal Asset Transition Accelerator (CATA), a first-of-its-kind platform that will use finance to accelerate the coal transition globally. CATA comes at a crucial moment. With clean energy at an economic tipping  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following Q&A on Nov. 4, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned witnesses at an oversight hearing to examine programs at the Economic Development Administration and review programs for reauthorization. Witnesses included: the Honorable Alejandra Castillo, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, U.S. Department of Commerce.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) praised the U.S. House of Representatives passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that will bring at least $3.8 billion to West Virginia for infrastructure investments over the next five years. The Senate passed the legislation in August. "West Virginia has 1,545 bridges and more than 3,200 miles of highway in poor condition and 32 percent of tr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), Chair of the Climate Change, Clean Air, and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today introduced the Fossil Free Finance Act, legislation that would require the Federal Reserve (Fed) to mandate that major banks and other Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs) reduce and stop the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following transcript by Communications Director Gerry Rice of a news briefing: * * * MR. RICE: Well, good morning everyone and welcome to this press briefing on behalf of the International Monetary Fund. I'm Gerry Rice of the Communication Department and we will be embargoed until 10:30 a.m. Washington time, as usual. We haven't had a press briefing since our Annual Meetings. Very nice to see everybody again on the screen here,   more

ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 5 -- U.S. Embassy in Greece issued following transcript of an interview on Nov. 4, 2021, of Ambassador Geoffrey R. Pyatt's fireside chat with Athanasios Ellis, Editor in Chief, Kathimerini English Edition: * * * Mr. Ellis: Let me move to my first question which has to do with Thessaloniki since we are here and you've been here so many times. I was wondering if you could talk to us about the growing, I daresay growing role of the area, of the city, the area, not only for Gr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued the following unreported opinion and order order (Case No. 21-922): Filed: November 4, 2021 AYINDE MOHN, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. Ayinde Mohn, Tulsa, Oklahoma, pro se. Matthew P. Roche, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, Washington, D.C., with whom were Brian M. Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Acting Director, and Steven J.  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Oct. 30 (TNSPol) -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: In an important victory for clean water in Montana, a Montana district court judge ruled that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) repeatedly ignored the law and failed to protect water quality from an expansion of the Rosebud coal strip mine near Colstrip, one of the largest coal strip mines in the nation. The Western Environmental Law Center, Earthjustice, Roger Sulli  more