BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 8 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: Late Friday night, the U.S. House passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes reauthorization of the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program and provides an additional $11.3 billion for abandoned mine cleanup. This bipartisan bill passed the Senate in August. In addition to this significant boost to clean up dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands, the bill invests in creating j  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued the following testimony by Taylor E. C. Hawes, Colorado river program director of the Nature Conservancy, as part of an Oct. 20, 2021, remote oversight hearing entitled "Colorado River Drought Conditions and Response Measures - Day Two": * * * Thank you, Chairman Huffman, Ranking Member Bentz, and members of the Subcommittee for inviting me to testify. I am honored to speak with the subcommitt  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland applauded the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (BID), a once-in-a-generation investment that will help communities tackle the climate crisis while creating good-paying union jobs, advancing environmental justice, and boosting local economies. The legislation is the largest investment in the resilience of physical and natural systems in American history.  more

AMES, Iowa, Nov. 5 (TNSPar) -- Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news release: Iowa State University and Alliant Energy will collaborate on a solar farm to be established on university land south of Ames. The Iowa Board of Regents has approved a request from Iowa State to proceed with the development of the solar farm and to enter into a lease agreement with Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy will design, construct, own, operate and maintain the   more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 6 (TNSPol) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following statement on Nov. 4, 2021, by Jake Schmidt, senior strategic director of International Climate in the International Program: * * * The United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Italy are among 20 countries that committed at the COP26 climate summit today to end overseas public financing for fossil fuel projects by the end of next year, steering spending instead into clean energy. Earlier this year,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following fact sheet: What's NOT in the Infrastructure bill? * There are NO new or increased taxes. * All reckless spending on "social infrastructure" in in the Reconciliation bill - McKinley opposes and has fought against the Democrats' SEPARATE partisan $4 trillion spending bill. What IS IN the Infrastructure bill for West Virginia? * West Virginia will receive $3.013 BILLION FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES - a robust increase   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement regarding her vote against House Democrats' Infrastructure Bill/Pathway to Socialism. "West Virginia needs targeted investment in our roads, bridges, waterways, and broadband. "Projects like King Coal Highway, Corridor H, and the Bluestone Dam will help meet our state's transportation and growth needs - and I look forward to suppor  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 8 (TNSRes) -- The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University issued the following news release: A new report says business needs more support to achieve net zero emissions, including more stringent and consistent reporting, re-introducing carbon pricing, and reforming the carbon credit systems. Key points: Australian businesses are calling out for the Australian Government to give more clarity and guidance on how to reduce emissions. New RMIT report shows h  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., took to the Senate floor Thursday to respond to the recent failures of the Biden Administration. Senator Wicker spoke to America's slow economic recovery, sky-high inflation, and backlash from voters in this week's elections across the country. Wicker also took the president to task for his plans to mandate the coronavirus vaccine, which he described as one of the "most  more