TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 7 (TNSAwa) -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news: Governor Laura Kelly announced Black & Veatch as the winner of the 2021 Governor's Exporter of the Year Award, the top export business award presented by the state. "Our export industry is critical to our economy, and both finalists for the Governor's Exporter of the Year Award demonstrated exemplary exporting performance and a steadfast commitment to long-term sustainability," Governor Kelly said. "Congr  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 6 (TNSOps) -- Consumer Watchdog issued the following news release: Inattention to California's bottle deposit program is dramatically growing the state's carbon footprint, according to analysis by the Container Recycling Institute (CRI). The CRI analysis shows that the state's low bottle and can recycling rate of traditional deposit and non-deposit beverage containers - a mere 58% - means an estimated 13.4 billion bottles and cans were wasted in 2020. Three quarte  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following issue brief (No. 5230) on Oct. 20, 2021, entitled "Countering China's Expansionary Maritime Oil and Gas Pursuits". The report was written by Jordan McGillis, deputy director of policy at the Institute for Energy Research, and Anthony B. Kim, research fellow in economic freedom, and editor of the Index of Economic Freedom. * * * KEY TAKEAWAYS Despite some new energy objectives, China has never wavered from its quest to secure   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) introduced the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act, legislation that would reform the program that provides benefits to coal miners suffering from black lung disease. "Thousands of miners who suffer from the horrible effects of black lung disease are exploited by coal company lawyers who prevent mine workers and their families from receiving the benefits th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are joining colleagues in writing to Walter J. Scheller, Chief Executive Officer Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (Warrior Met), urging him to oversee good-faith negotiations for a fair contract with the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). In 2016, when Walter Energy filed for bankruptcy, the UMWA agreed to save the company by sacrificing their wages and benefits packages. The n  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are joining colleagues in writing to Walter J. Scheller, Chief Executive Officer Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (Warrior Met), urging him to oversee good-faith negotiations for a fair contract with the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). In 2016, when Walter Energy filed for bankruptcy, the UMWA agreed to save the company by sacrificing their wages and benefits packages. Th  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Dec. 7 (TNSRep) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2021: Today the Sierra Club released a report of independent modeling and analysis of decarbonization pathways for the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD). The report, titled Coal-Free at OPPD and co-authored by Rachel Wilson and Iain Addleton of Synapse Energy Economics (Synapse), focuses on near-term actions available to OPPD that will enable the power district's long term decarbonization. The rep  more