WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSRep) -- Progressive Policy Institute issued the following news release: A new report authored by the Progressive Policy Institute's Paul Bledsoe finds that the European Union's huge reliance on high-methane emitting Russian gas undermines the EU's climate goals. The report, entitled "The Role of Natural Gas in Limiting European Union Emissions: Key Opportunities to Cut Methane, Coal and CO2," also has major implications for U.S. and global climate policy. Cutting methane   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: The Nature Conservancy hosted a virtual panel of stakeholders from across Appalachia today to explore best practices and incentives for siting solar on mine lands and other previously impacted sites. The increasing demand for solar energy throughout the region and across the nation has many looking at the opportunity for siting solar facilities on former mine sites to avoid impacts   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections issued the following testimony by Thomas M. Costa, director of education, workforce and income security for the Government Accountability Office, at a hearing on Dec. 2, 2021, entitled "Strengthening the Safety Net for Injured Workers": * * * What GAO Found The Department of Labor (DOL) took initial steps to implement GAO's recommendations to improve its oversight of self-insured coal mine operators, but  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: Of the thousands of young German climate activists that took to streets days before the national elections, many never knew a German Chancellor other than Angela Merkel who held the office since 2005. Their eyes are now on her successor, Olaf Scholz. The climate crisis threatens catastrophic impacts on human rights, and ambitious climate action by the government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is critical if Germany -  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 9 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: The Australian Government's Emissions Projections show that 5 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired generation capacity will close earlier than indicated by the current official schedule published by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), according to a new briefing note by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The projections from the Depa  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation issued the following news release: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation selected 14 artists and arts organizations to share more than $1 million from the 2021 Knight Arts Challenge Detroit to bring their ideas to life and connect people to each other and to their community. Since its creation in 2008, the Knight Arts Challenge has funded hundreds of ideas from artists and arts organizations that have helped   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- The New York Community Trust issued the following news release: The city's community foundation has just announced $6.7 million in grants to 37 nonprofits. As we face the continued challenges brought on by the pandemic, New York Community Trust grants are targeting a range of relief areas, from helping job seekers begin fulfilling careers to training more healthcare workers. Grantees are also working on other fronts to improve the lives of New Yorkers, including p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSRep) -- Oil Change International issued the following statement: * * * Oil Change International filed a robust response to the Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC's (MVP) letter of October 6, 2021 in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Docket Nos. CP16-10-000 and CP21-57-000, in which MVP described our 2017 analysis of the pipeline's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as using "extreme inputs and assumptions" which the company claimed, "falsely inflates their emissio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The White House issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Constance J. Milstein, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Malta * Alina L. Romanowski, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Iraq * Margaret C. Whitman, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republi  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 9 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has notified HEAL Utah, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), Sierra Club, and Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment that it will defend the Trump administration's decision to let Utah's massive coal plants pollute 11 national parks and 14 wilderness areas in violation of the Regional Haze Rule, established by the Clean Air Act. The four groups sue  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: President Biden announced an executive order to greatly reduce the federal government's climate pollution. This order serves as a critical first step to cutting pollution from the government's own vehicles, buildings, electricity usage, and construction materials while supporting family-sustaining manufacturing jobs. Clean Transportation: The executive order instructs government agencies to develop strategies to   more

BOULDER, Colorado, Dec. 9 (TNSRes) -- Western Resource Advocates issued the following news on Dec. 8, 2021: Conservation and community groups today voiced frustration and disappointment in response to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission's (PRC's) vote to deny the merger of Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) with Avangrid, noting the commission's decision means New Mexico loses hundreds of millions of dollars in jobs and climate change-fighting investments. "This unfortunate dec  more