GREAT FALLS, Montana, Jan. 11 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following joint agency statement with seven organizations: * * * In a filing late Friday, the Biden administration's U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) defended two Trump-era resource management plans (RMPs) that failed to comply with a court order to account for impacts from burning publicly-owned coal, including on public health, and to consider alternatives that limit coal leasing in the Powder River Basin - the largest   more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Jan. 11 (TNSPol) -- Earthjustice issued the following joint agency statement with seven organizations: * * * In a filing late Friday, the Biden administration's U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) defended two Trump-era resource management plans (RMPs) that failed to comply with a court order to account for impacts from burning publicly-owned coal, including on public health, and to consider alternatives that limit coal leasing in the Powder River Basin -- the largest c  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: Poland's dependence on coal is costing Polish taxpayers dearly, but the Polish government remains reluctant to shift to clean energy sources, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. "If a coal phaseout is achieved by 2030, the resulting savings would enable Poland to build twice as much clean electricity generation than cu  more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 10 -- Langara College issued the following news: Faculty Emerita Jane Heyman was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada for 'her long-lasting contributions to Vancouver's cultural landscape through her various roles within the theatre sector'. The Order of Canada is one of our country's highest civilian honours. Its Companions, Officers, and Members take to heart the motto of the Order: Desiderantes meliorem patriam ("They desire a better country"). J  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (TNSRes) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on Jan. 10, 2022: * * * The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today released its annual report tallying the toll of extreme weather and climate disasters in the United States for the previous year. According to the agency, 688 lives were lost in 20 separate disasters that each reported damages of $1 billion or more with a total economic cost of $145 billion for 2021. Per t  more

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Central Asia's Mountain Societies Research Institute issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2022: The Pamir-Alai system is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, extending its reach into Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Considering that forests play important ecological roles, juniper forests are among the dominant ecosystem niches within the mountainous region of Central Asia. However, since the beginning of the 20th ce  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Jan. 11 (TNSRep) -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: In a filing late Friday, the Biden administration's U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) defended two Trump-era resource management plans (RMPs) that failed to comply with a court order to account for impacts from burning publicly-owned coal, including on public health, and to consider alternatives that limit coal leasing in the Powder River Basin - the largest coal-producing region in th  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 11 (TNSPol) -- Western Resource Advocates issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2022: The New Mexico Supreme Court today rejected New Energy Economy's challenges to the constitutionality of the Energy Transition Act (ETA) and upheld the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) decision relating to the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station. These rulings end months of delays in sending transition funds to communities and issuing bonds that will reduce customer co  more