BERKELEY, California, Jan. 12 (TNSRep) -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: After a four-month analysis of 94 mutual funds and ETFs with "ESG" (environmental, social, and governance) in their name, a team of University of California, San Diego graduate students concluded that the linguistic patterns found in mutual fund and ETF prospectus language has a relatively low correlation with its ESG rating. Based on empirical methods, the report showed that one cannot tell the d  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47006) on Jan. 10, 2022, entitled "U.S. International Development Finance Corporation: Overview and Issues": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Issues for Congress DFC presents a number of issues before Congress, including with respect to the agency's authorities and programs, policies, risk management and sustainability, and relationships and coordination with U.S. government and international partne  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 12 (TNSBook) -- Cornell University issued the following news on Jan. 11, 2022: By David Nutt Economic sanctions have long been viewed as a nonviolent strategy for deterring a host of threatening actions - from land grabs to the development of nuclear weapons - by targeting vital commodities, such as textiles and fuels, as well as financial assets. But what was initially adopted as a peacekeeping tool in the years following World War I has ironically become a hostile act   more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 12 (TNSPol) -- Earthjustice issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2022: * * * Intention to scrap Trump-era Integrated Activity Plan is welcome; more action is still needed * * * In a Jan. 10 press release, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced its intention to revert to a land-management plan that took effect in 2013 to guide decisions concerning federal lands in the Western Arctic, ground-zero for oil and gas drilling in Alaska. If finalized, the decisio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that U.S. oil production will average 12.4 million barrels per day during 2023, surpassing the record high for domestic crude oil production set in 2019. In its January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts U.S. crude oil production will increase for nine consecutive quarters, from the fo  more

LAKELAND, Florida, Jan. 12 (TNSRes) -- Florida Polytechnic University issued the following news release: The production of computers, solar panels, smartphones, electric cars, and more all rely on a steady supply of rare earth elements. China currently supplies most of the world's rare earth elements, but a new Department of Energy grant awarded to Florida Polytechnic University's Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute (FIPR) aims to change that. FIPR has received $150,000 grant f  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2022: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today applauding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) series of actions aimed at protecting Americans from toxic coal ash: "Coal ash pollution is an insidious public health threat and I applaud the Biden Administration for   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today applauded the Biden Administration's announcement that it is cracking down on the improper disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR or coal ash), which have posed dangerous threats to public health, waterways and the environment for decades. "Today, the Biden Administration is stepping in to protect communities whose lives and well-being have l  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement on actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect groundwater from coal ash contamination. "For years, the improper disposal of coal ash put far too many Americans at risk o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement on actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect groundwater from coal ash contamination. "For years, the improper disposal of coal ash put far too many Americans at risk of drinking polluted water that could make them sick. "This   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the opportunities and challenges for maintaining existing hydropower capacity, expanding hydropower at non-powered dams, and increasing pumped storage hydropower. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, highlighted the importance   more