CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 14 (TNSRep) -- The American Medical Association issued the following statement by President Gerald E. Harmon on Jan. 13, 2022: * * * "The American Medical Association (AMA) strongly disagrees with the MedPAC's recommendation today to continue the freeze in Medicare physician fee payments, a decision that imperils patient access to high-quality care as the costs to practice medicine continue to rise. AMA research shows that, when adjusted for inflation in practice costs,  more

PARIS, France, Jan. 14 (TNSRep) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: Canada has embarked on an ambitious transformation of its energy system, and clear policy signals will be important to expand energy sector investments in clean and sustainable energy sources, according to a policy review by the International Energy Agency. Since the IEA's last in-depth review in 2015, Canada has made a series of international and domestic climate change comm  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: The Department of the Interior announced today that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is extending the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund program through 2034 and making other changes to the program, as directed by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This extension, through an interim final rule (https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-00513.pdf),  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 14 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) awarded $1.56 million in grants to seven communities across Minnesota to clean up or investigate eight contaminated sites approved for redevelopment. DEED's Contamination Cleanup Grant Program awarded the funding, which will leverage more than $225 million in private investment  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: The Department of the Interior announced today that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is extending the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund program through 2034 and making other changes to the program, as directed by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This extension, through an interim final rule, will pro  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a vocal critic of the Tennessee Valley Authority's relationship with Memphis, its largest customer, today applauded efforts by the Chairs of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and three of its Subcommittees to get answers about the federally chartered company's ratepayer energy burden and apparent resistance to addressing renewable energy and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) wrote to the CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) today requesti  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSRep) -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: Fossil fuels provide substantial revenue to the US federal government and many states, tribes, and localities--but changes to government tax policies can help replace declining revenue and help communities adapt. A new RFF working paper, currently under review at a peer-reviewed economics journal, finds that between 2015 and 2020, fossil fuels generated roughly $138 billion each year for US localities,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Coons, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), joinedSFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and 24 of their colleagues in introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022, critical legislation to impose steep costs in the event of a renewed Kremlin invasion of Ukraine. As the Kremlin continues to engage in an unjustified military build-up along Ukraine's border, th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and 23 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022. This critical legislation will impose steep costs in the event of a renewed Kremlin invasion of Ukraine. As the Kremlin continues to engage in an unjustified military build-up along Ukraine's bord  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and 23 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022. This critical legislation will impose steep costs in the event of a renewed Kremlin invasion of Ukraine. As the Kremlin continues to engage in an unjustified military build-up along Ukraine's bord  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Gov. Ralph S. Northam, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: Governor Ralph Northam today announced that fifteen companies across the Commonwealth have graduated from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership's (VEDP) Virginia Leaders in Export Trade program. VALET, which now has more than 300 graduated companies, assists Virginia exporters that have firmly established domestic operations and are committed to international exporting a  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 14 (TNSRep) -- The World Economic Forum issued the following news release: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) presents a significant opportunity to build out low-carbon infrastructure in emerging and developing economies throughout the world. A new insight report from the World Economic Forum, "Advancing the Green Development of the Belt and Road Initiative: Harnessing Finance and Technology to Scale Up Low-Carbon Infrastructure," illustrates the green potential of thi  more