BOONE, North Carolina, Feb. 23 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: In response to concerns from a diverse array of communities, Appalachian Voices and a broad set of partners launched the Upper South and Appalachia Citizen Air Monitoring Project, or USACAMP, in 2023. With funding from the EPA, Appalachian Voices purchased dozens of PurpleAir PM sensors, and distributed these to individuals and grassroots organizations in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The Business Council for Sustainable Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * Twelfth annual edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook highlights national data on the U.S. energy transition in 2023 * * * U.S. clean energy sectors demonstrated their resiliency in 2023, with both mature and emerging decarbonization solutions seeing growth despite higher interest rates and supply chain difficulties. This strong performance by c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, the Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Dan Meuser (R-PA) commended the ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that vacated a prior ruling from the district court which led to a nationwide injunction against all federal coal leases. These leases were unlawfully blocked until the Bu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Today, the Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Dan Meuser (R-PA), Carol Miller (R-WV), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) commended the ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that vacated a prior ruling from the district court which led to a nationwide injunction against all federal coal leases. These leases were unlawfully blocked until the Bureau   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Today, the Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Dan Meuser (R-PA) commended the ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that vacated a prior ruling from the district court which led to a nationwide injunction against all federal coal leases. These leases were unlawfully blocked until the Bureau   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Yesterday, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned a 2022 ruling from a Montana judge which reinstated the Obama-Biden moratorium on coal leasing on federal lands. "In 2016, the radical Obama-Biden Administration shut down coal mining on federal lands as part of their War on Coal. I'm pleased the Ninth Circuit U.S Court of Appeals has overturned the federal moratorium  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The European Union delegation to the U.S. issued the following fact sheet: * * * EU Assistance to Ukraine (in U.S. Dollars) * The European Union (EU) and our 27 Member States remain united and determined in our unprecedented support for Ukraine. Since the start of the war, the EU and our Member States have made available $96 billion* in financial, military, humanitarian, and refugee assistance. * In addition, on 1 February 2024, European leaders agreed to commit up to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated a federal district judge's reinstatement of the Obama-era moratorium on coal leasing for federal lands. "Our state and nation depend on the affordable and reliable electricity provided by our coal industry," said Hoeven. "The low  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: Documents obtained by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability from an interagency review of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed emissions rule suggest the Biden Administration questioned the cost and legality of its drastic emissions rule yet continues to push it forward. The documents contain anonymous comments from f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: From the outset of Russia's unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the Department of Justice has prioritized enforcing the sweeping sanctions, export restrictions, and economic countermeasures that the United States has imposed alongside our global partners. Today, the Department continues that work through significant enforcement actions in five separate federal cases  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) applauded the Ninth Circuit Court's decision to vacate an unprecedented ruling from a district court that blocked federal coal leasing until the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) completed an unnecessary environmental impact statement. This is a win for Wyoming, which would be negatively impacted by an unlawful coal moratorium. "Wyoming coal not only powers our countr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced up to $2.7 million in federal funding available to help local communities across the country create a roadmap toward repurposing existing energy assets, with expanded eligibility for participants. This announcement builds on the Capacity Building for Repurposin  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 23 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Feb. 21, 2024, at a campaign reception: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Well, John and Ann and the boss here -- (laughter) -- she's got the questions. I don't know what she's going to ask me. First of all, thank you for doing this. You know, the truth of the matter is I wouldn't be standing here were it not for all of you. And we would not have passed the -- I -- I do think we passed some reall  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), applauded the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse the nationwide moratorium against coal leasing on federal land. "Today's court decision ending the Obama administratio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement after the Ninth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a federal judge's order for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to reevaluate a Trump administration's elimination of Obama-era coal leasing restrictions. "Coal is an essential component of ou  more