CANBERRA, Australia, March 2 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued the following transcript of a radio interview on March 1, 2024, with Tom Elliott of 3AW: * * * TOM ELLIOTT, HOST: Joining us live in the studio is the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. Mr Albanese, good morning. ANTHONY ALBANESE PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you, Tom. ELLIOTT: Now, you've got a big by-election tomorrow in the seat of Dunkley in Melbourne. We've already spoken to pol  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 2 -- The Canadian Journal of Soil Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the use, management, properties and development of soils, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 104, No. 1): Articles: * Tillage effects on growing season nitrous oxide emissions in Canadian cropland soils * An economic review of conservation tillage practices: select case studies from the eastern Prairies of Canada * Crop yields under  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld in part and vacated in part a landmark 2015 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule requiring that 36 states close loopholes polluters use to emit vast amounts of harmful air toxins during a facility's start up, shut down and malfunctions (SSM). The court confirmed it is illegal for polluters to evade civil penalties via an "  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Chris Netram, managing vice president of policy at the National Association of Manufacturers, involving a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Safeguarding American Prosperity and People's Livelihoods: Legislation to Modernize Air Quality Standards": * * * Good morning, Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Tonko and members of the Subcommittee. My n  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news on March 1, 2024: In Case You Missed It - On Wednesday, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 6544, the Atomic Energy Advancement Act. This bill will advance American nuclear power into the next century, and includes Congressman Guthrie's Nuclear for Brownfields Site Preparation Act which will streamline licensing and pe  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Journal of Environmental Engineering, a journal that says it features environmental engineering science, systems engineering and sanitation from the American Society of Civil Engineers, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 150, Issue 3): State-of-the-Art Reviews: * Removal of Contaminants in Stormwater via Subsurface-Flow Wetlands: A Review with Focus on Nutrients, Heavy Metals, and PFAS Technical Papers: * Production   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 2 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: * * * Disallows More Than $2.7M in Costs * * * The MPSC approved DTE Electric Co.'s application for approval of the reconciliation of its power supply costs recovery (PSCR) expenses and revenues for 2021 (Case No. U-20827), rejecting $2.7 million in costs the company sought to recover from outages at generating facilities. The Commission set DTE Electric's PSCR reconciliation beginning ba  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The National Mining Association issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: The vast majority of Americans support an all-of-the-above-energy strategy that includes coal and are concerned that the rush to transition to renewable energy is going to sacrifice our ability to keep the lights on, according to new national polling released today by the National Mining Association (NMA) and conducted by Maru Public Opinion. "The EPA is working to hijack our nation's ene  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 2 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: By Caroline Grace National business association Advanced Energy United (United) expressed disappointment today with the Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUCN) decision to approve NV Energy's Fifth Amendment to its 2021 integrated resource plan (IRP). The decision allows NV Energy to backtrack on plans to retire existing coal and gas plants in Northern Nevada. Instead of replacing them with clean energy a  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) recently spoke on the Senate floor about the Biden administration's failure to protect the American people. President Biden has fallen short at home and around the world. American safety and security is suffering at the hands of Biden's weak administration and broken promises. Sen. Barrasso's Remarks: "I just returned from the Middle East. We have 140 members of our Wyo  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines, along with Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT-01) and Matt Rosendale (MT-02), sent a letter today urging the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) to expeditiously finish the needed environmental reviews for the Bull Mountains, Spring Creek and Rosebud mines. The lawmakers also pressed OSMRE on the continued delays could have a devastating impact on Montana communi  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on March 1, 2024: * * * Biden's Actions Jeopardize U.S. Energy Security By Sen. John Thune Since his very first day in office, President Biden has pursued an agenda that has put American energy security in jeopardy. His actions have discouraged conventional domestic energy production, threatened the stability of our energy supply, and led to higher prices for consumers. Rather than pursue policies that e  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 1 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * Statement by Julie McNamara, Union of Concerned Scientists Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan shared new plans for a comprehensive approach to addressing climate- and health-harming pollutants from existing gas-fired power plants. This change comes as the agency is readying finalization of carbon standards for fossil fuel-fire  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke on the Senate floor about the bicentennial of Vermillion County, which celebrated its 200th birthday earlier this month. In his remarks, Young spoke about the history of Vermillion County, its people, and the county's contributions to Indiana and America. To watch Senator Young's speech, click here or the image above. Below are Senator Young's   more