WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Congressman Kelly Armstrong, a Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Armstrong today introduced bicameral legislation to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its new Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS) rule. The Biden administration's MATS rule imposes costly and ove  more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 18 -- British Columbia Teachers' Federation issued the following news: The BCTF Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Office (ARAOO) will host an anti-racism symposium titled, Joy as Collective Action, in Vancouver, BC, on November 14-16, 2024, at the downtown Coast Coal Harbour Hotel. This event came about from members' requests during the BCTF hosted dialogue sessions for the systemic review of racism. Members emphasized the desire to connect, network, and learn to  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48064) on May 10, 2024, entitled "Considerations for Federal Leasing of Onshore Energy: Oil and Gas and Geothermal Power." The report is written by energy policy analysts Morgan Smith and Lexie Ryan and environmental policy analyst Omar M. Hammad. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Both oil and gas (O&G) and geothermal power are longstanding energy sectors for the United States. The two sectors  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 18 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Evergy, the largest electric utility in Kansas, filed an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with state regulators today that doubles down on dirty fossil fuels and doesn't go far enough on clean, renewable energy. IRP updates are filed annually, and last year Evergy reversed its climate progress, slashing its previous renewable energy goals, pushing back the retirement date for its coal-burning Lawrence pl  more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, May 18 -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following commentary to Energy Supply on May 17, 2024: * * * 100% Renewable Energy Possible with Existing Technology By Gregor Giebel, Head of the DTU TotalEnergies Centre for Clean Energy, DTEC There is enough renewable energy, and we have the technology to harvest it. The challenge is how to connect the technologies and distribute the energy when needed. We do not require a new miracle technology that can pro  more