MELBOURNE, Australia, May 23 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: The NSW government secretive plan with Origin Energy to extend the life of one of Australia's dirtiest old coal-fired power plants, Eraring, is a huge step backward for climate action in Australia. The fastest and most affordable way to ensure reliability in Australia's most populated state is to fast-track the rollout of renewables with big batteries. "Now is not the time for a two year   more

TOOWOOMBA, Queensland, May 23 -- Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt issued the following speech at the Sustainable Agriculture Summit: * * * Good morning everyone and welcome to the inaugural Sustainable Agriculture Summit. I'd like to start by acknowledging the Traditional Owners on the lands we are gathered on and pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging. Our first farmers, fishers and foresters, whose stewardship of this land for 60,000 yea  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts The federal Black Lung Disability Trust Fund pays benefits to coal miners in certain circumstances, such as when the liable mine operator doesn't pay. But the Trust consistently borrows from the Treasury's general fund to cover costs. The Department of Labor oversees the self-insurance program for coal mine operators. In 2020, it started making changes to this  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 23 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: "The CSIRO's latest GenCost report has again relied on the discredited levelised cost of electricity methodology to calculate energy system costs. This gives Australians and policymakers alike a false understanding of the cost of our energy future," said Scott Hargreaves, Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. The CSIRO's annual GenCost report released tod  more

SAN DIEGO, California, May 23 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release: EDF Renewables North America and Enbridge Inc, a leading North American energy infrastructure company (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB), celebrated today with more than 100 guests, the completion and start of commercial operation of the 150 MWac Fox Squirrel Solar Phase 1. When all three phases are completed at the end of 2024, the 577 MWac project will be one of the largest utility-scale sola  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Rabbi Mark Goldfeder, director of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, from a hearing dated May 15, 2024, entitled "Antisemitism on College Campuses": * * * Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, and Members of the Subcommittee, Good afternoon. My name is Mark Goldfeder, and I am the Director of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, a nonprofit legal organization  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 23 (TNSres)-- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways: -The Australian Energy Market Operator's latest update to its 2023 Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) features a number of reliability risks. - AEMO's update highlights the importance of a timely rollout of new renewables, storage, transmission and distributed energy resources to maintain reliability. * * * The Australian Energy Mar  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $732,410 in Appalachian Regional Commission funding for six projects in Western Maryland. "Western Maryland is growing. As its educational institutions, local governments, and nonprofits work together to support this growth, our Delegation is fighting to secure investments that support the region's prio  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 23 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on May 22, 2024: When the container vessel Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore Harbor on March 26, 2024, deliveries to the busy port via ship were halted, and the number of trains and trucks coming into the city dropped dramatically as well. NOAA researchers immediately knew that there would be unique data to capture while the  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Washington, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: On May 20, the EPA selected Forterra NW for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Congresswoman Schrier voted to pass. Grant funds will be used to clean up the Roslyn Number 4 Mine in the City of Roslyn. The 30-acre coal mine began operations in the 1880s and was shut down in 1909 following a mine explosion. After the closure, a foundry built for the mi  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) joined the House Natural Resources Committee, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Budgetary Hearing titled: "Examining the President's FY 2025 Budget Request for the United States Geological Survey and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement." Congressman Rosendale questioned the witnesses' requests and exposed their unnecessary budgetary that  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, Senate Budget Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse and House Oversight and Accountability Ranking Member Jamie Raskin called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Big Oil for its decades-long disinformation campaign to mislead the public about the climate effects of fossil fuels and obstruct climate action. The letter follows mult  more

JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 23 -- The U.S. Embassy in Indonesia issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: On May 21st, the U.S. Mission to Indonesia, together with Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), opened the "Clean Energy for Indonesian Industrial Zones: Battery-to-Electric Vehicle (B2EV) workshop" to advance the use of clean energy technologies to decarbonize Indonesia's industrial zones and to strengthen battery-to-electric vehicle supply chain development. "  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, May 23 -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) on Monday, May 20, filed a Petition for Review for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recently implemented carbon emission standards for coal-fired power plants. The petition was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Chair Hickenlooper: "Our miners deserve safety and protection in their workplace just like any other job." Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper chaired a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee's Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety to examine efforts to promote the health and safety of our mining workforce and explore innovative technologies to monitor and impr  more