WASHINGTON, May 27 -- America's Power issued the following news release dated May 28, 2024: Today, the Kentucky General Assembly passed Senate Bill 349 that establishes a new commission of experts and stakeholders that will help to shape Kentucky's energy future. The members of the new 18-member commission are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. America's Power President and CEO Michelle Bloodworth issued the following statement: "We commend the General Assembly for passing  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 27 -- The Council of the European Union issued the following news release: The Council today adopted a regulation on tracking and reducing methane emissions. It is part of the 'Fit for 55' package. The regulation introduces new requirements on measuring, reporting and verifying methane emissions in the energy sector. Mitigation measures, such as detecting and repairing methane leaks and limiting venting and flaring, will aim to avoid methane emissions. Global monitoring   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 26 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined an Alabama led 19-state coalition asking the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the efforts of California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island to dictate the future of American energy policy. Those five states have brought unprecedented litigation against the nation's most vital energy companies for an alleged "clim  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following opening statement from a hearing dated May 2, 2024, entitled "To Examine the President's Budget Request for the U.S. Department of the Interior for Fiscal Year 2025": * * * The committee will come to order. This morning the Committee will discuss the President's proposed FY 2025 budget for the Department of the Interior. I'd like to welcome Secretary   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland from a hearing dated May 2, 2024, entitled "To Examine the President's Budget Request for the U.S. Department of the Interior for Fiscal Year 2025": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of the Interior Department's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request. It is an honor a  more