LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 6 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The ultra-long-distance migrating mule deer known as Deer 255 has died. Researchers tracked her across 3,300 miles since 2016. Here, she is shown with her twin fawns in a fall 2020 migration stopover in the Prospect Mountains of Sublette County. (Benjamin Kraushaar Photo) A Wyoming mule deer that migrated farther than any other deer known to science has died. Deer 255's life of migrations ended in the Re  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV), Dan Meuser (R-PA), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) and 134 of their House colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration's regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolu  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 7 -- The European Federation of Journalists issued the following news: On 5 June, the Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and Reporters without Borders (RSF) organised a roundtable discussion at the Brussels Press Club on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which came into force on 7 May. Opening remarks were provided by Corinne Momal-Vanian, Executive Director of KAF, Renate Schroeder, Director of EFJ, and Antoine Bernard, Direc  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNScapv) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release: Activists placed a cutout of the Wall Street bull outside the World Bank Group office in Washington, D.C. to mark the delivery of petition signatures and a group letter asking President Ajay Banga to oust Wall Street influencers by abolishing his newly-created advisory body, the Private Sector Investment Lab. Friends of the Earth U.S. and partners marked Ajay Banga's first year as president of the World Ban  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security released the following written testimony by Phillip Bonnell, president of Pabco Building Products, from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Green Building Policies: Jeopardizing the American Dream of Homeownership": * * * Summary of Key Points * U.S. energy policy has reduced coal fired electrical generation by more than 50% since 2010 * Reduced coal fire baseload has been supplanted by   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee released the following testimony by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm from a hearing dated May 23, 2024, entitled "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Energy": * * * Thank you, Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Committee. It is an honor to represent the Department of Energy (DOE)'s activities before the House of Representatives. My testimony will discuss at a high level the topics of interest identi  more

NEW YORK, June 6 -- The United Nations issued the following statement on June 5, 2024: * * * Following is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' special address on climate action, "A Moment of Truth", to the American Museum of Natural History, in New York today: Today is World Environment Day. It is also the day that the European Commission's Copernicus Climate Change Service officially reports May 2024 as the hottest May in recorded history. This marks 12 straight months of the hottest mont  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and 42 other colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to block the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing its plan to regulate emissions from power plants that run on coal and natural gas. On April 25, the Biden administration's EPA   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined a group of 44 Senators to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new "Clean Power Plan 2.0" final rule designed to force the premature retirement of coal-fired power plants and prevent the construction of   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) and 137 of her House colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration's regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. "The final power plant ruling from the EPA is a slap in the face to American energy producers.   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is announcing an opportunity for the public to request a hearing on a construction permit application from TerraPower seeking permission to build the company's Natrium nuclear power plant near Kemmerer, Wyoming. TerraPower, through its subsidiary US SFR Owner, filed the application in March, requesting a permit to build the sodium-cooled, advanced reactor  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Ohio's Electric Cooperatives issued the following news: Ohio Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) launched the bipartisan push for the Congressional Review Act, and 138 House colleagues joined him in the challenge to the Biden Administration's plan to shut down coal power plants across the country, including in Ohio. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), simultaneously led 43 of her colleagues in introducing an identical resolution in the United States Senate. The new E  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led 43 of her Senate colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration's regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here for media resources.*** During the POLITICO 2024 Energy Summit on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a moderated discussion about his environment and energy priorities with POLITICO's E&E reporter Kelsey Brugger. Throughout the conversation, the pair discussed his bipartisan PROVE It Act, permitt  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn the Biden administration's Clean Power Plan 2.0 rule. The rule requires existing coal generation plants to shut down unless plants install commercially-unavailable ca  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined a group of 44 Senators to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new "Clean Power Plan 2.0" final rule designed to force the p  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and their Senate colleagues in presenting a formal challenge to the Biden administration's regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. This final rule risks the security of the electric grid and hinders America's future power capacity. The resolu  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 7 (TNSres) -- The Universities of Wisconsin issued the following news on June 6, 2024: The Board of Regents today approved the annual operating budget for the Universities of Wisconsin for 2024-25, the second year of the State of Wisconsin's 2023-25 biennium. In summary, the expenditure budget for FY25 will increase by $474 million, or 6.3%, while the revenue budget will increase by $515 million, or just under 7%. The increases to the expenditure budget result mainly  more