HASTINGS, Nebraska, June 15 -- Bold Nebraska issued the following letter on June 14, 2024: * * * Dear Omaha Public Power District Board, I am writing on behalf of Bold Alliance to express our position and concerns regarding the future of energy production in our community. We commend OPPD's efforts to transition to cleaner energy sources and would like to provide our input to ensure that this transition is effective and beneficial to all stakeholders. Firstly, we strongly advocate for shutti  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Casey secured tax credits in Inflation Reduction Act for clean energy investments made in "energy communities," places with economies dependent on coal, oil, or natural gas Casey pushes Administration to fix loophole could exclude many former fossil fuel sites from clean energy development bonus tax credit Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) urged U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Y  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Tracy Stone-Manning Defends Admin's Goal to End Oil, Gas, Coal Production U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing delivered remarks taking President Biden's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning to task for the Administration's radical anti-energy policies that are harming Montana families and communities. Watch Daines' opening remar  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Oil Change International issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Today, G7 leaders released a joint communique, marking a significant failure to build on the momentum from last year's UN COP28 decision to transition away from fossil fuels. New Oil Change International data shows that G7 nations are not leading on climate either at home or abroad. G7 countries represent 27% of global oil and gas production, and will be responsible for nearly 48% of CO2 polluti  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 15 -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release: The G7 Leaders in their communique reiterated previous commitments on the energy transition decisions of COP28, but revealed no further progress to deliver climate finance. The G7 leaders committed to be "leading contributors", but without concrete pledges to back up this claim. Andreas Sieber, 350.org Associate Dir  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSres) -- Greenpeace USA, an organization that says it uses protest and confrontation to expose environmental problems and promote solutions, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: * * * Top 5 firms are responsible for the equivalent annual emissions of 400,000 cars on U.S. roadways * * * Greenpeace USA's new report, Bankrolling Bitcoin Pollution: How Big Finance Supports a New Climate Threat, released today, provides some of the first independent estimates  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven pressed Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning to be a better neighbor to property owners, grazers and energy developers in North Dakota. The senator outlined how overreaching regulations being advanced by the Biden administration harm the property rights of North Dakotans, wh  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: During remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, Senator John Hoeven pushed back against the Biden administration's regulatory onslaught, which is undermining the reliability of the electric grid and leading to higher prices for businesses and consumers. In particular, the senator: Called out costly, unworkable federal rules such as the: Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule.   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, was joined by Tom Karam, Executive Chairman of Equitrans Midstream, and Toby Rice, President and CEO of EQT, to celebrate the official start of operations of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. "Today, I'm joined by Tom Karam, Executive Chairman of Equitrans Midstream, and Toby Rice, Presid  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (I-WV) held a hearing to conduct oversight of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). During his opening remarks, Chairman Manchin discussed BLM's policies towards energy development, how there are significant and costly delays and litigation to all types of energy projects and the need for BLM to permit more critical miner  more

ALBANY, New York, June 15 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced recommendations by the New York State Board for Historic Preservation to add 17 properties and districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places and an additional district to the State Register of Historic Places. The nominations include industrial buildings, public housing sites, and houses of worship. During Pride Month, the Board  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 15 -- The California Manufacturers and Technology Association issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) welcomed Glogens, a fertilizer and plant nutrient company, to the organization today. The Sacramento organic fertilizer company utilizes natural coal and amino acids to enhance farmers crops by delivering essential elements to plants. "From fresh fruit and vegetables to grapes that produce wo  more