NEW YORK, June 19 (TNSres) -- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) issued the following news release: BOSTON/NEW YORK - Air pollution is having an increasing impact on human health, becoming the second leading global risk factor for death, according to the fifth edition of the State of Global Air (SoGA) report. The report, released today by the Health Effects Institute (HEI), an independent U.S.-based nonprofit research organization, found air pollution accounted for  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced legislation to prohibit the implementation of the Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Federal coal managed by the Buffalo, Wyoming Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. This rule pursues the no new leasing alternative, seeking to end coal production in Wyoming by 2041, closing 1  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials released the following written testimony by Matt Vincent, executive director of the Montana Mining Association, from a June 13, 2024, hearing entitled "Securing America's Critical Materials Supply Chains and Economic Leadership": * * * Summary of Key Points: Introductory; Montana as a state example of U.S. mineral policies and supply chains, historic and present; Positive deve  more

GILLETTE, Wyoming, June 18 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, chair of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, issued the following news release: This week, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) led members and committee staff on site visits to view essential mining infrastructure in Wyoming. "As Chair of the Subcommittee of Energy and Mineral Resources, it was imperative Rep. Stauber visit Gillette and have a first-hand look  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 19 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Mojave Shipwreck in the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 2024. The barkentine is located in Lake Michigan, near Sheboygan County. Mojave is a barkentine constructed in 1863 by master shipwright Steward McDonald in Detroit, Michigan, and operated in the Great Lakes through the grain and coal trades for only one year. On N  more

CALGARY, Alberta, June 19 (TNSres) -- Pembina Institute issued the following statement on June 17, 2024: * * * The province is on track towards phasing out coal decades ahead of schedule with no coal anticipated in the forecast * * * Scott MacDougall, Director of the Pembina Institute's electricity program, made the following statement in response to the Alberta Electric System Operator reporting zero coal generation and forecasting no coal generation. "Alberta's electricity grid is operati  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: Australians should assume the need for extraordinary taxpayer subsidies, likely in the tens of billions of dollars, if a decision is made to pursue nuclear power. A detailed new critique of nuclear energy, released today by the Australian Conservation Foundation, reveals: * Australian taxpayers would foot a massive bill, likely in the tens of billions of dollars, for what is the  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, June 18 -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: By Kara Zahn Austin Peay State University's College of Arts and Letters has announced the recipients for the 2023-24 academic year's Distinguished Alumni Awards: Barry Jones, Keith Kauffman, Joseph Miller, Melissa Smith, Alan Mearnes and Patrick Pride. Each department within the college selects an outstanding alumnus annually to receive the award. These individuals are chosen for their exceptional achie  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA-06) to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn the National Environmental Policy Act (NEP  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today applauded Senate passage of their Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act as part of the Fire  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the Senate voted to pass bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, EPW Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) that will provide a major boost to the future of nuclear energy in A  more

SINGAPORE, June 19 -- Shell plc, an energy and petrochemical company, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Shell Eastern Trading Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Shell plc, has reached an agreement with Carne Investments Pte. Ltd., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek, to acquire 100% of the shares in Pavilion Energy Pte. Ltd. Pavilion Energy includes a global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading business with a contracted supply volume comprising about 6.5 million tonnes per   more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, June 18 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: Winfield High School rising senior Sydne Alexander is the winner of the West Virginia Scholar Program, receiving a full tuition plus room and board scholarship to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College beginning in the fall of 2025. "I was very shocked and was like this can't be happening right now," she said. "I just felt instant joy and the tears started pouring. My mom is a teacher and my dad is a  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following statement: * * * In response to Opposition leader Peter Dutton's announcement of his proposed nuclear reactor sites, the Australian Conservation Foundation's nuclear analyst Dave Sweeney said: "The Opposition leader has named seven places where he wants nuclear reactors to be built, but he hasn't been clear about the technology he wants to use, the cost to taxpayers, the timing, or what would  more