WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $74 million in fiscal year 2024 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands (AML), create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and catalyze economic opportunity in coal communities across Kentucky. Millions of Americans nationwide live less than a mile from an abandoned coal   more

FULLERTON, California, Oct. 30 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: With early voting underway and Election Day a week away, CNN political commentator Van Jones told Cal State Fullerton students that character matters in candidates as they cast their vote in the 2024 election. Jones responded to a student's question about candidates' character following his Oct. 24 talk at the inaugural Behind the Ballot civic engagement event, presented by Associ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, received the first annual West Virginia Women in Energy "Woman of the Year" award and provided acceptance remarks at the 2024 Governor's Energy Summit. The award recognizes Senator Capito's accomplishments and contributions across the energy sector and  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Some people may look at piles of hemp dust and fiber waste lying on the floor after a day of manufacturing thermal insulation and simply see trash. However, Matthew Mead from Hempitecture wondered if he could turn that trash into treasure. "It really presents a great opportunity for us," Mead said. "Whether it's another way for us to provide additional products to our gro  more

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 30 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Mitigating climate risks now will drive economic prosperity in the future, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in her keynote speech at the virtual Cornell-OFR Conference on Global Climate Finance and Risks, held Oct. 25. "Our global economic future depends on addressing climate change," said Yellen, one of five keynote speakers and more than 30 experts participating in the event. "And all of those represented at this   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * * PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE)'s new power plant adds around 1.4 gigawatts (MW) of electricity to the grid, the equivalent electricity needed to power approximately three million Polish households * Equipped with GE Vernova H-Class combined cycle equipment, the plant can provide fast, flexible, efficient, and reliable power needed to enhance grid stability, support the growth   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 30 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways: Shell's Pennsylvania petrochemical plant is highly unlikely to meet its financial targets. Reasons for optimism about the petrochemical industry's outlook will probably be short-lived. Forecasts suggest the margins for three major products at the Shell Pennsylvania plant will decline through at least 2028. Slowing demand from China and overcapacity c  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 30 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Today nonprofit NC WARN sharply criticized Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good for personally being a key driver of the global climate crisis for the past 12 years. The open letter also urges her to lead a full pivot among fossil fuel cronies as new science shows "We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster." Two new international studies conclude th  more

LAVEEN VILLAGE, Arizona, Oct. 25 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at Gila Crossing Community School on the Biden-Harris administration's record of delivering for tribal communities, including keeping his promise to make this historic visit to Indian country: * * * PRESIDENT BIDEN: I'm Joe Biden. I'm Jill Biden's husband (Laughter.) Gov, thank you for that introduction and to the Gila Indian River Community -- the -- Gila -- yeah, Gila -- nothing wrong with me -- (laughter) -- G  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: FLORIDA Florida Power and Light (FPL), a subsidiary of NextEra, has received its third consecutive 'B', according to the Sierra Club's 2024 Dirty Truth Report. FPL's score has improved since last year's report, jumping eight points from a 67 out of 100 to 75. The Sierra Club's annual Dirty Truth Report, now in its fourth iteration, analyzes the plans of 75 utilities in the U.S. and assigns scores   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: ORLANDO, FL. Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) has received its fourth consecutive 'B', according to the Sierra Club's 2024 Dirty Truth Report. OUC's score has improved since last year's report, jumping eight points from a 61 out of 100 to 69. Despite gaining ground, OUC still falls eight points behind juggernaut Florida Power and Light (FPL), which scored a 75 out of 100. The Sierra Club's annua  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: FLORIDA. Seminole Electric Coop has received its fourth consecutive failing grade, according to the Sierra Club's 2024 Dirty Truth Report. The cooperative is just one of four utilities of the 75 analyzed in the report to have scored four straight scores of 0 out of 100. The Sierra Club's annual Dirty Truth Report, now in its fourth iteration, assigns utilities scores and grades based on three crit  more