BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 27 -- Grubhub, an online food delivery marketplace, issued the following news release: The Greg Hill Foundation's Restaurant Strong Fund and Grubhub are pleased to announce $500,000 in grant opportunities to help NYC-based restaurants improve the environmental sustainability of their operations. The funding is made possible by the Grubhub Community Fund. On April 26, 2024, The Restaurant Strong Fund will begin accepting applications for this grant cycle, focusing o  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver -- Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest rules limiting harmful pollution from the power sector, including its rule targeting carbon emissions from existing coal and new gas power plants. The EPA's rules come eight months after Bennet joined 29 other senators in a letter urging stronger fossil fuel-fired power plant standards to swiftly  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its regulations designed to force the closure of American power plants today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement, which includes her intention to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn the  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 26 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued the following news release: New EPA limits on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from dirty power plants will help our region fight climate change and its effects, reduce excess nitrogen polluting the Bay and its tributaries, and protect people's health from dangerous air pollution. The GHG standards were one of four new rules aimed at cleaning up the power sector that EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced this morning. The   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a longtime proponent of using the Clean Air Act to limit the pollution driving climate change, today applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) suite of new rules governing fossil fuel-fired power plants. He was particularly pleased to see a final rule requiring the safe management of coal ash like that produced by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Congressma  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced four final rulemakings regarding fossil fuel electric generation. These rules, first announced individually in 2023, will dramatically tighten emissions regulations for fossil fuel generation and dangerously degrade the state of America's electrical power grid. The Biden administration has specifically targeted coal power   more

AKRON, Ohio, April 27 (TNSres) -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today reported first quarter 2024 GAAP earnings of $253 million, or $0.44 per basic and diluted share, on revenue of $3.3 billion. This compares to first quarter 2023 GAAP earnings of $292 million, or $0.51 per basic and diluted share, on revenue of $3.2 billion. GAAP results include the impact of special items listed below. Operating (non-GAAP) earnings for the first  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following statement on April 26, 2024: * * * On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a package of standards to slash carbon, coal ash, mercury, wastewater and other toxic pollution f  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final regulations aimed at the nation's power sector. This includes a new Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS) rule that imposes costly and overly-stringent Obama-era regulations on coal-fired electric power plants. When first advanced in 2012, this rule contributed to the closure of num  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce issued the following written testimony by David Brody, managing attorney of the Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, involving a hearing on April 17, 2024, entitled "Legislative Solutions to Protect Kids Online and Ensure Americans' Data Privacy Rights": * * * I. Introduction Chair Bilirakis, Ranking Member Schakowsky, and Members of the Subcommittee,  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Kicking off the week, President Biden visited Prince William Forest Park in Virginia to commemorate Earth Day. The President announced a series of programs to combat climate change, including putting more than 20,000 young Americans to work through the American Climate Corps and $7 billion to expand access to residential solar installations. In Illinois: Walls 102: President Biden marks Earth Day by a  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalizing its Clean Power Plan 2.0 regulations designed to force the closure of gas and coal-fired power plants in the United States. These rules would be disastrous for Wyoming power plants and coal mines which power the nation. "President Biden's Green New Deal inspire  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) newly finalized rules regarding U.S. power plants. "It is obvious that the ultimate goal of these EPA regulations is to stop the use of fossil fuels to produce reliable energy in the United States by  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement expressing her disapproval of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Clean Power Plan 2.0 rules which targets coal and gas-fired power plants. "The EPA's Clean Power Plan 2.0 rules remind Americans that the Biden Administration is focused on demolishing the United States coal industry in the name of 'green' energy. These  more

HELENA, Montana, April 27 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, Governor Greg Gianforte criticized President Joe Biden and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for issuing new rules aimed at eliminating affordable and reliable energy for Montanans. "Joe Biden is trying to appease the far-left wing of his party in an election year by waging war on fossil fuels," Gov. Gianforte said. "While he pays lip service about reducing costs fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on April 26, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Dan Meuser, Co-Chair of the Congressional Coal Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) power plant rules targeting U.S. coal. The EPA's finalized rule would require coal plants that plan to stay open beyond 2039 to cut or capture 90% of their carbon dioxide emissions by 2032. The rule would also requi  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement regarding recently announced mandates by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will create unrealistic environmental regulations for coal and natural gas plants and put Montana's fossil fuel industry directly in the crosshairs of Biden's Green New Deal agenda. "With this decision, the Radical EPA has waged war against our  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez applauded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for addressing gaps in the 2015 Coal Ash Rule that left half of coal ash unregulated and allowed coal plants to avoid cleaning up toxic coal ash across the country. In 2021, Velazquez led 37 of her colleagues in a letter calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to repair and impro  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, April 27 -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release: The United Mine Workers of America (the "UMWA") and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (the "AFL-CIO") concluded a historic proxy solicitation for the Warrior Met Coal, Inc. annual meeting of stockholders on April 25, 2024. The UMWA and AFL-CIO sought stockholder support for a package of good corporate governance stockholder proposals. The proxy solicitat  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 27 (TNSres) -- Union Pacific issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported 2024 first quarter net income of $1.6 billion, or $2.69 per diluted share. This compares to 2023 first quarter net income of $1.6 billion, or $2.67 per diluted share. "Our team delivered strong financial results in the first quarter as we navigated a challenging freight market and normal winter conditions," said Jim Vena, Union Pacific Ch  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, April 26 -- The University of Louisville issued the following news release: By Betty Coffman What began as a simple search for data to support a presentation on climate change turned into an extensive project and a book calling for a shift in grand strategy by the U.S. military to reduce carbon emissions. In her on-campus lecture April 11, Neta Crawford, winner of the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order, described how in 2018, s  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 25, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Key Actions to Strengthen America's Electric Grid, Boost Clean Energy Deployment and Manufacturing Jobs, and Cut Dangerous Pollution from the Power Sector Since Day One, President Biden has led and delivered on the most ambitious climate and environmental justice agenda in history, including securing the largest-ever climate investment. The power sect  more