BISMARCK, North Dakota, Feb. 12 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2022: Gov. Doug Burgum today appointed Capital Electric Cooperative Inc. board chairwoman Sheri Haugen-Hoffart of Bismarck to an open seat on the three-member North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC), effective immediately. Haugen-Hoffart has served as a human resource officer in the North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner since 2017. Her career has included previous ro  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 12 -- Greenhouse Gases - Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society of Chemical Industry that says it focuses on methods for carbon capture and storage, as well as utilization of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a feedstock for fuels and chemicals, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2022 edition: Modeling and Analysis: * A simulation study of carbon storage with active reservoir management * Dynamic analysis of carbon di  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 12 -- The Journal of Asthma, a journal that says it features topics on asthma management, critical and long-term care, preventative measures, environmental counselling and patient education, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2022 edition: Environmental Determinants: * The impact of the Hazelwood coal mine fire smoke exposure on asthma * Beyond tobacco - the secondary impact of substance misuse in chronic obstructive lung disease COVID-  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 12 (TNSRep) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: A new NRDC analysis shows that the Build Back Better Act that was passed by the House of Representatives, has the potential to significantly accelerate clean energy investment and other economic activity while creating millions of high-quality, family supporting union jobs across the country. The Senate's passage of the policies in the bill would enable West   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 5 (TNSRes) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Spanning no less than three disciplines, Marie Kurz's title - hydrogeochemist - already gives you a sense of the collaborative, interdisciplinary nature of her research at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Still, those six syllables only hint at the vast web of relationships encompassed in her work. Kurz studies how rivers flow throug  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 12 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2022: In case you missed it, the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP), along with attorney general candidate Representative Jeff Crossman held a news conference Thursday outlining how much money the House Bill 6 corruption scandal is costing hardworking Ohioans every single day thanks to a lack of leadership and transparency from Mike DeWine. On the call, Rep. Crossman outlined how Ohioans remain on the hook for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) applauded the Department of Interior (DOI) announcement that $46.4 million has been allocated to Ohio for fiscal year (FY) 2022 to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML). The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - which Portman was the lead negotiator on - provides $11.3 billion in AML funding to states over the next 15 years. "Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure law  more