CHAM, Switzerland, April 14 -- Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, a journal that says it publishes case studies and practical concepts of biotechnology, utilization, including controls, statistical data analysis, problem descriptions unique to a particular application and bioprocess economic analyses, published research articles, including the following topics, in its April 2022 edition: Original Articles: * Hexavalent Chromium Removal and Prokaryotic Community Analysis in Glass Column R  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General joined a coalition of 23 states and cities in filing comments in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to reaffirm that it is "appropriate and necessary" under the federal Clean Air Act to regulate mercury and other toxic air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants. That determination, first made over 20 years ago, is the basis   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following joint news release with three organizations: A coalition of environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because it has failed to enforce the Regional Haze Rule as required by the Clean Air Act. Thirty-four states have yet to submit plans to reduce air pollution in our country's most iconic national parks and wilderness areas, and return natural visibility to these wild places.  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSPol) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following joint news release with three organizations: A coalition of environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because it has failed to enforce the Regional Haze Rule as required by the Clean Air Act. Thirty-four states have yet to submit plans to reduce air pollution in our country's most iconic national parks and wilderness areas, and return natural visibility to the  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 14 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) has circulated a co-sponsorship memo to establish the Pennsylvania Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act. The legislation would create a legal and regulatory framework for carbon dioxide capture and sequestration (CCS) projects in the state. Currently, only the federal Environmental Protection Agency claims authority for CCS, a process that removes carbon dioxide f  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSPol) -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: A coalition of environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because it has failed to enforce the Regional Haze Rule as required by the Clean Air Act. Thirty-four states have yet to submit plans to reduce air pollution in our country's most iconic national parks and wilderness areas, and return natural visibility to these wild places. Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and ten of their Republican colleagues in introducing the Real Emergencies Act to clarify that President Biden does not have the authority to declare a national emergency on the premise of climate change. "Democrats have failed to pass their unpopular and destructive Green New Deal through Congress, so they are calling on Pre  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 14 -- SolarPower Europe issued the following news release on April 13, 2022: On 12 April, Breakthrough Energy, the European Association for Storage of Energy - EASE, Solar Power Europe, and Wind Europe signed an open letter calling on the European Commission to recognise energy storage's crucial role for the security of energy supply in Europe. The four organisations welcome that the REPowerEU plan presented in March rightly recognises renewables, especially wind and s  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 14 (TNSJou) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Public Health issued the following news: Silica exposure is a driving force behind rising rates of coal workers' pneumoconiosis, according to a new study published by occupational health experts at the UIC School of Public Health and their collaborators. The study is the first to compare the pathology and mineralogy of the disease, which is commonly called black lung disease, across generations. It is als  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 14 (TNSEco) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news release on April 13, 2022: There was excitement and a sense of urgency last week at the formal launch of the Ershaghi Center on Energy Transition (E-CET). The center, as USC Viterbi School of Engineering Vice Dean for Research Mahta Moghaddam stated in her opening remarks, intends to bring "together thought leaders in academia and industry to collaborate   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 14 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Gov. Jim Justice and members of the West Virginia COVID-19 pandemic response leadership team held another news briefing today to update the public on the state's latest pandemic response and vaccine distribution efforts. CASE NUMBERS & VACCINE/BOOSTER INFO On Wednesday, Gov. Justice reported that there are now 326 active cases of COVID-19 statewide. Over the past two-and-a-half months  more