WASHINGTON, July 6 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper on recent appellate decisions of interest to lawmakers - June 27-July 3, 2022, Part 1 (No. LSB10783) on July 5, 2022, by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia: * * * The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past week that may be of particular interest to federal lawmake  more

PARIS, France, July 6 (TNSres) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release on July 5, 2022: * * * High prices and supply disruptions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine lead to downward revision and cast doubt on natural gas' prospects in energy transitions * * * Global natural gas consumption is expected to contract slightly in 2022 and grow slowly over the following three years as Russia's war in Ukraine pushes up prices and fuels fears of further supply disrupt  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL Director Brian Anderson highlighted new job opportunities as the U.S. transitions to a clean energy power sector and economy during the National Association of State Energy Officials' (NASEO) 2022 Mid-Atlantic regional meeting in Charleston, West Virginia June 29. Anderson, who also serves as executive director of the Biden Administration's Interagency Worki  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, July 6 (TNSres) -- West Virginia University issued the following news on July 5, 2022: More than 50 years after scientists first coined the term "hydrogen economy," the movement to make hydrogen a predominant global fuel source could be gaining traction thanks to research led by one West Virginia University engineer. Xingbo Liu, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, will help develop new, cutting-edge coatings for the blades of turbine  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on July 5, 2022: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $993,265 grant to the city of Carbondale, Illinois, to reconstruct a portion of North McRoy Drive to support businesses in the Bicentennial Industrial Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal Communities Commitment. This gr  more

BOCHUM, Germany, July 6 (TNSjou) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: A study shows: the expansion of the natural gas infrastructure jeopardises energy transition. The expansion of natural gas infrastructure jeopardises energy transition, as natural gas is not a bridge technology towards a 100 per cent renewable energy system as defined by the Paris Climate Agreement. This is the result of a study conducted by an interdisciplinary German research team and published in  more