WASHINGTON, July 21 -- ACS Environmental Au, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features environmental science and technology, published research articles on the following topics in its July 20, 2022 edition: Perspectives: * Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes for Controlling Airborne Viruses: Present Status, Standardization of Aerosol Filtration Tests, and Future Development Articles: * Source Apportionment of Speciated Mercury in Chinese Rice Grain Usin  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 21 (TNSres) -- Alliant Energy issued the following news release: Alliant Energy releases its 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report (CRR), which includes the company's Climate Report and outlines its commitment to biodiversity. The CRR also highlights the company's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programs, which connect to Alliant Energy's purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities. "Responsibility to our customers and the communities we serve i  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSpol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: President Biden announced a series of executive actions targeting the climate crisis today, and while he described the crisis as "an emergency," he stopped short of the national climate emergency declaration called for by the Center for Biological Diversity and more than 1,200 other groups. Visiting a shuttered coal plant that's now part of an offshore wind project in Somerse  more

SOMERSET, Massachusetts, July 21 (TNStalk) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following statement on July 20, 2022: * * * Ceres CEO and President Mindy Lubber joined President Biden, members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation, and other business and climate leaders at the site of a former coal plant f  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, July 21 (TNSjou) -- Clark University issued the following news: * * * Professor Karen Frey's research method inspires Abby Beilman '23 * * * By Melissa Hanson When Abby Beilman '23 took geography professor Karen Frey's Arctic and the Anthropocene course as a sophomore, they discovered parallels between Frey's research and their interests. Now, Beilman is spending the summer and fall sampling water from tributaries of the Blackstone River, mirroring a method Frey us  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSreact) (TNScapv) -- The Climate Justice Alliance issued the following news release and joint letter with 1,140 organizations: Current legislative efforts to pass sweeping climate policy are dwindling. With rumors circulating that Biden is considering declaring a climate emergency, we call again on the President to immediately declare a climate emergency and invest in safe, clean, and local Just Transitions to wind, solar and other community developed renewables. Declari  more

BASEL, Switzerland, July 21 -- Ecotoxicology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features effects of toxic chemicals on populations, communities, freshwater and marine ecosystems, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2022 edition: Original Papers: * Effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of atrazine and glyphosate herbicides, isolated and in mixture, on two generation of the freshwater microcrustacean Daphnia magna * Water quality criteria for lanth  more

SOMERSET, Massachusetts, July 21 (TNSreact) -- Environment America issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: President Joe Biden took his campaign to slow down climate change and speed up our transition to clean energy to the site of the former Brayton Point coal-fired power plant on Wednesday. Brayton Point is now becoming a hub for the development and production of offshore wind technology. During the visit, he announced a new program to develop offshore wind power in the Gulf of Me  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news release: Greenhouse gases are driving profound changes to the Earth's climate, contributing to record-breaking heat waves and droughts, millions of acres of wildfires, and widespread flooding from sea-level rise, among many other problems. In the face of this crisis, some industry advocates have tried to position natural gas as a "bridge fuel" to a green future. Production of both natural gas and oil   more

MILTON, England, July 21 -- Ergonomics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it seeks to understand and improve human interactions with products, equipment, environments and systems, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 65, No. 8 edition: Articles: * Application of MAPO (movement and assistance of hospitalized patients) method in hospitals and nursing homes: 20 years of experience and evolution - part 1 * The influence of brightness combinations and background colour   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSreact) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: In response to President Biden's climate speech in Massachusetts, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and LCV's state affiliate in Massachusetts, the Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM), issued the following statements: "With our children's future hanging in the balance, we are counting on President Biden and his administration to use every ounce of their authority to act on clima  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 21 -- The Minerals Council South Africa issued the following news release: South Africa achieved a record six months without a mining fatality caused by a fall-of-ground (FOG) in gold and platinum mines, says the Minerals Council South Africa. Building on the record performance in the first three months of 2022 when a single person was killed in a fall of ground incident in the coal sector, the leadership initiatives and the implementation of strategies, leadin  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news on July 20, 2022: Addressing the nation's mechanical engineers at the Power 2022 Conference, NETL Director Brian Anderson, Ph.D., emphasized the importance of developing a diverse portfolio of technologies and an integrated approach to meet the Biden Administration's timeline for decarbonization and accelerate the nation's transition to a clean energy future. "En  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSreact) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: * * * Oil Change International response: Biden's announcements fall short of what's needed -- a declaration of climate emergency * * * U.S. President Joe Biden gave a speech on climate change in Massachusetts, at the site of the shuttered Brayton Point coal-fired power plant. President Biden announced a small number of executive actions to combat climate change, including support f  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 21 -- Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Governor Tom Wolf today announced the investment of $269 million for 11 drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and non-point source projects across 10 counties through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST). "The concerted effort to improve our nation's infrastructure puts into focus the importance of investing in the many facets of our infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Rep. Mike Gallagher joined Shannon Bream on Fox News yesterday to discuss President Biden's disastrous energy policy. Read highlights from the conversation below: On the Biden-made energy crisis: "The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a short-term sugar high at best. It's also a serious question as to whether this was the intended purpose...As for the bragging over this temporary decreas  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined his colleagues Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) led by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in a letter to President Biden urging the President to declare a climate emergency to unlock broad and  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: During his remarks on the Senate Floor this afternoon, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. warned that the Biden Administration's radical energy policies are steering Kansas families towards blackouts. While you may click HERE or on the image below to watch Senator Marshall's full speech, he said in part, "The shocking new inflation numbers show Americans are already paying 42% more for ener  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release and letter on July 20, 2022: As California continues to face longer, more intense wildfire seasons, an escalating drought, toxic air pollution, and extreme heat waves, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and a group of their colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging him to declare a climate emergency to unlock the powers of the Na  more

SOMERSET, Massachusetts, July 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: With New England in the grips of a sizzling heat wave, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today joined President Joe Biden at the site of the former Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, Massachusetts as the President began to outline a new path forward to fight climate change. "As Rhode Island's Attorney General, I was critical of the coal-fired power plant a  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to declare a climate emergency and unlock broad and crucial powers of the National Emergency Act (N  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,196,939 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the Black Lung and Coal Miner Clinics Program in West Virginia. The funding will be available through the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Reso  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 20, 2022: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) today led Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) in a letter to President Biden urging the President to declare a climate emergency to unlock broad and crucial powers of the National Emer  more

SOMERSET, Massachusetts, July 21 (TNSreact) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: President Biden is speaking at the retired Brayton Point coal plant on the ongoing climate crisis and new efforts he's taking to address it. This speech comes days after Senator Joe Manchin blocked the president from being able to implement his agenda to reduce costs for consumers, address the climate crisis, protect communities, and create jobs. Among the expected actions, President Biden will an  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSreact) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Today the Biden administration announced new measures aimed at fighting climate change, including efforts to boost offshore wind production and initiatives that will help communities cope with extreme heat -- one of the many consequences of the climate crisis already impacting the South and the nation. The action comes as climate legislation talks have stalled in Congress,  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNStalk) -- The Sunrise Movement issued the following statement on July 20, 2022: * * * Following President Joe Biden's press conference on climate in Somerset, MA, Sunrise Movement Executive Director, Varshini Prakash, released the following statement. "It's good to see the Biden administration taking these executive actions. They are absolutely necessary and will make real impacts in people's lives. Today, Biden said that climate change is an emergency, but we are sick   more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, July 21 (TNSres) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: West Virginia is now on its way toward launching the state's second small satellite. A team from West Virginia University and the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium is poised to turn that achievement into a massive boost for the aerospace industry statewide by taking the first steps toward opening the West Virginia Small Satellite Center of Excellence. The SmallSat Center will work with bu  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 20, 2022: * * * President Biden's Executive Actions on Climate to Address Extreme Heat and Boost Offshore Wind New Actions to Accelerate Clean Energy, Create Jobs, and Lower Costs President Biden will reiterate that climate change is a clear and present danger to the United States. Since Congress is not acting on this emergency, President Biden will. In the coming weeks, President Biden will announce add  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a background news call on July 20, 2022, on President Biden's actions to tackle the climate crisis: * * * MR. HASAN: Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining us today. This is Abdullah from the White House. Today, we'll be holding a background briefing on the actions the President will announce while in Somerset, Massachusetts, to tackle the climate crisis and seize the opportunity of a clean energy future. As a reminder, the   more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, July 21 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news gaggle on July 20, 2022, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy while en route to Somerset, Massachusetts: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everyone. It's is a short flight, so I'm going to be really quick at the top here. Today, the President is headed to Somerset, Massachusetts, to reiterate that climate change is an emergency. He will make clear that since Congr  more