ROLLA, Missouri, Aug. 30 (TNSper) -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: By Nancy Bowles Dr. Catherine Johnson, associate professor of mining and explosives engineering at Missouri S&T, has been named the Robert H. Quenon Associate Professor of Mining Engineering. She will begin serving in this role Thursday, Sept. 1. "I am honored to receive this title and to be recognized for my work in the field of mining engineering" says Johnson. "Being a leader in th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSgov) -- The National Parks Conservation Association posted the following news release o Aug. 29, 2022: Following a lawsuit from a coalition of environmental organizations in April, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued notices last week to fifteen states that failed to submit plans to reduce regional haze pollution required by the Clean Air Act. Regional Haze plans should require pollution reductions from large industrial sources like coal plants, oil refineri  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release and letter: Last week, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) sent a letter to President Biden's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to support the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) in Superior. Last month, the EPA said a Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the proposed NTEC failed to properly account for the project's impact on climate change and emissions. However,  more

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, Louisiana, Aug. 30 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Healthy Gulf and Sierra Club filed a petition to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR) to require a Coastal Use Permit for the fracked gas export terminal Plaquemines LNG that is under construction in Southern Louisiana. The organizations detail many issues with the plant, including the negative impacts that it will have on Black and I  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: Following a lawsuit from a coalition of environmental organizations in April, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued notices last week to fifteen states that failed to submit plans to reduce regional haze pollution required by the Clean Air Act. Regional Haze plans should require pollution reductions from large industrial sources like coal plants, oil refineries, and gas facilities that contribute to ha  more

PARIS, France, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2022: Major economies sharply increased support for the production and consumption of coal, oil and natural gas, with many countries struggling to balance longstanding pledges to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies with efforts to protect households from surging energy prices, according to analysis released today by the Organisation for Economic Co-  more

PARIS, France, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2022: Major economies sharply increased support for the production and consumption of coal, oil and natural gas, with many countries struggling to balance longstanding pledges to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies with efforts to protect households from surging energy prices, according to analysis released today by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development a  more

ORONO, Maine, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Investigating a possible method for eliminating the toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, is the objective of a new National Science Foundation-funded study led by Onur Apul from the University of Maine. NSF awarded $250,000 for Apul, an assistant professor of environmental engineering, to research how to remove PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals", from spent granular activated carbo  more

HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 30 (TNSjou) -- Zhejiang University issued the following news: The research team led by Prof. XIAO Feng-Shou and Dr. WANG Liang from the Zhejiang University College of Chemical and Biological Engineering in collaboration with Prof. ZHENG Anmin's team from Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a novel catalytic system that can lead to a remarkable increase in the efficiency of coal-to-olefins. This study has important implications for the development of low-temperature effic  more