CARDIFF, Wales, Sept. 3 -- Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, a journal that says it features information on fuels and energy from the Society of Chemical Industry, published research articles on the following topics in its September/October 2022 edition: Challenges to Industry: * Hydrotreated vegetable oil production from palm oil mill effluents: Status, opportunities and challenges Short Communications: * Potassium in silicon-rich biomass wastes: A perspective of slow-release potassi  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 3 (TNSfund) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian joined officials from the Allegheny Conference and other regional partners in a videoconference with U.S. President Joseph R. Biden for a Sept. 2 announcement that Southwestern Pennsylvania is one of 21 regions awarded a Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant. The region was awarded a $62.7 million grant over four years. As a global leade  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: President Biden will announce the 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the most impactful regional economic development competition in decades. Funded by President Biden's American Rescue Plan and administered by the Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Regional Challenge provides each award  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2022: The Department of the Interior today announced that Illinois has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state. Millions of Americans across the country live within a mile of an orphaned oil and gas well. The state of Illinois has indicated that it wil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2022: The Department of the Interior today announced that Arizona has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state. The state of Arizona has indicated that it will utilize this funding to plug 246 documented wells including 20 near drinking water wells that  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2022: The Department of the Interior today announced that Kentucky has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state. The state of Kentucky has indicated that it will utilize this funding to plug between 1,000 and 1,200 documented orphaned wells, includin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2022: The Department of the Interior today announced that Louisiana has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state. The state of Louisiana has indicated that it will utilize this funding to plug between 250 - 900 documented wells known to be near low-inc  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP), and a regional coalition of partners announced that they secured a $52.2 million advanced mobility grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC). The DRP-led coalition was selected out of 60 finalists nationwide and won one of the largest grants out of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2022: The Department of the Interior today announced that Michigan has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state. The state of Michigan has indicated that it will utilize this funding to plug around 447 documented wells with a priority on addressing wel  more

NANAIMO, British Columbia, Sept. 3 (TNSeco) -- Vancouver Island University issued the following news: * * * More students who study at Vancouver Island University's (VIU) Nanaimo campus will be able to live where they learn with the addition of 266 new student housing beds and a new dining hall. * * * "Post-secondary students need access to affordable housing to complete their studies, remove barriers to education and lay the foundation for their future - making them future-ready for the job  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2022: The Department of the Interior today announced that Ohio has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state. The state of Ohio has indicated that it will utilize this funding to plug between 170 and 320 documented wells, including many located in the Ap  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2022: The Department of the Interior today announced that Oklahoma has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state. The state of Oklahoma has indicated that it will utilize this funding to plug 1,196 documented orphaned wells with priority given to wells   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 2, 2022: Governor Tom Wolf today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) has named the Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative as one of 21 American Rescue Plan Build Back Better Regional Challenge winners. EDA is awarding approximately $62.7 million in grants to the Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collabor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 2, 2022, on American Rescue Plan investments: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all for your patience. Secretary Raimondo, thank you. Before we begin, I'd like to speak very briefly about today's jobs report that was just been issued. We received more good news. In August, the economy created 315,000 new jobs. The great American jobs machine continues its comeback. American workers are back to work, earning mo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSawa) -- The White House issued the following news release: President Biden will announce the 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the most impactful regional economic development competition in decades. Funded by President Biden's American Rescue Plan and administered by the U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Regional Challenge provides each award winner funding to rebuild regional economies, promote in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: President Biden will announce the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition as one of 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the most impactful regional economic development competition in decades. Funded by President Biden's American Rescue Plan and administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Regional Challenge is awardi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: The New Hampshire delegation applauded the EDA's announcement that the agency named the BioFabrication Cluster as one of 21 American Rescue Plan Build Back Better Regional Challenge winners. EDA is awarding approximately $44 million in grants to the BioFabrication Cluster, led by the City of Manchester, to establish a biofabrication cluster in Southern New Hampshire. Shaheen, Hassan, K  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing that the Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative is receiving $62.7 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) as one of 21 winners of the American Rescue Plan's Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The funding will be used to strengthen and expand the Collaborative's trailblazing work in Southwest  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced $62.8 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to the Appalachian Climate Technology (ACT Now) Coalition, led by the Coalfield Development Corporation. This investment will support job and economic growth in 21 counties across southern West Virginia that have been impacted by the downturn in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Economic Development Administration (EDA), along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), applauded the EDA's announcement that the agency named the BioFabrication Cluster as one of 21 American Rescue Plan Build Back Better Regional Challe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2022: The Department of the Interior today announced that Texas has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state. The state of Texas has indicated that it will utilize this funding to plug 800 documented wells, which were selected based on their higher ris  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 3 (TNSpar) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: Thousands of acres of abandoned mining land in West Virginia will get new uses out of part of a large-scale development project Coalfield Development Corporation is leading with support from West Virginia University. The project is among those to receive funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration as part of the "Build Back Better Regional Challenge Grant." The objective of the com  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Sept. 3 (TNSgov) -- The Western Environmental Law Center posted the following news release and Sept. 1, 2022, letter: Environmental and community groups sent letters to President Biden and Congressional leaders in the aftermath of the Inflation Reduction Act becoming U.S. law. The letter to President Biden urges him to use the regulatory tools at his disposal to center public lands and waters as the cornerstone of long-term ecological and community resilience in the face of a ch  more