BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 6 -- Environments, an open access journal from the Society for Urban Ecology that says it focuses on environmental systems, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2022 edition: Articles: * Three Soil Bacterial Communities from an Archaeological Excavation Site of an Ancient Coal Mine near Bennstedt (Germany) Characterized by 16S r-RNA Sequencing * A Development of a Robust Machine for Removing Irregular Noise with the Intelligent System  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 6 (TNStalk) -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following statement on Sept. 5, 2022: * * * Reacting to news that Liz Truss will be the next prime minister, Dave Timms, head of political affairs at Friends of the Earth, said: "As our new prime minister, Liz Truss will have to get in step with the majority of people who are dreading a devastating winter of soaring fuel and food bills, amid a spiralling cost of living crisis. "This means putting people and the planet f  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: The Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), the Islamic State's (ISIS) affiliate in Afghanistan, has repeatedly attacked Hazaras and other religious minorities at their mosques, schools, and workplaces, Human Rights Watch said today. The Taliban authorities have done little to protect these communities from suicide bombings and other unlawful attacks or to provide necessary medical care and other assistance to victims  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: In 2019, China announced that the feed-in-tariff scheme for offshore wind would end in 2021 and move to an auction. This policy change led to China's 2021 addition of nearly 17 gigawatts (GW) on its own, more than the world had ever added globally in any single year. China is currently home to the world's largest offshore wind industry. From 2010 to 2020, the countr  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 6 -- Minerals, an open access journal that says it covers mineralogy, economic mineral resources, mineral exploration, innovative mining techniques and advances in mineral processing, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2022 edition: Articles: * Re Variation Triggered from the Paleo-Pacific Plate Evolution: Constrains from Mo Polymetallic Deposits in Zhejiang Province, South China Mo Province * Two Periods of Porphyry Cu Mineralizati  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 6 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study from North Carolina State University shows soil temperature can be used to effectively monitor and predict the spread of the corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea), an important pest that ravages corn, cotton, soybeans, peppers, tomatoes and other vegetable crops. The ability to better monitor the pest and make predictions about where it will appear could help farmers control the   more