WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- ACS Environmental Science and Technology Letters, a peer reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 8, 2022 edition: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: * Advancing Knowledge to Reduce Lead Exposure of Children in Data-Poor Low- and Middle-Income Countries REVIEWS: * Comparison of Ion Selectivity in Electrodialysis and Capacitive Deionization ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS ON THE ATMOSPHERE: * Impacts of Material In  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The American Industrial Hygiene Association issued the following news release: AIHA, the association for scientists and professionals committed to preserving and ensuring occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) in the workplace and community, announced the availability of free resources to support rail operators in reducing health risks associated with work conducted on railroads. OEHS professionals, traditionally known as industrial hygieni  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that low inventories of distillate fuels, which are primarily consumed as diesel fuel and heating oil, will lead to high prices through early 2023. According to EIA's November Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), diesel prices will remain higher than $5 per gallon the remainder of the year, and bills for homes that use h  more

LENEXA, Kansas, Nov. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement under the Agency's Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) program with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. at the company's retired Tecumseh Energy Center coal-fired power plant in Tecumseh, Kansas. In the settlement, Evergy will take certain actions to address potential groundwater contamination from a CCR impoundment at the Tecumseh site, unde  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The European Commission posted the following joint statement with the U.S. on Nov. 7, 2022, after a meeting of the European Union-U.S. Task Force on Energy Security: * * * On 3 November 2022, the EU-US Task Force on Energy Security met in Washington to discuss implementation of the 25 March Joint Statement by Presidents von der Leyen and Biden, which aims to help diversify the EU's natural gas supplies and reduce natural gas demand and consumption. The Task Force builds o  more

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2022: The U.S. Department of the Treasury, together with the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, joined President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa at COP27 to announce the endorsement of the South Africa Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Investment Plan. One year ago at COP26, the International Partners Group, comprised of the United Kingdom, United States,   more

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt, Nov. 9 (TNStalk) -- The Center for International Environmental Law posted the following news release: The UN High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (HLEG) published its long-awaited recommendations "to prevent net zero from being undermined by false claims, ambiguity, and 'greenwash.'" The recommendations, which set out standards to guide credible net zero pledges and transition plans, were released during a panel chaired by t  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 9 (TNSgov) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2022: * * * Guardians and allies protest in response to Bureau of Land Management proposed fracking auction of 260,000 + acres in New Mexico, Wyoming, and Kansas * * * Adding to growing calls for President Biden to follow through on his promise to stop fossil fuel leasing on public lands, groups today delivered more protests in response to the Bureau of Land Management's latest proposal   more