ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, Nov. 18 (TNSgov) -- The Air Movement and Control Association International issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2022: Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International, Inc. announces the approval of California Energy Commission (CEC) regulation for commercial and industrial fans and blowers as part of the state's Title 20 appliance-efficiency regulations. The California Energy Commission (CEC) on Nov. 16 approved a long-in-the-works efficiency reg  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 19 -- The American Journal of Industrial Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features occupational and environmental health and safety, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2022 edition: BRIEF REPORT: * Postexposure progression of pneumoconiosis among former Appalachian coal miners RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Workplace hazards and health among informally employed domestic workers in 14 cities, United States, 2011-2012: Using four  more

DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 19 (TNSsro) -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 22G-0433TO Anytime Towing, Inc. Colorado Public Utilities Commission Predator Recovery, Inc. Sure Shot Recovery, Inc. COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, COMPLAINANT, V. FREDDIE DICKEY AND STEVEN KNOST DOING BUSINESS AS ANYTIME TOWING, INC., PREDATOR RECOVERY, INC., AND SURE SHOT RECOVERY, INC., RESPONDENTS. a.   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL selected six projects last year to receive a total of nearly $1 million to create a sustainable supply chain of critical minerals (CMs), including rare earth elements (REEs), which are crucial to the development of clean energy and national defense technologies. These projects have since made great strides toward their objectives, including drafting a report  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 19 (TNSper) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Emily Sarver, associate professor and graduate program director for the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been named the Stonie Barker Professor of Mining and Minerals Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The Stonie Barker Professorship in mining and minerals engineering was established in 1987 with gifts to the department in honor of  more

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 12 -- Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following news release: As the costs of climate change increase, so does the need for countries to be prepared, which is why Canada is taking action on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction both at home and abroad. Today on Adaptation and Agriculture Day at COP27, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, highlighted Canada's efforts to address the effects of   more

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 19 -- Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following news release: Canada is wrapping up its participation at the Twenty-Seventh United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), more committed than ever to keeping the goal alive of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, supported by Catherine Stewart, Canada's Ambassador for Climate Change, and Steven Ku  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 18 -- Environmental Science and Pollution Research, a peer-reviewed journal from the European Chemical Society that says it serves the international community in environmental science and related subjects with emphasis on chemical compounds, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 29, No. 59 edition: Review Articles: * Steering restoration of coal mining degraded ecosystem to achieve sustainable development goal-13 (climate action): United Nati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Nov. 18, 2022: EPA denied ArcLight Capital's request to continue dumping toxic coal ash waste into unlined storage ponds at the General James M. Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio. EPA's denial was based both on multiple violations of coal ash rules at Gavin and ArcLight's failure to demonstrate that its plan for replacing the unlined ponds was as fast as technically feasible, as required by regulation. ArcLig  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2022: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the latest action to protect communities and hold facilities accountable for controlling and cleaning up the contamination created by decades of coal ash disposal. The agency has issued the first final decision to deny a facility's request to continue disposing of coal combustion residuals (CCR or coal ash) into an unlined surfac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNStalk) -- Greenpeace issued the following statement on Nov. 18, 2022, by Special Projects Manager Rolf Skar: * * * In response to ConsenSys and 18 other firms releasing their Ethereum Climate Platform (ECP), Rolf Skar, Special Projects Manager at Greenpeace USA, said: "The Ethereum Climate Platform (ECP) is another example of crypto platforms taking the initiative to mitigate the climate crisis, leaving Bitcoin falling further behind as the world grapples with the clima  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today, Senator John Hoeven: * Stressed the importance of maintaining reliable baseload power sources, like coal-fired electricity. * Pressed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nominees to work with North Dakota in cracking the code on carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies to help secure coal's future i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2022: Following U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) years long effort, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released updated broadband coverage maps. These pre-production map updates are the direct result of years of Senator Manchin's work urging the FCC to update their incorrect broadband coverage maps that determine how millions of dollars in funding to expand reliable, affordable broa  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL representatives are supporting U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) efforts to gather information about the status of gasification technologies for biomass and solid waste at a special virtual workshop set for 9 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Nov. 30. The Status of Gasification Technology of Biomass and Solid Wastes (Waste Coal, Waste Plastics and MSW) and Path  more

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- The Corporate Accountability posted the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: 18 out of 20 of the sponsors of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) climate talks currently underway in Egypt directly support or partner with the fossil fuel industry, according to an analysis by Corporate European Observatory (CEO) and Corporate Accountability. This analysis comes in the closing days of talks (the 27th Conference of the Partie  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 18 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER), the Wyoming Business Council (WBC) and the Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA) have released a request for expression of interest to solicit input from key stakeholders on direct air capture activities and initiatives in Wyoming. The U.S. Department of Energy's Four Regional Clean Direct Air Capture Hubs program -- part of the Investment in Infrastruc  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, ENR Committee Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent a letter to Senate appropriators calling for $25 million in FY2023 funding for the Carbon Materials Science Initi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: The United States is committed to tackling the climate crisis through the deployment of cost-cutting clean energy technologies at home and abroad. As countries gathered for "Energy Day" at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, the United States continued to demonstrate leadership through both the launch of new initiatives and the expansion  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center issued the following news: As winter weather moves into Oklahoma and people begin to use their furnaces and fireplaces, calls to the Oklahoma Center for Poison and Drug Information about carbon monoxide poisoning will increase. "Heaters, fireplaces and water heaters experience wear and tear, just like every other part of a house," advises Poison Center Assistant Managing Director Kristie Edelen. "Now  more