NEW DELHI, India, Dec. 24 -- The Confederation of Indian Industry issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: Steel sector being a founding determinant of Indian economy and having a fundamental role to play in realizing the Atmanirbahr Bharat goals, the Government sought to decarbonise the steel industry by encouraging possible use of green hydrogen as a future fuel, while also aiming at enhanced use of renewable energy sources, application of resource-efficient materials, expansion of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: In a victory for coal mining communities and clean water advocates across the country, Congress passed the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines (STREAM) Act as part of the fiscal 2023 omnibus spending bill, ensuring communities can use billions of dollars in new money for abandoned coal mine cleanup to address the ongoing acid mine drainage crisis, as well as mine fires an  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 24 -- Dalton Transactions, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that encompasses the organometallic, bioinorganic and materials chemistry of the elements, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 7, 2023 edition: Communication: * Solvent-free synthesis of FAU zeolite from coal fly ash Papers: * Tinning the carbon: hydrostannanes strike back * Dinuclear mono-bridged or polymeric lanthanide complexes from one ligand: struct  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 24 -- The Maryland Department of the Environment issued the following news release: An enforcement action brought by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has led to a requirement that CSX Transportation fund a community-led energy efficient rehabilitation of a vacant building for use as an environmental education, research, and training center for the Curtis Bay community. Under a settlement to resolve alleged air pollution violations relating to a Decembe  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 24 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: Congress finally passed FY2023 appropriations legislation and secured two major victories for coal-impacted communities. The omnibus appropriations legislation passed today included the STREAM Act and an unprecedented $135 million investment in the AMLER program -- but, the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act was left out despite the urging of advocates from across coal country. Community leaders re  more

NEW DELHI, India, Dec. 24 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release: Carbon reduction from coal power plants is a key challenge and co-firing of low carbon fuel will facilitate the transition towards a low carbon energy economy and subsequent to "Net Zero" emissions. In its efforts to adopt advanced powering technology to decarbonize power generation in India, NTPC Ltd., the country's largest power generating  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congresswoman Leger Fernandez helped pass the fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill to fund the government. The bill includes $23,552,000 in specific Community Project Funding for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District. It also includes numerous other provisions she championed, including an additional $1.45 billion for wildfire relief, to uplift New Mexico communities and stren  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced that they have secured $35,694,377 in direct federal funding for local projects in Western Maryland within the fiscal year 2023 omnibus funding legislation, which they voted to pass yesterday. The projects encompass a wide array of local and regional priorities, ranging from public safety to infrastructure improvements  more