BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 27 -- Atmospheres, an international open access journal of scientific studies related to the atmosphere, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 2023 edition: Articles: * Particle Size Matters: Distribution, Source, and Seasonality Characteristics of Airborne and Pathogenic Bacteria in Wastewater Treatment Plants * Characteristic Features of the Antarctic Surface Air Temperature with Different Reanalyses and In Situ Observations and T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper on the recent appellate decisions of interest to lawmakers, Feb. 13-20, 2023 (No. LSB10921) on Feb. 14, 2023, by legislative attorneys Michael D. Contino and Andreas Kuersten: * * * Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (Feb. 13, 2023-Feb. 20, 2023) The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43429) on Feb. 24, 2023, entitled "Federal Lands and Related Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 118th Congress." The report was written by natural resources policy specialists Katie Hoover, Laura B. Comay, Mariel J. Murray and Carol Hardy Vincent; natural resources policy analysts Mark K. DeSantis, Christopher R. Field, Caitlin Keating-Bitonti, Eva Lipiec and Anne A. Riddle; energy policy a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43429) on Feb. 24, 2023, entitled "Federal Lands and Related Resources - Overview and Selected Issues for the 118th Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Climate Policy and Federal Land Management Scientific evidence shows that the United States' climate has been changing in recent decades./54 This poses several interrelated and complex issues for the management of federal lands and their res  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Feb. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2023 entitled "Indian States' Electricity Transition." The report was written by Saloni Sachdeva Michael, Aditya Lolla and Vibhuti Garg. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Acknowledgement ... 2 Key Findings ... 4 Executive Summary ... 5 Introduction ... 8 Methodology ... 11 Dimension-1: Decarbonisation ... 15 Dimension-2: Performance of the Power System   more

LONDON, England, Feb. 27 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry A, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to energy storage and conversion, sustainability or living, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 28, 2023 edition: Review Articles: * Cyano-capped molecules: versatile organic materials * Tellurium/polymers for flexible thermoelectrics: status and challenges * Low-cobalt active cathode mat  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 27 -- Nanomaterials, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it features research relevant to any field of study that involves nanomaterials, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 13, No. 5 edition: Articles: * A Low-Cost and Lithium-Free Hole Transport Layer for Efficient and Stable Normal Perovskite Solar Cells * Boosting the Initial Coulomb Efficiency of Sisal Fiber-Derived Carbon Anode for Sodium Ion Batteries by Microstructure Con  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 27 -- Sustainable Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it features the development of sustainable energy technologies, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 21, 2023 edition: Perspective: * What is necessary to fill the technological gap to design sustainable dye-sensitized solar cells? Papers: * Continuous flow hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-dimethylfuran over alumina-sup  more