WASHINGTON, March 6 -- ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, a journal that says it features challenges of sustainability in the chemical enterprise and advance principles of green chemistry and green engineering from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its March 6, 2023 edition: Perspectives: * Polysulfides as Sorbents in Support of Sustainable Recycling Articles: * Hydrophobic Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Surface Modification-Induced Uni  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) and U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) introduced the Transparency, Accountability, Permitting and Production of (TAPP) American Resources Act. "We've spent the past few years listening to Americans from coast  more

NEW YORK, March 7 (TNStalk) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on March 6, 2023: * * * Aluminum's Amazon Footprint By Jim Wormington, Senior Researcher and Advocate Ford's F-150 Lightning, the electric version of America's best-selling vehicle, is produced with aluminum linked to deforestation and environmental harms in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, according to reporting from Bloomberg released last week. The Bloomberg story describes the effects on communities' land and w  more

LONDON, England, March 7 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways: The proposed new lignite-fired plant, Gacko II, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, would become a stranded asset under several scenarios and even with generous assumptions that favour lignite generation Investing in onshore wind and utility-scale solar PV would offer safer and improving returns, quicker construction and cleaner power  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and John Fetterman (D-PA) in urging the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the adequacy of black lung benefits to meet the income and health care needs of disabled miners and their families. In a letter to Comptroller General of the Unite  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) led a group of seven Senators in urging Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to conduct a study to evaluate the adequacy of current black lung benefits in meeting income and healthcare needs of disabled miners and their families. The study is critical to informing policy aimed at supporting coal miners and their families in Wes  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 7 -- The Ports of Indiana issued the following news release: Ports of Indiana handled 11.9 million tons of cargo in 2022, resulting in a 6% increase from 2021 and 42% more than 2020. The year-end totals were announced at the Ports of Indiana's regularly scheduled first quarter Commission Meeting held Thursday in Jeffersonville. The Commission also approved more than $20 million in expansion and maintenance projects. During 2022, the Burns Harbor and Jeffersonville p  more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 7 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release on March 6, 2023: A study by the Government Accountability Office looking at the adequacy of current black lung benefits for miners and their families requested by U.S. senators should bolster ongoing efforts to improve those benefits. "Miners disabled by black lung and their families deserve more than what they are currently receiving -- $738 per month even for those with total disability," said Ap  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (MN-08), joined House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), and U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) to introduce the Transparency, Accountability, Permitting and Production of (TAPP) American Resources Act. The TAPP American Resources Act also contains the Permitting for Mining Needs (PERMIT-MN) Act,  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 7 -- The Virginia State Corporation Commission issued the following news release: The State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved a revised fuel rate for customers of Appalachian Power Company (APCo) that includes a mitigation proposal that would spread the recovery of its $361,411,867 deferred fuel balance over two years. The fuel rate increase has been in effect on an interim basis, subject to further modification, since November 1, 2022, and no additional changes we  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), joined by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and John Fetterman (D-PA), urged the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the adequacy of black lung benefits to meet the income and health care needs of disabled miners and their families. In a letter to Comptroller General of the U  more