BASEL, Switzerland, April 4 -- Carbon Letters, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers diamond and graphite through chars, semicokes, mesophase substances, carbon fibers, nanotubes, graphenes, carbon blacks, pyrolytic and glass-like carbons, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2023 edition: Reviews: * Properties, assembly and characterization of carbon nanotubes: their application in water purification, environmental pollution control and biomedicines--a compr  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 4 (TNSgov) -- The Chesapeake Climate Action Network issued the following news release: On March 29, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to uphold the Clean Water Act 401 permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The Court found the DEQ's granting of this critical stream-crossing permit "was neither arbitrary nor capricious." The Clean Water Act 401 permit addresses water crossings in the state of Virginia. This permit would allow for both trenchless and b  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, April 4 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: I&M is taking steps to significantly expand the volume of clean energy powering our customers' homes and businesses. I&M filed plans with state authorities for four solar power plants capable of generating power for more than 200,000 typical homes by mid-2026. In a related significant step, I&M is also seeking new proposals for a combination of additional energy source  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 4 (TNSper) -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: Tim Drea will serve as a Member of the Labor Advisory Board.* Drea has served as President of the Illinois AFL-CIO since December 2019, after 12 years of service as Secretary-Treasurer. Prior, he was UFCW Local 881's Legislative and Political Director for over 11 years. He also worked as a staff analyst for the Illinois Senate Democrats for six years and began his career   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 4 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following electric application on April 3, 2023, involving DTE Electric Corp.: * * * In the matter of the application of DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY for a Financing Order Approving the Securitization of Qualified Costs. APPLICATION FOR FINANCING ORDER DTE Electric Company ("DTE Electric" or "the Company") applies to the Michigan Public Service Commission ("MPSC" or the "Commission") pursuant to the Customer Choice an  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSgov) -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should finally start requiring waste incinerators to report their toxic chemical emissions to the agency's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), according to a rulemaking petition filed today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Energy Justice Network, with backing from more than 300 other en  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary on The Hill: * * * If you build it, they will come. Good luck getting a government permit to build it. That's the hard part. The federal permitting process forces American energy infrastructure to endure a maze of regulations, mountains of paperwork, bureaucratic foot-dragging, and costly studies. That's all before the court battles begin.  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism issued the following written testimony by Geoffrey R. Pyatt, assistant secretary of State for energy resources, involving a hearing on March 8, 2023, entitled "Geopolitical Competition and Energy Security in Central Asia": * * * Chairman Murphy, Ranking Member Young, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the Administration's efforts t  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, April 4 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: Conservation and outdoor recreation organizations welcomed the decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky denying the motion filed by industry and the attorney general of Kentucky to block a rule that restores longstanding federal Clean Water Act protections against pollution and destruction of critical waterways. The attorney   more