WORCESTER, Massachusetts, April 6 (TNSrpt) -- Clark University issued the following news: * * * 'Huge new land use' by wind and solar power has geopolitical consequences * * * As Maddy Kroot drove through small towns on her way to hike in the White Mountains of New Hampshire around 2016, the bright-orange signs dotting the landscape stood out amid the pine trees and snow: "Stop Northern Pass." The undergraduate student in geography at Dartmouth College was intrigued: What was the story behin  more

MUMBAI, India, April 5 (TNSres) -- CRISIL, an S&P Global company, issued the following news release: * * * Around 10-15% of universe to trail pre-Covid level though revenue will be above that mark * * * Inability to pass on the high commodity prices fully will ensure the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) margin of as much as 10-15% of India's micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) universe by value remains below the pre-pandemic (fiscal 2020) level even  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed scientific journal from the American Chemical Society that says it publishes research in the intersection of chemistry and chemical engineering and non-nuclear energy and fuels, published research articles on the following topics in its April 6, 2023 edition: Reviews: * A Comprehensive Review on Screening, Application, and Perspectives of Surfactant-Based Chemical-Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods in Unconventional Oil Reservoirs * Researc  more

LONDON, England, April 7 -- Energy Science and Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society of Chemical Industry that says it features energy and supply and use, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2023 edition: MODELLING AND ANALYSIS: * Fault diagnosis analysis of combined cycle based on the structural theory of thermo-economics ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Detecting bearing failures in wind energy parks: A main bearing early damage detection method using SCA  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: * * * Proposed technology standards would reduce hazardous air pollutants from coal-fired power plants, protecting public health and advancing environmental justice * * * The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to strengthen and update the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for coal-fired power plants, achieving important hazardous air pollutant emissions reductio  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, this week reintroduced the Coal Council Certainty Act to restore the mission of the National Coal Council (NCC), a federal advisory committee that previously provided advice, recommendations and insights to the Department of Energy (DOE) on issues related to the coal industry. The NCC was origina  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed revision of the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS) rule that imposes costly and duplicative Obama-era regulations targeting coal-fired electric power plants. When first advanced in 2012, this rule contributed to the closure of numerous power plants, b  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) recently sat down with the Washington Post to discuss the reintroduction of his bipartisan Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA). During the interview, Senator Heinrich emphasized the need to ensure that even lesser-known and "uncharismatic" species are protected as climate change and habitat loss push them towards extinction, threatening the e  more

NEW YORK, April 7 -- The Journal of Energy Resources Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers that says it emphasizes the extraction and conversion of chemical and thermal to electrical or mechanical forms of energy, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 145, No. 9 edition: Research Papers: * Prediction of Waste Chicken Fat Biodiesel Blends as the Potential Substitute for the Diesel Engine With Oxygenated Additives * Feas  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNStalk) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement on April 5, 2023: * * * In response to the EPA's proposed rule to slightly tighten standards for mercury and other air toxics pollution from power plants, the League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement from Senior Director of Government Affairs Matthew Davis: "Families want to protect their kids from pollution that harms their developing brains. The Biden-Harris administration's  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNStalk) -- The American Lung Association issued the following statement on April 5, 2023: * * * Urges EPA to Further Cut Toxic Emissions * * * In response to Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review, Harold Wimmer, National President and CEO of the American Lung Association, issued the following s  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: A land-use effort between NETL and the City of Morgantown will offer hikers and bikers a greenway connection to the Mon River Rail-Trail System using NETL property along West Run. In a new agreement, NETL will allow development of a new access trail on U.S. government land just outside the NETL fence line to connect the city's Morgan Drive to the rail-trail alon  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced $5.8 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Utah. Millions of Americans nationwide live less than a mile  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement after President Biden vetoed her Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval that overturns the administration's overreaching Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The Congressional Review Act resolution of d  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on April 6, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement after President Biden vetoed her Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval that overturns the administration's overreaching Waters of the  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: The Sierra Club applauds New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and the trustees of the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) for today's announcement that the board has approved an implementation plan to reach their goal of net-zero emissions in their investment portfolio by 2040. The Net Zero Implementation Plan includes four strategies that the pension fund will employ to achieve  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: Today the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance that provides detailed information about the bonus under the Inflation Reduction Act for clean energy projects and facilities located in communities that have driven and historically been at the forefront of energy production. Developers can receive a bonus of up to 10 percentage points on   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news on April 4, 2023: Being a kid isn't as simple as it used to be. In the last 30 years, children's lives and activities have become so much more monitored, structured and confined than they were a generation ago, you couldn't be blamed for thinking childhood is becoming as regimented as a prison term. Brooke Dinsmore, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology in the University of Virginia's Graduate  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, April 6 (TNSper) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech mining engineering literally opened up the world to Aaron Noble. He still remembers stepping onto an airplane for the first time as a junior on his way to Alaska for an internship. As the newly appointed head of the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Noble said he wants to ensure more students have the kinds of opportunities that changed the trajectory of his own life. And he wants to g  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 6 (TNSfund) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: West Virginia University researchers will continue to develop and advance their pioneering method to extract and separate rare earth elements and critical minerals from acid mine drainage and coal waste, courtesy of $8 million in new funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. The grant, part of President Joe Biden's Investing in America agenda, will lead to the design, construction and operatio  more