BASEL, Switzerland, April 10 -- Applied Sciences, open access journal that says it covers all applied natural sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 13, No. 8 edition: Articles: * Understanding Seasonal Indoor Radon Variability from Data Collected with a LoRa-Enabled IoT Edge Device * Energy-Water Management System Based on MPC for a Greenhouse in a Mapuche Indigenous Community * Experimental Study on Maximum Dynamic Shear Modulus of Yangtze River Overcons  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSres) -- Gallup, a research-based and performance-management consulting company, issued the following news: BY JEFFREY M. JONES Americans show significantly less concern about the U.S. energy situation now than they did a year ago, with 34%, down from 44%, describing the situation as "very serious." The 2022 spike came amid sharply rising gas prices and was the highest percentage seeing the situation as very serious since 2011. The record-high 58% viewing the energy sit  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 10 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Environmental Council issued the following fact sheet: * * * The Economic, Fiscal, and Social Impacts of Utility - Owned Coal - Fired Power Plants in Iowa EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Iowa's energy generation system is changing and will continue to impact the economies of communities where coal-fueled power plants are located. Communities that understand and prepare for these changes will position themselves to adapt to the economic impact and strengthen   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan involving a hearing on March 22, 2023, entitled "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget": * * * I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the bold vision laid out in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget request. Before  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Mechanical and aerospace engineering faculty at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have won a pair of research awards totaling $750,000 to collaborate with the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) on research to advance knowledge toward one of the most sought-after goals of plasma physics, plasma fusion energy. This project marks the first experimental collaboration between the university   more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 10 -- Water, a peer-reviewed open access journal on water science and technology, published research articles, including the following topics in its Vol. 15, No. 8 edition: Articles: * Tuning the Optical Properties of ZnO by Co and Gd Doping for Water Pollutant Elimination * Numerical Evaluation of the Hydrothermal Process in a Water-Surrounded Heater of Natural Gas Pressure Reduction Plants * Research on the Capacity of Underground Reservoirs in Coal Mines to Prote  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The White House issued the following news release: From Portland Maine to Portland Oregon, Americans across the country are reading about how investments driven by President Biden's Investing in America agenda are delivering economic opportunity and creating jobs in their communities. Kicking off week two of his Administration's Investing in America Tour, President Biden spoke directly to Minnesotans on the clean manufacturing boom his Investing in America agenda is unl  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following weekly report on April 10, 2023: * * * Wicker Applauds House GOP Energy Bill After more than two years of President Biden's disastrous war on American energy, it is encouraging to see that a far better approach may soon be passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The new Republican majority there is putting forward an alternative that would end the administration's handouts to the climate lobby and replace them  more