GOLDEN, Colorado, April 25 (TNSres) -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news: * * * Students from across campus presented research projects at two-day event April 18-19 * * * Colorado School of Mines students from across departments and majors shared the projects they've been working on at the annual Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium, a two-day event that showcases some of the best work being done at Mines. "Undergraduate Research Symposium is an event that celebrates and  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the U.S.-North Korea relations (No. IF10246) on April 24, 2023. The white paper was written by Asian affairs specialists Mark E. Manyin and Emma Chanlett-Avery, nonproliferation specialist Mary Beth D. Nikitin and foreign policy legislation specialist Dianne E. Rennack. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-North Korea Relations North Korea's advances in nuclear weapons and missile capabilities s  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: At a recent hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator John Hoeven pressed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the need for greater U.S. domestic oil and gas production to bring down prices for American consumers, while stressing the importance of increasing the nation's refining capacity. In contrast: * U.S. oil refining capacity declined from 19 million   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today issued a notice of intent (NOI) to fund a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program that will focus on developing advanced concepts to lower the costs of producing rare earth elements and critical minerals and materials from domestic coal-based resources. Rare earth elemen  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 25 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: On the same day President Biden signed an executive order expanding and deepening his administration's commitment to pursuing environmental justice through a whole-of-government approach, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission stating the Mountain Valley Pipeline would improve energy reliability security, and asking the commission to proceed   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. NOR 42178) entitled "Navajo Transitional Energy Co. LLC - Ex Parte Petition For Emergency Service Order": * * * On April 14, 2023, Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC (NTEC), filed an ex parte application seeking an emergency service order pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Sec. 11123. In addition, or alternatively, NTEC seeks a preliminary injunction pursuant to 49 U.S  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 25 (TNSrpt) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: * * * Economic development practitioners and advocates detail the success of community-led projects leveraging federal funding in Appalachia * * * The Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition released its annual report, "National to Neighborhoods: Catalyzing Opportunities for Coal-Impacted Communities," and hosted a webinar on Friday, April 21. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the coalition last release  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following weekly report on April 24, 2023: * * * In an epic overreach of the administrative state, President Biden recently proposed two changes to vehicle emissions standards, which would immediately require the entire American auto industry to shift its focus to electric vehicle production. His plan is a liberal pipe dream born of the same Green New Deal fantasy that has driven his administration's anti-domestic energy agen  more