WASHINGTON, May 16 -- ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its May 16, 2023 edition: Reviews: * Early Detection of Coal Spontaneous Combustion by Complex Acoustic Waves in a Concealed Fire Source * Single Inhibitors versus Dual Inhibitors: Role of HDAC in Cancer Articles: * Microscopic Analysis of the Mechanical Stability of   more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 17 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: At the White House today, the Biden administration announced the single largest investment in rural electrification since the 1936 Rural Electrification Act -- $11 billion in grant and loan opportunities to help rural communities access clean, reliable, affordable electricity. Representatives from placed-based organizations in the Rural Power Coalition, who advocated for the passage o  more

BERKELEY, California, May 17 (TNSres) -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Bonds in employer-offered 401(k)s directly provide cash to fossil fuel projects adding risk to portfolios * * * As You Sow's Invest Your Values program released a new tool for analyzing retirement plan exposure to fossil fuel bond holdings, with an accompanying analysis. The tool covers 43 U.S. retirement plans, and found an average fossil fuel bond exposure of 0.5%; with $9.3 trillion inv  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on the president's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) released the following statement in re  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 15, 2023: * * * Experts React: EPA Greenhouse Gas Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants By Cy McGeady, John Larsen, Kyle Danish, and Mathias Zacarias On May 11, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed new rules regulating carbon emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants under the authority of the Clean Air Act. This comes as part of   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology - Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released an updated version of its Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) commodity flow dataset, which provides estimates for tonnage, value, and ton-miles by origin-destination pair of FAF regions, commodity type, and mode for: * Base ye  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNStalk) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following statement on May 16, 2023: * * * The White House and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced nearly $11 billion in new funding for clean energy projects in rural America, the single largest investment in rural energy infrastructure since the 1930s. The announcement provides funding opportunities through two new programs made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) - $9.7 billion in New ERA Progra  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSgov) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release and letter on May 16, 2023: * * * Urge Biden to Oppose Global LNG Expansion * * * Ahead of the G7 summit, climate and environmental organizations gathered at the Japanese embassy to pressure officials to stop the G7 push to finance Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) expansion. Using its G7 Presidency, Japan is leveraging this opportunity to promote the continued use of fossil fuels and derail the transition to cle  more

NEW YORK, May 17 (TNStalk) -- The United Nations issued the following text of a video message on May 16, 2023, by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the 7th Austrian World Summit in Vienna: * * * I thank the Austrian Government and Arnold Schwarzenegger for this opportunity. The climate crisis can feel overwhelming. Disasters and dangers are already mounting, with the poor and marginalized suffering the most, as we hurtle towards the hell of 2.8 C of global heating by the end of the century  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, introduced two pieces of legislation to substantively reform the nation's broken permitting and environmental review processes. Since introduction,   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 16, 2023: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Strategies to Train and Connect American Workers to Jobs Created by the President's Investing in America Agenda The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new efforts to ensure all Americans can access the good jobs created by the President's Investing in America agenda, including the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 15, 2023: * * * President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Delivering for Indian Country As of May 2023 The Biden-Harris Administration has hit the ground running to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and it is already delivering results for Indian Country. To date, more than $4.4 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to Tribal communities.   more