WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and a letter: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) called on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young to provide additional information on the delayed announcement of a new silica standard for miners across America, especially Appalachia. "While we understand that the federal rulemaking proc  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSgov) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should promptly finalize its proposal to strengthen the U.S. Mercury and Air Toxics Standards and include several necessary improvements that will further protect millions of people from some of the most hazardous pollutants in our air, according to comments filed by the Environmental Defense Fund and a coalition of environmental groups. "Strong clean air s  more

BASEL, Switzerland, June 26 -- Energies, an open access journal of technology development, policy and management studies, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 16, No. 13 edition: Articles: * Parametric Study and Optimization of No-Blocking Heliostat Field Layout * Carbon Inequality Embodied in Inter-Provincial Trade of China's Yangtze River Economic Belt * Glycerol as an Anti-Knock Additive and Secondary Fuel as a Substitute for Gasoline-Based Fuels for the IC Eng  more

LONDON, England, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Energy Institute issued the following news release: The Energy Institute (EI) and partners KPMG and Kearney today released the 72nd annual edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy, presenting for the first time full global energy data for 2022. Five key themes emerge from the data: * Post-COVID, transport fuel demand patterns continued to return, but with major variations across geographies and fuel types. China was a major outlier, in particu  more

BASEL, Switzerland, June 27 -- Environmental Science and Pollution Research, a peer-reviewed journal from the European Chemical Society that says it serves the international community in environmental science and related subjects with emphasis on chemical compounds, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 30, No. 30 edition: Review Articles: * Advanced bioremediation by an amalgamation of nanotechnology and modern artificial intelligence for efficient restorat  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: At an event today at the newly-opened Thrive Apartments in Denver's Sun Valley neighborhood, Kelly Watkins of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 office joined Denver Mayor Michael Hancock; Denver Housing Authority CEO David Nisivoccia; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Regional Administrator, Erik Amundson; Denver City Council President,  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Research and Biotechnology issued the following testimony by Moses T. Kairo, professor and dean for the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, involving a hearing on June 14, 2023, entitled "A Review of Title VII: University Perspectives on Research and Extension Programs": * * * Chairman Baird, Ranking Member Spanberger, and members of the Committee, on behalf of Dr. Pa  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia issued the following written testimony by Geoffrey R. Pyatt, assistant secretary of State for energy resources, involving a hearing on June 14, 2023, entitled "Assessing U.S. Efforts to Counter China's Coercive Belt and Road Diplomacy": * * * Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Meeks, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the Administration's efforts to stre  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following written testimony by Helion Energy CEO David Kirtley involving a hearing on June 13, 2023, entitled "From Theory to Reality: The Limitless Potential of Fusion Energy": * * * I. Introduction Mister Chairman, Mister Ranking Member, Honorable Members of the Subcommittee: My name is Dr. David Kirtley, and I am a Co-Founder and the CEO of Helion Energy. I want to thank the Energy Subcommitte  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned an op-ed in the American Press highlighting the need for Louisiana to secure the ability Class VI primacy--state-led enforcement for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide. He reiterated his support for Louisiana to take on this authority as he believes capturing and storing carbon is the next phase of job creation and economic development in  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, June 26 -- Internet of Things Journal, a peer-reviewed journal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers that says it features enabling technologies, communication and networking protocols, published research articles on the following topics in its July 1, 2023 edition: * Advances in IoT Security: Vulnerabilities, Enabled Criminal Services, Attacks, and Countermeasures * Device-Edge Collaborative Differentiated Data Caching Strategy Toward AIoT * Edge   more

LONDON, England, June 26 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry A, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to energy storage and conversion, sustainability or living, published research articles on the following topics in its June 28, 2023 edition: Review Articles: * Versatile carbon superstructures for energy storage * Advances in harvesting water and energy from ubiquitous atmospheric moisture * Covalent organic framew  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSgov) -- The American Lung Association issued the following news release: Last week, the American Lung Association joined 14 national health, medical and nursing organizations in submitting comments to urge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen and then finalize its proposal for tighter limits on emissions of mercury and other air toxics from power plants. The Lung Association also delivered comments from 700 members of the public - including almost 200  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 25, 2023, and a letter: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) wrote a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, urging for additional information on the delayed announcement of a new silica standard for miners across America, especially Appalachia. "While we understand th  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: It's like they want to lose. New York City Democrats are looking at instituting mandates on coal, wood-fired pizza ovens in the name of "environmentalism." This new mandate would cost the restaurants $20,000 in new appliances and even more in upkeep. Democrats have already banned gas stoves in the Empire State, and now they're even feeling heat in their own primaries for being too radical. "Ext  more