ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 21 (TNSgov) -- The American Chemistry Council issued the following news release: A new project from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) should excite anyone who wants to see our country be more competitive, strengthen supply chains, and accelerate product and technology innovation to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The project renews hope for significant manufacturing growth in the Appalachian region and nationally. ARC's plan is to set up a $5 milli  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 (TNSconf) -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: Guardrails for AI usage; implications of high-court rulings on college admissions and electoral maps; and the effects of climate change, focusing on their impacts on the underserved are chief among legal issues that will be explored at the 2023 American Bar Association Annual Meeting Aug. 3-8 in Denver. Notable speakers at this premier gathering of legal professionals include U.S. Attorney G  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, July 20 (TNStalk)(TNSjou) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following Q&A on July 19, 2023, with associate professor of geology Nick Balascio: * * * Scientists in the Anthropocene Working Group, a committee of the International Commission on Stratigraphy, recently revealed they had chosen Crawford Lake, a small lake in Ontario, as the official marker for a proposed new epoch: the Anthropocene. The sediments at the bottom of the lake provide a detailed record  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Q&A on July 20, 2023: * * * Assessing Special Envoy Kerry's Visit to China By Ilaria Mazzocco Special Climate Envoy John Kerry's visit to Beijing ended on July 19 after three days of talks with Chinese officials. This comes after months of worsening relations between the two countries and no visible progress on climate since China suspended climate talks in retaliation for House Speaker   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Visolis, founded by Deepak Dugar SM '11, MBA '13, PhD '13, is working to decarbonize the production of everything from rubber to jet fuel. * * * Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels is going to require a transformation in the way we make things. That's because the hydrocarbons found in fuels like crude oil, natural gas, and coal are also in everyday items like pla  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action to further implement the commitments that G7 Leaders made on February 24, 2023 and May 19, 2023. The designations announced today by OFAC and the Department of State take measures to inhibit Russia's access to products that support its military and war efforts; reduce Russia's revenue from th  more

BILLINGS, Montana, July 21 (TNSgov) -- The Western Organization of Resource Councils issued the following news release: After more than half a century of waiting, members of the Western Organization of Resource Councils applaud the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for releasing new rules for federal oil and gas wells. The proposed rules will help ensure that federal and tribal wells are plugged and reclaimed in a timely way, and shield taxpayers from footing the cleanup bill. The new standards w  more