ELIZABETH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Pittsburgh District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District awards a nearly $30 million contract to remove the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. The district awarded the dam removal contract to the Joseph B. Fay Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The work is part of the Lower Monongahela River project, which includes the construction of the larger   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: An NETL and University of Pittsburgh research team demonstrated how the use of plasmonic nanomaterials (pNPs) and porous polymer composite coating in optical fiber sensing technologies can detect energy-relevant gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4). The technology can help ensure safer, quicker, and more secure underground storage and p  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 4, 2023, celebrating Labor Day and honoring America's workers and unions at Sheet Metal Workers' Local 19: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Philadelphia! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Whoa! Thank you, thank you, thank you tha  more