HONG KONG, China, Sept. 21 -- Advances in Geo-Energy Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it aims to publish natural geo-energy, such as oil, gas, coal geothermal and gas hydrate, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2023 edition (Vol. 9, No. 2): * Recent advances on fluid flow in porous media using digital core analysis technology * Nanofluid impact on fluid interaction and migration characteristics for enhanced oil recovery in Baikouquan tight glutenite *  more

TAOYUAN CITY, Taiwan, Sept. 21 -- Aerosol and Air Quality Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers aerosol science and technology, atmospheric science and air quality related issues, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 23, Issue 9): * Optical Performance of Sodium Tungsten Bronze Particles in Transparent Matrix: An Ensemble Particle Modeling Study * Harmonization of the Long-term PM2.5 Carbon Data from the CSN Sites in New York S  more

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 21 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published new rules (https://www.sec.gov/sec-enhances-rule-prevent-misleading-or-deceptive-fund-names) to prevent misleading or deceptive use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) terms in mutual fund names. The new rules modernize the Investment Company Act "Names Rule" to ensure that the name of a fund adequately and  more

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following news release: Mongolia's economic recovery continued through this year and gross domestic product (GDP) growth will be maintained in the near term, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It is anticipated to be driven by robust external demand, recovery in exports, and revived domestic demand, though tempered by persistently high inflation, contractionary monetary policy, and tigh  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 21 -- Rice University issued the following news release: European buyers' reluctance to sign long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts risks repeating energy challenges from Europe's previous overreliance on Russian natural gas as well as further burdening consumers who are already paying billions more for energy than necessary, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The report, "Why Is Europe Not Replacing Russian Pipeli  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 21 -- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * * UK's over-delivery on reducing emissions provides space to take a more pragmatic, proportionate, and realistic approach to reaching net zero, while maintaining all our international commitments. * Revised plans will ease the burden on working people, as the Prime Minister forges a credible, transparent path to net zero that maintains public consent. * Ban on the sale o  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following transcript on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * Today, Governor Gavin Newsom addressed the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit hosted by the UN Secretary-General, highlighting California's climate action on the world stage and calling out the oil industry for their continued lies. * * * Below is a transcript of Governor Newsom's full remarks: Thank you, Secretary-General. Thank you all for the privilege of this opportunity.   more

JACKSON, Michigan, Sept. 22 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Consumers Energy today announced a sweeping new proposal to expand access and improve affordability to its renewable energy offerings, building on its already industry-leading Clean Energy Plan to eliminate coal and be carbon neutral. Consumers Energy plans to update its renewable offerings by cutting costs for community solar by more than 50% and enabling every customer to match 100% of their   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Jim Justice's campaign has promised to file his late Personal Financial Disclosure (PFD) by Saturday, September 23rd after missing the August 24th deadline, despite having nearly four months to complete it. Ahead of Saturday deadline's, check out the coverage highlighting how Justice is hiding his scandal-plagued finances and potential conflicts of interests below: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT *   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed scientific journal from the American Chemical Society that says it publishes research in the intersection of chemistry and chemical engineering and non-nuclear energy and fuels, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 21, 2023 edition (Vol. 37, Issue 18): Reviews: * Progress and Outlook of Surface Engineering Strategies in Photocatalytic Materials for Mercury Removal: A Review * Progress and Perspectives of Pu  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 22 -- Environment, Development and Sustainability, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers all aspects of the environmental impacts of socio-economic development, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 25, Issue 9): * Climate change, lizard populations, and species vulnerability/persistence: trends in ecological and predictive climate studies * A global view on sustainability: a review of the book "Sustainability pe  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 21 -- Greenpeace issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * In response to the UN Secretary-General's Climate Ambition Summit, Ebony Twilley Martin, Greenpeace USA Executive Director, said: "As the leader of one of the most heavily polluting countries, President Biden's absence at the summit and failure to commit to phasing out oil and gas is simply shameful. "After a summer of deadly wildfires, droughts, and heatwaves, we need President Biden to confront the indu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services issued the following testimony by Preston Brashers, senior policy analyst for tax policy at The Heritage Foundation, involving a hearing on Sept. 14, 2023, entitled "The Inflation Reduction Act: A Year in Review": * * * My name is Preston Brashers. I am the senior policy analyst for tax policy at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own and should n  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on Sept. 21, 2023: * * * * Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency, in a recent op-ed, indicated that oil, natural gas, and coal demand will "peak" by the end of the decade. * Other modelers and OPEC do not agree with Birol's assertion. * Current data show growing global demand for all 3 sources as developing countries consume more coal, oil and gas as they seek to achiev  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 21 -- The International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, a journal that says it aims to promote the theory and practice of environmental science and technology, innovation, engineering and management from the Islamic Azad University, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 20, Issue 9): * Removal of boron from water by batch adsorption onto bovine bone char: optimization, kinetics and equilibrium * Spatio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) sent letters to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) based on recent media reports on the potential public health threat of lead-sheathed telecommunications cables. The 18-month long investigation by the Wall Street Journal found that a nationwide network of lead-she  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 21 -- EcoWatch posted the following news on Sept. 20, 2023: By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The United Nations Climate Ambition Summit in New York today brings together what UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the "first movers and doers" of the climate crisis with the goal of speeding up action on climate change by governments, local authorities, business and finance leaders and civil society ahead of November's COP28 Climate Change Conference. The Climate Ambitio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded nearly $12 million in grants to eight marine highway projects across the nation under the United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP). The funding will improve the movement of goods along our navigable waterways and expand existing waterborne freight services in Alaska,  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: With insights from custom mapping and data science analyses, NETL is helping prioritize energy communities and spotlight opportunities for economic improvement and environmental justice in a changing energy landscape. "The release and sharing of these data and maps provide critical information for U.S. communities; allowing them to evaluate funding opp  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 22 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced $38.76 million in funding for six environmental restoration projects of abandoned mine lands in the first of three rounds of the 2023 Abandoned Mine Lands and Acid Mine Drainage (AML/AMD) Grant Program. These projects focus on reclaiming abandoned mine land, decreasing aba  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Sept. 21, 2023, by Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller at the Global Investigations Review Annual Meeting: * * * Thank you for that warm welcome and kind introduction. It is always a pleasure to discuss the Justice Department's corporate criminal enforcement priorities with such a knowledgeable and experienced group. And I like nothing better than coming home to New York City, where New  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 22 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom wrapped up their trip to New York for Climate Week yesterday, capping four days of showcasing California's ambitious climate action on the world stage. * * * Holding Big Oil Accountable Governor Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday that California is suing Big Oil for more than 50 years of de  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 21 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Leading corporations, including Microsoft, Nextracker, and Trammell Crow Company, announced today that they have joined forces to advance the purchase of inaugural volumes of near-zero emissions steel in North America, via the Sustainable Steel Buyers Platform ("the Platform"), convened by clean energy nonprofit RMI (founded as Rocky Mountain Institute). Starting later this year, the Platform wi  more

BOCHUM, Germany, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: By implementing an innovative technology, any wastewater treatment plant would be able to produce methane from carbon dioxide in an environmentally friendly way. If some microorganisms present in wastewater treatment plants are additionally supplied with hydrogen and carbon dioxide, they produce pure methane. Heating systems and vehicles running on natural gas can make use of this methane without   more

HELSINKI, Finland, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: Researchers discovered that plants, such as trees and shrubs, can promote the formation of more cloud seeds by means of gaseous hydrocarbons of so-called sesquiterpenes. This finding could reduce uncertainties in climate models and help make more accurate predictions. The way in which cloud cover will develop is a key factor in predicting the climate because more clouds reflect more solar radi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Dramatically cooling homes with renewable energy in the middle of the day could reduce carbon dioxide emissions, save consumers money and prevent rolling blackouts * * * It's a typical, sweltering August day in Los Angeles, with temperatures pushing 95 degrees downtown. When people get home from work in the late afternoon, the first thing they d  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 21 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: State Treasurer Riley Moore today condemned a new effort by the Biden Administration and U.S. Treasury to encourage the banking and financial services industries to implement an accelerated transition of investment and financing activity away from the coal, oil and natural gas industries. The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday released new "Principles for Net-Z  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The World Bank issued the following news release: In a new comprehensive analysis of 23 countries* across Europe and Central Asia released today, the World Bank calls for a major revamp of the region's heating sector to deliver sustainable and affordable services to its people, especially the most vulnerable, and to reduce reliance on inefficient, carbon-intensive fuels. The report, Toward a Framework for the Sustainable Heating Transition, underscores the urge  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- WWF Global issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: WWF is joining the global campaign for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to help end the era of coal, oil, and gas - the primary drivers of the catastrophic climate crisis wreaking havoc across the planet. The Treaty campaign is a global effort, spearheaded by a bloc of Pacific nations, to foster international cooperation to accelerate a transition to clean energy for everyone, end the expansion of coal,  more