WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, a key pillar of Bidenomics, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $325 million for 15 projects across 17 states and one tribal nation to accelerate the development of long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies. Funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these demonstration projects will increase c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news on Sept. 21, 2023: As renewable energy sources like wind and solar ramp up, they can be used to sustainably generate hydrogen fuel. But implementing such a strategy on a large scale requires land and water dedicated to this purpose. Recent research in Nature Communications led by Carnegie's Lorenzo Rosa and visiting scholar Davide Tonelli from ULB and UCLouvain analyzes the challenges involved in su  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: This week, Governor Josh Shapiro implemented automatic voter registration (AVR) for eligible Commonwealth residents obtaining driver licenses and ID cards at Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) driver and photo license centers. Editorial boards across the Commonwealth are applauding this commonsense step and the Shapiro Administration's commitment to ensu  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 23 -- Energies, an open access journal of technology development, policy and management studies, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 18): * 3D Analysis of Hydrogen Distribution and Its Mitigation Using Passive Autocatalytic Recombiners (PARs) Inside VVER-1000 Containment * A Bidirectional Grid-Tied ZVS Three-Phase Converter Based on DPWM and Digital Control * A Carbon Reduction and Waste Heat Utilization S  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following news release: This summer, many Canadians had to face the harsh realities of a changing climate. Canada is working with international partners to increase ambition on issues relating to climate and biodiversity while making a difference for those impacted both at home and around the world. The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, accompanied by Catherine Stewart, Canada's Ambas  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The European Commission issued the following Keynote speech on Sept. 21, 2023, by President Ursula von der Leyen at the Global Citizen NOW climate session: * * * Thank you very much, dear Hugh, for having me, and thank you very much for Global Citizen's leadership - from the pandemic to fighting climate change, the climate action. And thank you very much for this opportunity to address such a diverse audience. You are leaders from politics, business, civil society - but y  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 16 -- The European Commission issued the following remarks by President Ursula von der Leyen on European perspectives at the Federal Delegates' meeting of the CDU's Women's Union: * * * Thank for your inviting me to celebrate 75 years of the Women's Union. When I was born, the Women's Union was 10 years old, so you could say that we have experienced the various stages of life - childhood, youth, adulthood, growing older - more or less together, so I know that we have b  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * Bold Action Needed Following UN Climate Ambition Summit By Antonia Juhasz, Senior Researcher, Environment and Human Rights On Wednesday, The United Nations held a Climate Ambition Summit in New York City alongside the annual meeting of the General Assembly. The summit broke ground for several reasons, particularly its push for governments to "stamp out fossil fuels." UN Secretary General Antoni  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * * Driven by government tax credits of up to 70 percent of the cost of investment, long duration energy storage technologies to back up intermittent wind and solar energy are being deployed. * The additional cost associated with storing energy from the forced adoption of weather-driven wind and solar power are being paid for by taxpayers and ratepayers. * Some large compani  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers issued the following news release: IFPTE, IBEW, NFFE, and AFGE have voiced their concerns with the chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) to discuss federal lock and dam operators employed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the possible implementation of off-site remote operations and the reduction of on-site operations staff on thes  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 23 -- Materials, a peer-reviewed open access journal of materials science and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 18): * A 3D-Printed Ceramics Innovative Firing Technique: A Numerical and Experimental Study * A Circular Approach to Finished Tanned Leather: Regeneration by Cryogenic Technology * A Fractional Creep Constitutive Model Considering the Viscoelastic-Viscoplastic Coexistence Mechanis  more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, Sept. 21 -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the states' leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today labelled the biodiversity and environment 'missing' from the budget. "Given the scale of the environmental crisis we're in, spending 1.67% of the budget on the environment is inadequate" Dr Brad Smith, acting CEO said today. "The budget forecasts a su  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is conducting an air monitoring study near an active mine reclamation project in Western Schuylkill County to evaluate particulate matter in the air. The study will evaluate air quality in the vicinity of the Rausch Creek Generation facility in response to concerns by residents over fly ash, as well as ot  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed from Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The full op-ed is below. "Because of the Inflation Reduction Act, we are producing fossil fuels at record levels. Annual natural-gas production hit nearly 36 trillion cubic feet last year and is expect  more

MONTEVIDEO, Minnesota, Sept. 23 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: This week, Sierra Club and CURE submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) challenging the agency's environmental analysis that expressed approval of "Project Tundra," a proposed large-scale carbon capture and storage project in North Dakota. Project Tundra is a proposal from Minnkota Power Cooperative, a rural electric cooperative that provides power to communities in Minneso  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 16 -- Sustainability, a peer-reviewed open access journal on environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2023 edition (Vol. 15, Issue 16): * 'Simply Make a Change'--Individual Commitment as a Stepping Stone for Sustainable Behaviors * 'Sleep Blindness' in Science Education: How Sleep Health Literacy Can Serve as a Link between Health Education and Education for Sustainable Deve  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 16 -- Sustainability, a peer-reviewed open access journal on environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 15, Issue 17): * A Choice Experiment Model for Sustainable Consumer Goods: A Systematic Literature Review and Workflow Design * A CNN-LSTM Machine-Learning Method for Estimating Particulate Organic Carbon from Remote Sensing in Lakes * A Comparative St  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 23 -- Sustainability, a peer-reviewed open access journal on environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 15, Issue 18): * "Realization-Feedback" Path of Ecological Product Value in Rural Areas from the Perspective of Capital Recycling Theory: A Case Study of Zhengjiabang Village in Changyang County, China * "Soy Boy vs. Holy Cow"--Understanding the Key Factors Det  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following statement Sept. 22, 2023: * * * Commenting on the announcement that Michael Bloomberg is donating $500 million to fund a campaign to prematurely close every coal-fired power plant in the United States, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: "Michael Bloomberg has coal miners, their families and their communities in his sights onc  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 23 -- Water, a peer-reviewed open access journal on water science and technology, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 15, Issue 18): * A 2D Hydraulic Simulation Model Including Dynamic Piping and Overtopping Dambreach * A Comparison of Ocean Wave Height Forecasting Methods for Ocean Wave Energy Conversion Systems * A Comprehensive Review on Catalytic Activities of Green-Synthesized Selenium Nanoparticles on Dye Remo  more