WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 26, 2023, edition (Vol. 8, Issue 38): Mini-Reviews: * Wind-Sifting Separation: A Review * Molecular Mechanisms of DNA Sequence Selectivity in V(D)J Recombination Reviews: * Transforming the Petroleum Industry through Catalytic Oxidation Reactions vis-a-vis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed $44 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support a long duration energy storage (LDES) project in Pueblo, Colorado, and two research projects at Colorado's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). In Pueblo, Xcel Energy, in partnership with Form Energy, will receive $35 million to build a new LDES system   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from a variety of federal departments and agencies to support health services, public safety, economic development, transportation, workforce development, logistics research, and environmental protection programs across West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) announced a $736,000 grant for the Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship to stimulate growth in the region's tourism and outdoor recreation workforce. The grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce will be matched with $1.5 million in local, state, and other f  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release: Power plant rules recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have dramatic health impacts here in Wisconsin, according to a new analysis from Clean Wisconsin. More than 75 percent of the state's electricity still comes from burning coal and methane gas, making the power sector the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Wisconsin. Burning fossil fuels also produces a danger  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10281) on Uyghurs on Sept. 22, 2023, by Asian affairs specialist Thomas Lum and foreign affairs analyst Michael A. Weber. Here are excerpts: * * * China Primer: Uyghurs Uyghurs (also spelled "Uighurs") are a Muslim ethnic minority group living primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in the far northwest of the People's Republic of China (PRC or China). They have garne  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 27 -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news: The economies of Central Asia demonstrated strong growth in the first half of 2023, bolstered by a resumption of international trade and tourism, as well as high levels of migration and remittances from Russia, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) latest Regional Economic Prospects (REP) report, published today. According to the Bank  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding also includes $9 million for Energy Storage Research at NREL in Golden WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed $44 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support a long duration energy storage (LDES) project in Pueblo, Colorado, and two research projects at Colorado's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). In P  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - On Friday, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed from Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. "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 expected to exceed 37 trillion in 2023. We are on track to produce   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- EcoWatch posted the following news: By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes According to the new Net Zero Roadmap from the International Energy Agency (IEA), thanks to record growth in the clean energy sector, it is still possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. However, the agency said in order to meet that goal, investment in the transition to cleaner energy would need to reach nearly $4.5 trillion per year by 2030. Renew  more

PARIS, France, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release: Driving greenhouse gas emissions from the world's energy sector to net zero and limiting global warming to 1.5 C remains possible due to the record growth of key clean energy technologies, though momentum needs to increase rapidly in many areas, according to a new edition of the IEA's landmark Net Zero Roadmap. The new Roadmap sets out a global pathway to keep the 1.5 C goal in reach, provi  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 27 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on Sept. 26, 2023: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig congratulated the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship's Mines and Minerals Bureau for receiving the Interior States Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Award this week from the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) within the United States Department of the Interior. The Department's Mines and Minera  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $19,442,500 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad, which is based out of Buckhannon, West Virginia. The funding will support a variety of infrastructure upgrades to the railroad, including rehabilitating   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $29,563,000 to the Paducah & Louisville Railway (P&L). This federal funding is made possible through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program and funded through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 government fundi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: MILAN, N.M. -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to the Village of Milan, New Mexico, to support roadway infrastructure improvements at the Milan Industrial Park. This grant, provided by the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA), will support  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: MILAN, N.M. -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to the Village of Milan, New Mexico, to support roadway infrastructure improvements at the Milan Industrial Park. This grant, provided by the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA), will suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Last month, I joined President Biden at a new wind tower manufacturing plant that just opened in Belen, New Mexico. The opening of this $55 million factory will create 250 advanced manufacturing careers for New Mexicans. These are the types of high-quality trades careers that you can build a family around. But it wasn't too long ago that the company behind it -- Arcosa Wind Turbines -- was in the mi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. EP 670) entitled "Renewal of Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee": * * * ACTION: Notice of intent to renew charter SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the Surface Transportation Board (Board) intends to renew the charter of the Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC). ADDRESS: A cop  more