WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release: Center for Food Safety (CFS) is praising a "narrow victory for coastal marine life" today following the Federal District Court for the Western District of Washington's ruling allowing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("the Corps") to revoke its general permit for industrial shellfish operations in Washington. In 2021, CFS and the Coalition to Protect Puget Sound Habitat challenged the Corps' Nationwide Permit 4  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10926) on Mongolia on Oct. 4, 2023, by Asian policy analyst Maria A. Blackwood. Here are excerpts: * * * Mongolia Overview Mongolia is a landlocked country that shares borders with two powerful neighbors, Russia and China. With a population of about 3.3 million and a land area slightly smaller than Alaska, Mongolia is the most sparsely inhabited country in the world. About half of the c  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news: * * * * EBRD paper notes the reduced attractiveness of the US dollar in international trade * Russia is turning to the Chinese yuan as an invoicing currency * Research notes the rise of alternative currencies in international trade settlements * * * The rise in global geopolitical tensions and the use of economic sanctions may reduce the attractiveness of the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- 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 Oct. 5, 2023, edition (Vol. 37, Issue 19): Highlights: * Refinery Perspective on Decarbonizing with Marine Biofuels Reviews: * Review on Functional Electrolyte, Redox Polymers, and Solar Conversions in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following news release: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation /1 with Mongolia on Thursday, September 14, 2023, considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting. Growth rebounded to 5.0 percent in 2022 and the external position stabilized as a result of China's reopening, the government's determined efforts to boost exports, and private sector financing inf  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following news release: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Jan Kees Martijn, visited Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca from September 22 to October 4 to conduct discussions on the 2023 Article IV Consultation with Romania. The mission has issued the following statement: Romania has weathered the economic shocks from the pandemic, Russia's war in Ukraine, and the resulting surges in energy and food prices relatively well  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 6 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: (IEEFA Australia): Whitehaven's mantra that its high-energy coal will be the last to exit a rapidly transitioning Asian energy market ignores the reality unfolding across the region, according to a new report released today. Whitehaven - whose Annual General Meeting takes place on 26 October - ships 87% of the coal it exports to Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, all of which hav  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: It's a simple question that sounds a little like a modest proposal. "Should we cut down all the oak trees?" asked Tom Sharkey, a University Distinguished Professor in the Plant Resilience Institute at Michigan State University. Sharkey also works at the MSU-Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory and in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. To be clear, Sharkey wasn't sincer  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain why some freshwater insects often struggle in higher salinity, while other freshwater invertebrates (like mollusks and crustaceans) thrive. Salinity in this case refers to the concentrations o  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: On Wednesday (Oct. 4), Pope Francis released "Laudate Deum," an apostolic exhortation on climate change, intended as a follow-up to his 2015 environmental encyclical, "Laudato Si'." Below, experts from the University of Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters and Keough School of Global Affairs offer their insight into the new document. John Cavadini: 'Laudate Deum' offers 'Augustinian twist' John  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Natural Gas Supply Association issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2023: Demand for natural gas is projected to set a new record this winter, but higher-than- average storage, record production, and a slowing economy will provide ample supply. Together these factors will place slight downward pressure on natural gas prices compared to last winter, the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) said today in its 23rd annual Winter Outlook forecast of the wholesale w  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 5 -- The Ohio's Electric Cooperatives issued the following news: Ohio legislators learned about power reliability concerns during a tour of the natural gas peaking plant, the Robert P. Mone Generating Station, in Convoy, Ohio, with Ohio's Electric Cooperatives and Buckeye Power on September 29. Legislators present on the tour included Rep. Angela King, Rep. Tim Barhorst, Rep. Roy Klopfenstein, Sen. Rob McColley, and Nicole Giesige, District Representative for Congressman L  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to clean up legacy pollution and revitalize the environment and economy of coal communities, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has awarded $150,000 in a cooperative agreement to the Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (WPCAMR). OSMRE's Watershed Coo  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: By David Pavlak When it comes to energy use and production, China stands alone. The country consumes more coal, produces more solar panels, installs more solar and wind, and builds more power plants and hydro dams, all while creating nearly a third of the world's CO2 emissions. Wei Peng, an assistant professor of public and international affairs and the Andlin  more

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- The University of Lynchburg issued the following news: On Monday, Oct. 23, the University of Lynchburg's School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of PA Medicine will present "When Science Turns Evil: Medicine, Justice, and the Humanities," a lecture by Dr. Brandy Schillace. The 45-minute talk, which begins at 7 p.m. in Hall Campus Center's Memorial Ballroom, will be followed by a Q&A session. The public is invited and admission is free. Schillace   more

PULLMAN, Washington, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: A fundamental discovery about the Fischer Tropsch process, a catalytic reaction used in industry to convert coal, natural gas or biomass to liquid fuels, could someday allow for more efficient fuel production. Washington State University researchers discovered previously unknown self-sustained oscillations in the Fischer Tropsch process. They found that unlike many catalytic reactions which h  more