CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 21 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: Appalachian Power, along with Wheeling Power, today filed a request with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) to update current rates for the Environmental Compliance Surcharge (ECS). The PSC initially approved the ECS in August 2021 for recovery of costs associated with meeting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules on Coal C  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Oct. 20 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Leaders from coal-impacted communities are strongly backing the call from members of Congress for a federal investigation into the full extent of the damage caused by the coal industry's failure to adequately clean up its mines. Letters from eight members of Congress to the federal Government Accountability Office formally requested a complete analysis of the "extent to which operators are a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded nearly $54 million to 64 projects in 217 counties through its POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) Initiative, which directs federal resources to economic diversification projects in Appalachian communities affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-relat  more

BERKELEY, California, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: A new analysis from As You Sow of the Federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), which manages $725 billion in retirement savings for six million participants, found over $35 billion invested in coal, oil, and gas companies. Just ten oil and gas majors, including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips, account for $9.7 billion invested. The analysis, which focuses on the equity and target date options   more

AUBURN, Alabama, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Research has indicated that overall air quality had improved during the lockdown from COVID. Most major cities saw improved air quality, making it healthier for residents during COVID. While this was true, a group of researchers from five countries began brainstorming post-COVID phase, whether air quality had similarly improved regionally and/or globally, and whether this claim was biased towards urban ce  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: National environment group the Australian Conservation Foundation has thrown its weight behind the 14 protesters who face jail time for unfurling 'no new coal and gas' banners in the Queensland Parliament in November last year. The protesters, who are aged between 24 and 82, were charged with 'disturbing the legislature' under a Queensland law that is punishable by up to three ye  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * The number of fatal injuries in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry rose from 78 in 2020 to 95 in 2021, a 21.8-percent increase. Fatal injuries in the industry were above 100 in the three years prior to 2020: 112 fatalities in 2017, 130 fatalities in 2018, and 127 fatalities in 2019. * * * Chart 1: Number of fatal work inju  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced new federal initiatives to support economic revitalization and workforce development for Pennsylvania energy communities and workers. With the announcement of a Rapid Response Team, Pennsylvania energy communities will be able to access federal resources to train workers and invest in an energy economy of the future more easily. The ann  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- Chatham University issued the following news: Lou Martin, associate professor of history, has been selected as a Periclean Faculty Leader (PFL) through the Mellon Periclean Faculty Leaders Program in the Humanities. Dr. Martin will receive a grant that supports his teaching and other civic engagement activities at Chatham. The Mellon Foundation and The Eugene M. Lang Foundation support this program. Project Pericles staff and a group of distinguished academ  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 21 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 23A-0456CP Tava Cab IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF TAVA CAB, LLC DOING BUSINESS AS TAVA CAB FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO OPERATE AS A COMMON CARRIER BY MOTOR VEHICLE FOR HIRE. a. Filing Date and Party: 09/12/2023 Tava Cab Description: Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Ne  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 20, 2023: * * * The Hydrogen Hubs Selection Sets Off the Dawn of U.S. Hydrogen Economy By Jane Nakano and Mathias Zacarias Audio Brief A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS's Jane Nakano on her commentary with Mathias Zacarias, "The Hydrogen Hubs Selection Sets Off the Dawn of U.S. Hydrogen Economy." The much-awaited announcement of first round of winners for the Regional Clea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- 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. 19, 2023, edition (Vol. 37, Issue 20): eviews: * Review of Migration, Transformation, and Control of Volatile Components during Desulfurization Wastewater Evaporation: Advances and Perspectives * R  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act is the most significant legislation to combat climate change in our nation's history, and one of the largest investments in the American economy in a generation. Already, this investment and the U.S. Department of the Treasury's implementation of the law has unleashed an investment and manufacturing boom in the United States unlike anything seen in decades--esp  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 21 -- Fire, an open-access journal about the science, policy and technology of vegetation fires and how they interact with communities and the environment, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2023 edition (Vol. 6, Issue 10): * A Cold Climate Wooden Home and Conflagration Danger Index: Justification and Practicability for Norwegian Conditions * A Planning Model for Fire-Resilient Landscapes in Portugal Is Riddled with Fallacies: A Critical  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on Oct. 20, 2023: * * * * The International Energy Agency concluded that the world needs to double the size of its existing electricity grid in 17 years to power the globe with renewable energy. * The 49.7 million miles of new and rebuilt transmission is almost 2,000 times the circumference of the Earth. * The costs would be enormous, as it involves duplicating our existing system built over a cent  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Oct. 20 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved Indiana Michigan Power's plan to expand its renewable energy generation with four new solar plants capable of generating energy to power more than 200,000 typical homes by mid-2026. The important advances in clean energy are consistent with the Powering the Next Tomorrow Integrated Resourc  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 20 -- 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 December 2023 edition (Vol. 20, Issue 12): * Bioaugmentation effect of Absidia cylindrospora on a PAHs and trace metals co-contaminated soil within a 3-month microco  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 20 -- 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 November 2023 edition (Vol. 20, Issue 11): * Recycling of washing agents for heavy metal removal from digested sewage sludge * Comparative study of uncoated and tet  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 21 -- The Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it features fundamental theory and application of spectrometric techniques, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 38, Issue 9): Atomic Spectrometry Update: * 2023 atomic spectrometry update - a review of advances in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its special applications Communication: * Difficu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The National Mining Association issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: In a ceremony in Washington, D.C., the National Mining Association (NMA), the U.S. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) will today honor outstanding achievements in mine safety, technology and reclamation. Safety The NMA's Sentinels of Safety Award recognizes coal and mineral mining operatio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $8,915,200 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for 15 West Virginia projects. The funding will support a variety of community initiatives across the state, including workforce development programs, broadband expansion, upgrades to the Elk River Trail, renovations to the Keith-Albe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) due diligence process for awarding competitive grants and loans funded through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Department's overall innovation investment strategy. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W  more

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Oct. 21 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news on Oct. 20, 2023: Construction for Mount Holyoke's new geothermal energy project led to discoveries from the College's beginnings. In late June, Karla Youngblood FP'99 got a phone call she'd been hoping to receive. The contractor overseeing work for the campus's newly launched geothermal energy project had some news. Workers discovered part of an historic brick foundation wall five feet below ground level w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has named the Thunder Basin Coal Company as the recipient of the 2023 Good Neighbor Award in recognition of its corporate citizenship at the Black Thunder and Coal Creek mines in Wyoming. The Good Neighbor Award is presented to a mine operator for successfully working with the surrounding lan  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Jim Risch (R-ID) as a cosponsor of the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act. This bipartisan legislation would make it easier for "Good Samaritans," such as state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up and improve water quality in and around abandoned hardrock mines. "Utah'  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Mark Compton, executive director at the American Exploration and Mining Association, involving a hearing on Sept. 28, 2023, entitled "To Examine Opportunities to Counter the People's Republic of China's Control of Critical Mineral Supply Chains": * * * I. Introduction I want to start by thanking the Committee for highlighting mineral security issues and your work to create an environment  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Interior Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau involving a hearing on Sept. 28, 2023, entitled "To Examine Opportunities to Counter the People's Republic of China's Control of Critical Mineral Supply Chains": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to a whol  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: In an op-ed for Newsweek, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) outlined how the Biden Administration's energy policies are failing the American people. Read the full op-ed below. * * *   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the Department of Energy's due diligence process for awarding competitive grants and loans funded through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infr  more

APPLE GROVE, West Virginia, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, attended the groundbreaking of Nucor Steel's new state-of-the-art sheet mill in Apple Grove, West Virginia. The new mill represents a $3.1 billion investment in Mason County, West Virginia, that will create as many as 2,000 constru  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: he U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) due diligence process for awarding competitive grants and loans funded through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Department's overall innovation investment strategy. During   more

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Kentucky, Oct. 20 -- Thomas More University issued the following news release: The Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III '67 Institute for Religious Liberty (IRL) at Thomas More University hosted an interfaith event on campus Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, entitled "In Defense of Strictly Scrutinizing Religious Rights." The event was moderated by Robert Stern, Ph.D., assistant professor in history & legal studies at Thomas More University and featured as the keynote speaker Stephanie Barclay, U  more

RUFF CREEK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) announced today that the UMWA Career Centers, Inc. (UMWACC), has received commitments from several foundations that will unlock a federal Build Back Better grant enabling the UMWACC to recruit and train more than 500 dislocated miners and others in southwestern Pennsylvania for jobs in the robotics industry. "This is a critical fi  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Gov. Jim Justice announced today the launch of the Posey Perry Emergency Food Fund, a $10 million reserve account dedicated to combating food insecurity in West Virginia. The emergency fund supports the state's largest food banks, Mountaineer Food Bank and Facing Hunger Foodbank. Together, these organizations provide meals to food pantries across all 55 counties in West   more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Westminster College issued the following news on Oct. 19, 2023: Westminster College has been awarded $437,351 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support the development of an on-campus high-fidelity nursing simulation lab that will benefit current Westminster nursing students and first responders in the region. This award is part of a recently announced nearly $54 million package supporting 64 projects in 217 coal-impacted counties through   more