MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following news release: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million equivalent loan to spur rural green development in Yichang Municipality, Hubei Province in the People's Republic of China (PRC). "The Hubei Yichang Rural Green Development Project will modernize Yichang's agriculture sector in a smart, green, and sustainable manner," said ADB Senior Energy Specialist Alfredo Bano Leal. "ADB will int  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today announced they will re-introduce the Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2023, which would tackle the problem of international financial institutions helping to finance fossil fuel projects that are accelerating the climate crisis. This comes as the global community kicks off a major internat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today announced they will re-introduce the Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2023, which would tackle the problem of international financial institutions helping to finance fossil fuel projects that are accelerating the climate crisis. This comes as the global community kicks off a major international climate   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 16 -- The Council of the European Union issued the following news release: This agreement is a great achievement in the framework of the 'Fit for 55' package. The text represents a crucial contribution to climate action as methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, second only to carbon dioxide in its overall contribution to climate change and responsible for a third of current climate warming. Reducing methane emissions will help us to achieve EU's climate goals. -Teresa Ri  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) led 29 of his colleagues in sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the rescission of the proposed rule to expand existing federal regulations of coal combustion residuals (CCR). Effectively, this rule would increase the Democrats' sweeping regulations on our nation's energy infrastructure and in turn force household consumers to pay more for   more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- Tusculum University issued the following news: Community members can explore religion in Appalachia with a doctoral student at Princeton University who was raised in Greene County when she leads the three sessions of the Theologian-In-Residence series in January at Tusculum University. Emily Morrell, a graduate of Greeneville High School, will present Jan. 12, Jan. 19 and Jan. 26, all Fridays, in Chalmers Conference Center of the Scott M. Niswonger Co  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Nov. 17 -- DuPont issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: * * * Award-winning nanofiltration membranes help enable wastewater reuse and resource recovery in challenging applications while reducing energy consumption. * * * Starting today, DuPont(TM) FilmTec(TM) Fortilife(TM) NF1000 membrane elements are now sold worldwide. The high-productivity nanofiltration elements help enable increased wastewater reuse and resource recovery in some of the most challengin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- 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 Nov. 16, 2023, edition (Vol. 37, Issue 22): Reviews: * Perspective on Decarbonizing Long-Haul Trucks Using Onboard Dehydrogenation of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers * Future Perspectives on Zeolite/Gr  more

MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 16 -- Greenpeace Canada issued the following news release: Sixteen environmental and community groups /1 based in Quebec vigorously denounce Energir's legal offensive against the small municipality of Prevost and are calling on the company's owners to intervene. The Quebec gas giant is attempting to overturn a bylaw aimed at limiting the use of fossil-gas-powered equipment in buildings in order to combat the climate crisis. They say the lawsuit runs counter to Energir's p  more

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin, Nov. 17 -- The Journal of Economic History, a journal from the Economic History Association that says it features interactions between history and economics, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 83, Issue 4): Article: * The Historical Gender Gap Index: A Longitudinal and Spatial Assessment of Sweden, 1870-1990 * Political Conflict and Development Dynamics: Economic Legacies of the Cultural Revolution * The HOLC Maps: Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: One week after election day, full results show that voters across the country showed up for environmental candidates and rejected big oil's cynical attacks. Together, the League of Conservation Voters and our state affiliates invested $7 million into the most important state and local races that were critical to building a clean energy future. Our state league partners invested in over 220 races around   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Nanoscale, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that publishes experimental and theoretical work across the breadth of nanoscience and nanotechnology, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 28, 2023, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 44): * Camptothecin-based prodrug nanomedicines for cancer therapy * Present and future of metal nanoparticles in tumor ablation therapy * Bridging the gap: harnessing liquid nanomachine know-how for ta  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * 'Climate Change: Beliefs and Actions' Report Examines Attitudes on Climate Change * * * Ask a cross section of Texans, and about half are likely to say there is a link between climate change and severe weather events, suggests the newest report in the Texas Trends 2023 survey series. "But among Texans who have experienced hardship due to an extreme weather event, there is likely to be more  more