CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Feb. 7 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has been named one of America's Most JUST Companies for the second consecutive year, ranking 57th overall, up from 79th in 2023. The JUST 100 recognizes U.S. corporations that outperform on issues that matter most in defining just business behavior today. "Our long-term success is deeply intertwined with the health and well-being of the communities we serve, and it's an h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Environmental Science & Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it promotes interdisciplinary understanding in the environmental field, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 6, 2024, edition (Vol. 58, Issue 5): Viewpoints: * Sustainability Claims of Nanoenabled Pesticides Require a More Thorough Evaluation Reviews: * Ferroptosis Induced by Pollutants: An Emerging Mechanism in Environmental Toxicology   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 7 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: The European Commission has approved, under EU State Aid rules, a Euros300 million Polish scheme to support workers affected by the closure of coal- and lignite-fired power plants and lignite mines. The Polish measure Poland notified to the Commission its plan to introduce a Euros300 million scheme to provide financial support to those workers who will lose their jobs due to the closure of coal- and lignit  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A county-by-county study shows where the U.S. job market will evolve most during the move to clean energy. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News A new analysis by MIT researchers shows the places in the U.S. where jobs are most linked to fossil fuels. The research could help policymakers better identify and support areas affected over time by a switch to renewable energy. Wh  more

WHITE PLAINS, New York, Feb. 7 -- The New York State Power Authority issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees today approved a 180-kilowatt (kW) low-cost hydropower allocation to the Village of Wellsville in Allegany County under the Power Authority's Industrial Economic Development program. The award will support an expansion by Arvos Ljungstrom, the nation's first supplier of secondary structural steel components for offshore win  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: To help commercial, regulatory, and energy research professionals more effectively explore and interact with complex and evolving data, and glean insights through interactive maps, NETL developed EDX Spatial - a game-changing platform that empowers users to visualize data seamlessly through online mapping. EDX Spatial is the official geospatial visualiz  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: One year ago today, the Ways and Means Committee held the first hearing under the Republican majority inside a lumber facility in Petersburg, West Virginia. The Committee heard from a lumber industry veteran, a mom of three and local restaurant owner, a veteran and co-owner of a local distillery, and a West Virginia native who has worked in the coal industry for 30 years. Each witness shared personal st  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: One year ago today, the Ways and Means Committee held the first hearing under the Republican majority inside a lumber facility in Petersburg, West Virginia. The Committee heard from a lumber industry veteran, a mom of three and local restaurant owner, a veteran and co-owner of a local distillery, and a West Virginia native who has worked in the c  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT delegates share observations and insights from the largest-ever UN climate conference. * * * With 85,000 delegates, the 2023 United Nations climate change conference, known as COP28, was the largest U.N. climate conference in history. It was held at the end of the hottest year in recorded history. And after 12 days of negotiations, from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, it produced   more