MICHIGAN CITY, Indiana, May 1 -- The Indiana Senate Democrats issued the following statement on April 29, 2024, by State Sen. Rodney Pol, D-Chesterton: * * * The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Legacy Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Surface Impoundment Rule. This will extend federal monitoring and clean-up requirements to hundreds of previously excluded older coal ask landfills. State Senator Rodney Pol Jr. (D-Chesterton), a staunch proponent of coal ash clean up, released   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 1 -- Daimler Trucks North America, a heavy-duty truck manufacturer, issued the following news release: As one of the largest truck manufacturers in the U.S., Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA) is expanding the use of electric trucks for logistics operations across multiple business units and regions, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona, Ohio, Michigan, and Saltillo, Mexico to transport components to manufacturing plants and parts distribution centers (PDC  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release: A final rule from the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) intended to implement permitting reforms mandated under the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 will fail to create a more efficient, predictable, and straightforward federal review process as intended by Congress. The final rule released on Tuesday will increase the complexity of analysis that federal agencies will need to perform for National E  more

PERTH, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- Curtin University issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Curtin University has unveiled a new multi-million dollar venture studio to fast-track innovation in the resources industry and develop new technologies to support net-zero emissions by 2050 under the Trailblazer Universities Program. The $18.6 million platform will build and accelerate the growth of start-ups that are focused on pioneering sustainable resources solutions. Assistant Mini  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A project co-led by two Penn State professors has been selected to receive up to $815,959 from the Grid Deployment Office of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The team will evaluate prospective market design changes to efficiently integrate batteries and other unconventional resources into wholesale electricity markets, with the aim of improving electrical grid reliability. Mort Webster, prof  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following news release: The federal permitting process for energy infrastructure should be streamlined and made more efficient for all types of power generation and storage assets, said the head of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) following the Biden Administration's release of Phase 2 reforms to the federal permitting process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchle  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated April 19, 2024: * * * To: Mr. Hampton Newsome Attorney, Division of Enforcement Bureau of Consumer Protection Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580 RE: Energy Labeling Rule Improvements (16 CFR part 305) (Matter No. R611004) Dear Mr. Newsome, Rheem Manufacturing Company (Rheem) appreciates the opportunity to submit the following comments regarding   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- Littelfuse, a circuit protection manufacturer, issued the following news release: Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS), an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world, has revealed the newest member of its eFuse Protection IC lineup, the LS0502SCD33S. This novel development introduces the Single Cell Super Capacitor Protection IC, tailored explicitly for charging backup power sources under extreme conditions, setting a   more

BUFFALO, New York, May 1 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB) today released its 2023 Sustainability Report, Committed to our Communities. This fourth annual report highlights the progress the company has made toward its sustainability goals including environmental and social finance solutions for customers as well as initiatives that support the bank's business and community relationships. Key highlight  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION, Columbus, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973339 B2, initially filed June 9, 2021) developed by three inventors Jin Wang, Powell, Ohio; Risha Na, Columbus, Ohio; and Yue Zhang, Upper Arlington, Ohio, for "Modular DC circuit breaker with integrated energy storage for future DC networks."  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a rule (10 CFR Part 72), published in the Federal Register on April 29, 2024, entitled "List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., NAC-UMS Universal Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1015, Renewal of Initial Certificate and Amendment Nos. 1 Through 9." The rule was issued by Raymond Furstenau, Acting Executive Director for Operations. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regu  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2024, entitled "Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact." The notice was issued by Yoira Diaz-Sanabria, Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety an  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a proposed rule (10 CFR Part 72), published in the Federal Register on April 29, 2024, entitled "List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., NAC-UMS Universal Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1015, Renewal of Initial Certificate and Amendment Nos. 1 Through 9." The proposed rule was issued by Raymond Furstenau, Acting Executive Director for Operations. COMMENT DEADLINE: May 29, 2024 * * * S  more

PORTLAND, Maine, May 1 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, the Department of Interior (DOI) proposed a pair of wind energy auctions in the Gulf of Maine and Oregon. Accounting for 15 GW of the potential 18 GW generated from the two sales, the proposed Gulf of Maine auction includes eight lease areas off the shore of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The nearly 1 million acres up for auction could generate enough clean wind energy to power more t  more

NEW YORK, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Wells Fargo Breaks Norms By Not Sharing Preliminary Shareholder Voting Results At AGM * * * Today, two major U.S. banks, Citigroup and Wells Fargo, held their annual general meetings (AGMs), where shareholders voted on investor proposals calling for greater transparency on human rights policies and climate-related political lobbying. This shareholder season builds on years of growing pressu  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICROERA POWER INC., Rochester, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970652 B1, initially filed April 24, 2023) developed by Malcolm James Grieve, Pittsford, New York, for "Thermal energy storage with actively tunable phase change materials."  more