PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Flaring, often used in the oil and gas industry to dispose of gases not processed and sold as part of normal operations, has been a common practice for nearly 160 years but is a source of greenhouse gas emissions -- most notably methane. A new comprehensive evaluation of gas flare technologies, conducted by NETL, suggests that significant emissions reduct  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57115) involving Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant, Pennsylvania: * * * Facility: Beaver Valley Region: 1 State: PA Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP NRC Notified By: Shawn Snook HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard Notification Date: 05/09/2024 Notification Time: 11:48 [ET] Event Date: 05/09/2024 Event Time: 08:00 [EDT] Last Update Date: 05/09/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10   more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of violating a federal narcotics law, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The one-count Indictment named Jasmine Hinton, 29, as the sole defendant. According to the Indictment, on or about February 14, 2024, Hinton possessed with  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Marcos Fernandez Rivera, age 27, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 30 months' imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Christopher C. Conner following his conviction for conspiring and attempting to traffic cocaine. According to United S  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha announced today that Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (EVOQUA), a Pennsylvania company with a division in Rhode Island, has entered a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the U.S. Attorney's Office relating to EVOQUA's securities fraud arising from improper revenue recognition and false statements to its external auditors   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The White House sent to the Senate on May 14, 2024, the nominations of four individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Adam B. Abelson, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, vice James Kelleher Bredar, retired. * Embry J. Kidd, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, vice Charles R. Wilson, retiring. * Joseph Francis Saporito, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judg  more