WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) led 138 of his House colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden Administration's regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, simultaneously led 43   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led 43 of her Senate colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration's regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. The resolution comes after the Environmental  more

EDGEWATER, Florida, June 6 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Coastal Conservation Association Florida (CCA Florida), the state's leading organization dedicated to marine fisheries conservation, education and advocacy, will join Duke Energy, Capt. Blair Wiggins of Indian River Lagoon Clam Restoration Project, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and University of Florida (UF) Whitney Lab at the Riverside Conservancy Center to deploy 2 million   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 5 -- Duke Energy Foundation issued the following news release: The Duke Energy Foundation is accepting grant applications to award $700,000 in total funding to help North Carolina communities increase their resiliency against major weather events and other natural disasters. The application process is open now through July 12. "We're proud to partner with emergency management teams, first responders and nonprofits to strengthen local communities in a way that w  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: The Geothermal Energy Optimization (GEO) Act was recently proposed by a bipartisan group of Senators with the goal of accelerating the adoption of geothermal energy nationwide. Geothermal energy has the potential to be an important part of America's growing advanced energy resource mix, alongside energy efficiency, energy storage, solar, and wind. "While the processes used to discover and harness geothermal resourc  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Business Council for Sustainable Energy issued the following statement on June 5, 2024: * * * Lisa Jacobson, President of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) and Lynn Abramson, President of the Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN) provided the following statement in response to the proposed rules for the technology neutral clean electricity tax credit framework issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS): "BCSE   more

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin, June 6 -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, a coalition hosted a rally and press conference to stop the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC), a 625 MW gas plant proposed by Dairyland Power and Minnesota Power that would be built in Superior. On the same day as Dairyland Power's annual meeting, the coalition is called on the utility to cancel plans for NTEC and retire all coal plants like the existing Madgett coal plant in Alma, Wiscon  more

EDGEWATER, Florida, June 6 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Coastal Conservation Association Florida (CCA Florida), the state's leading organization dedicated to marine fisheries conservation, education and advocacy, will join Duke Energy, Capt. Blair Wiggins of Indian River Lagoon Clam Restoration Project, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and University of Florida (UF) Whitney Lab at the Riverside Conservancy Center to deploy 2 million   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 5 -- Duke Energy Foundation issued the following news release: The Duke Energy Foundation is accepting grant applications to award $700,000 in total funding to help North Carolina communities increase their resiliency against major weather events and other natural disasters. The application process is open now through July 12. "We're proud to partner with emergency management teams, first responders and nonprofits to strengthen local communities in a way that w  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024. * * * To: The Honorable Michael S. Regan Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20460 Re: California Air Resources Board comments on Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 Dear Administrator Regan: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is pleased to provide comments on the U.S. Environmental Protectio  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated on May 28, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Comment on: Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 Non-Rulemaking Docket re: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Stationary Combustion Turbines Delaware Riverkeeper Network (DRN) submits these comments on behalf of our more than 26,000 members, many of whom liv  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20460 RE: Nonregulatory Public Docket: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Gas Turbines at Power Plants (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135) To whom it may concern: The Minnesota Pollution C  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 28, 2024: * * * State of Wisconsin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 101 S. Webster Street Box 7921 Madison Wisconsin 53707-7921 * To: Michael S. Regan Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Attn: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2024-0135 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. Washington, DC 20640 Subject: Comments on EPA's non-regulatory docket to solicit public   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has released the following public communication dated June 3, 2024: * * * To: Ms. Veronica Vanterpool Acting Administrator Federal Transit Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington DC 20590 RE: FTA Request for Comment on CIG Policy Guidance Dear Acting Administrator Vanterpool: The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is the 15th largest transit agency in the United States, providing L  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-527) on a resolution recommending that the House find U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the committee. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on May 24, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary In the weeks following the February 5, 2024, release of Special Counsel Robert K. Hur's report, the three House Commi  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register for June 5, 2024, entitled "In the Matter of Mistras Group, Inc.; Confirmatory Order." The notice was issued by June Cai, Deputy Director, Office of Enforcement. * * * SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a Confirmatory Order to Mistras Group, Inc. (Mistras) to document commitments made as part of a settlement agreement between the NRC and Mistras following a  more

NOVELTY, Ohio, June 6 (TNSres) -- ASM International issued the following news on June 5, 2024: Researchers have discovered that doping organic semiconductors with air can significantly enhance their electrical conductivity. This breakthrough could lead to more efficient organic electronic devices, such as flexible displays and sensors Semiconductors are the foundation of all modern electronics. Now, researchers at Linkoping University have developed a new method where organic semiconductors ca  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 6 -- Southwest Power Pool, a corporation mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure supplies of power, transmission infrastructure and wholesale electricity prices, issued the following news release: Southwest Power Pool (SPP) reached a significant milestone June 4, when it filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) amendments to its tariff that include provisions specific to its western members. Pending FERC's approval, SPP will b  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A $250,000 charitable gift from Tallgrass will be doubled by state of Wyoming matching funds and used to create a CO2 Storage Excellence Fund at the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER). The excellence fund will provide the essential support to advance existing efforts in carbon capture, utilization and storage from research and demonstration to commercialization, thus benefiting the futu  more

TOKYO, Japan, June 5 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Researchers uncover how the halogen bond can be exploited to direct sequential dynamics in the multi-functional crystals, offering crucial insights for developing ultrafast-response times for multilevel optical storage. Halogen bonds are intermolecular interactions that arise from the attraction between a halogen atom (group 17 elements in the periodic table) and another atom with lone pairs, more  more

LONDON, Ontario, June 5 (TNSres) -- Western University issued the following news: From documenting the Salvadoran civil war to creating the next generation of sodium ion batteries, two postdoctoral researchers at Western have been awarded the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Tania Canas, from the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, and Jian Peng, from the Faculty of Engineering, are among the 70 recipients in 2024. The fellowship program provides funding - $70,000 annually f  more

SYDNEY, Australia, June 6 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: By Jacob Gillard Concrete researchers are innovating with the widely-used material to increase its lifespan, help the natural environment it lives on and cut down on emissions made during its production. Around 70 per cent of the world's population lives in a structure built with concrete - the composite is second only to water for use in construction, and its production is responsible for more   more

ADELAIDE, Australia, June 5 (TNSres) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: Australian scientists are getting closer to detecting bushfires in record time, thanks to cube satellites with onboard AI now able to detect fires from space 500 times faster than traditional on-ground processing of imagery. Remote sensing and computer science researchers have overcome the limitations of processing and compressing large amounts of hyperspectral imagery on board the smal  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: 300,000 X posts show 48 of 50 states have a more positive than negative tone about nuclear energy, with a national average at 54% positive An analysis of nuclear energy X posts (formerly Twitter) geotagged to the U.S. found that 48 out of 50 states had more positive than negative sentiment about the adoption of nuclear technology. The national average is 54% positive. Image credit: Radaideh Laboratory, Michiga  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, June 6 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today expanded its IHLE(R) series of low profile, high current inductors featuring integrated E-field shields with a new second-generation Automotive Grade device in the 10 mm by 10 mm 4040 case size. Offering an improved shield design over previous-generation solutions, and polarity marked for more consistent EMI performance, the Vishay Dale I  more