CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, July 12 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: * * * Advocates urge utilities commission to affirm legal requirements disregarded by the energy monopoly * * * A group of clean energy advocates filed a motion asking the North Carolina Utilities Commission to affirm the binding requirements of two laws that monopoly utility Duke Energy's proposed North Carolina Carbon Plan would otherwise violate. The Southern Environmental Law   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 [Category: Chemicals] -- The American Chemistry Council issued the following news release: On June 24, the American Chemistry Council responded to a Request for Information from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), "Transforming Industry: Strategies for Decarbonization (DEFOA-0003363). Our comments are part of our ongoing engagement with policymakers on ways to drive the nation toward a lower emissions economy while promoting an innovative and competitive U.S. manufacturing   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the following public communication dated July 3, 2024, from the Edison Electric Institute. Here are excerpts: * * * COMMENTS OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY'S, PROPOSED RULE REGARDING CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 89 Fed. Reg. 23,644 Docket No. CISA-2022-0  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the following public communication dated July 1, 2024, from the Institute of Makers of Explosives: * * * To: U.S. Department of Homeland Security USCIS Docket Center, CISA-2022-0010 245 Murray Lane Washington, DC 20528 Re: Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Requirements (DHS Docket No. USCIS2022-0010) * * * The Institute of Makers of  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated June 27, 2024, from Earthjustice: * * * ATTN: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 Re: Existing Stationary Combustion Turbine EGUs Framing Questions for Stakeholder Input * * * Dear Administrator Regan, Earthjustice submits these comments to highlight shared priorities with The Ti  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- George Washington University issued the following news: For the first time ever, the Energy Information Administration suggests that wind power is a bigger source of electricity than coal. Recently released data says that wind was responsible for 47.7 million megawatthours of energy in April, vs. coal's 37.2 million megawatthours, according to Quartz. If you would like more context on this matter, please consider Scott Sklar, Sustainable Energy Director of the George Was  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication on July 1, 2024, from the American Clean Power Association: * * * To: Jean Thurston-Keller Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Strategic Resources 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102 (CM102) Camarillo, California 93010 jean.thurston-keller@boem.gov Re: Pacific Wind Lease Sale 2 for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Oregon Outer  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated July 1, 2024, from the Climate Solutions, Seattle, Washington: * * * To: Jean Thurston-Keller Project Coordinator Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Pacific Regional Office - Renewable Energy Section 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102 Camarillo, CA 90101 Climate Solutions thanks the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ("BOEM") for the opportunity to   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated July 1, 2024, from the Oregon Coast Energy Alliance Network, Coos Bay, Oregon: * * * To: Ocean Energy Management Bureau RE: Pacific Wind Lease Sale 2 for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Oregon Outer Continental Shelf-Proposed Sale Notice * * * Oregon Coast Energy Alliance Network (OCEAN) appreciates the opportunity to provide  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Mint has released the following public communication dated July 2, 2024, from the Recycled Materials Association: * * * To: Ventris C. Gibson, Director Mutilated Coin Redemption Program Manufacturing Directorate United States Mint 801 9th Street NW Washington, DC 20220 Re: Exchange of Coin; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule, 87 FR 36721, May 3, 2024 * * * Dear Ms. Gibson, The Recycled Materials Associa  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Research by Argonne, University of Chicago scientists aims to turn CO2 into resource * * * Carbon dioxide is leaking from industrial operations into the atmosphere, causing a cascade of dangerous changes to Earth's climate. But some scientists wondered if instead it could instead be captured and converted to useful chemicals. A group of scientists with Argonne National Laboratory and the Univer  more