ITHACA, New York, July 19 -- Cornell University issued the following news: To remove micropollutants such as pesticides and trace chemicals from the environment, you need something equally small and cunning. One potential method is photocatalysis, which uses semiconducting nanomaterials powered by sunlight to adsorb toxic chemicals on the materials' surface and degrade them. A Cornell team used a new form of high-resolution optical imaging to better understand how adsorption i.e., the clinging  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- ACS ES&T Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it serves as a forum for research and innovation, welcoming contributions on materials, technologies, processes, data analytics and engineering systems that can manage, protect and remediate air, water and soil quality, treat wastes and recover resources, published research articles on the following topics in its July 12, 2024, edition (Vol. 4, Issue 7): Reviews: * Progress and Pr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 18 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Albany, NY Tuesday, July 16, and Wednesday, July 17 marked Amazon's annual "Prime Days." Prime Day, marketed as a "shopping event with deals exclusively for Prime members" has historically drawn in more than $12.9 billion in sales on the e-commerce platform from the purchase of over 375 million items. This year's Prime Day was the largest and most profitable in Amazon's history since th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 19 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Model Healthy Enterprise Fund investment supports expansion of local environmental conservation business * * * Resonant Energy LLC, a Boston-based solar energy provider serving nonprofits, affordable housing, and underdeveloped communities across Massachusetts, has secured a $995,000 loan from the Healthy Enterprise Fund to increase its staffing as the company works to build a more equi  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 18, 2024: * * * Experts React: Expectations from India's Union Budget 2024 By Mukesh H. Butani, Jayant Krishna and Akanksha Golchha The Indian Union government will announce its Budget 2024-2025 on July 23. This will be the first full budget to be released by the Modi 3.0 government. It will be instrumental in setting the tone for and confirming the priorities of the government's  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on July 18, 2024: * * * Building on DOE's Programa Acceso Solar for Single Family Households, New $325 Million Funding Will Improve Energy Resilience for Even More Vulnerable Puerto Rican Communities * * * COAMO, PUERTO RICO -- Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its intent to issue a $325 million funding opportunity for the new Programa de Comunidades Resilientes, funded by DOE's Puerto Rico Ener  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, July 20 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: * * * Duke Energy seeks to block regulatory and media/public debate over NC WARN's sweeping solar alternative to Dukes' PRO-Carbon Plan * * * The renowned Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the University of Texas-Austin (UTA) each have new studies showing that using clean energy resources at the local level can save customers millions, prot  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * H.4876's commonsense reforms will help the Commonwealth take rapid and cost-effective action to address the climate crisis * * * BOSTON, Mass. -- The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed H.4876, a critical piece of legislation that addresses key challenges facing the solar and storage industry in the Commonwealth. The bill includes provisions to incentivize new solar and storage d  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 19 -- Solar RRL, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers solar energy conversion, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 8, Issue 13): Perspective: * Plasma-Based Technologies for Halide Perovskite Photovoltaics * Perspectives on Solar Salt-Based Nanofluids Used in Concentrated Solar Power Plants Research Article: * Hybrid Two-Step Inkjet-Printed Perovskite Solar Cells * Extrapolative Machine Learning for Accurate Ef  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. QUOTES OF THE WEEK: "Trump is worried about himself and his corporate polluter allies, and we saw that over and over again. When people show you who they are, believe them."  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: In response to Donald Trump selecting as his running mate one of the most radical members of the U.S. Senate, JD Vance, American Bridge 21st Century's Communications Director of Presidential Campaigns, Brandon Weathersby, released the following statement: "JD Vance once said Trump could be 'Ameri  more