BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 25 -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: At the UN climate talks in Dubai last year, COP28 President and Oil CEO Sultan Al Jaber proudly announced Alterra, a fund that he advertized to become the "world's largest" private climate investment vehicle. At the time the COP28 Director-General and Alterra CEO said the fund would "play a critical r  more

HONG KONG, China, July 25 -- Advances in Geo-Energy Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it aims to publish natural geo-energy, such as oil, gas, coal geothermal and gas hydrate, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 13, No. 1): Table of Contents: * From digital rock to digital wellbore: Multiscale reconstruction and simulation * Reservoir stimulation for unconventional oil and gas resources: Recent advances and future perspectives * Mechan  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 25 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that this week New Hampshire has joined a coalition of 25 states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to issue an emergency stay on the implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recently-released new rule on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants. "New Hampshire has joined this coalition o  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 25 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares and 24 other States have filed an emergency motion asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new rule imposing burdensome regulations on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants. On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declin  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Dr. Steve Feldgus traveled to Alabama today to announce more than $20.4 million in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands (AML), create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs, and catalyze economic opportunity in Alabama. Toda  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Cuyahoga County, OHIO Cuyahoga County has been awarded a $129 million federal grant that will allow the City of Painesville to retire its aging coal plant, build new solar, and install battery storage. The grant will also help restore natural habitats, expand tree coverage on a brownfield near Lake Erie, and create new pollinator habitats at selected solar sites. The Painesville Municipal Plant h  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed scientific journal from the American Chemical Society that says it publishes research in the intersection of chemistry and chemical engineering and non-nuclear energy and fuels, published research articles on the following topics in its July 18, 2024, edition (Vol. 38, Issue 14): Reviews: * Smart Water-Polymer Hybrid Flooding in Heavy Oil Sandstone Reservoirs: A Detailed Review and Guidelines for Future Applications * Hot Compressed Wat  more

BRISTOL, England, July 25 -- Environmental Research Communications, a peer reviewed journal that focuses on Earth's system, including atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 6, No. 5): Letters: * Factors impacting real-world fuel economy of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in Europe - an empirical analysis * Amplification factors for extreme sea level frequency have problematic features as a metric o  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * Speakers highlight coal terminal pollution and slow progress on clean energy goals * * * BALTIMORE, MD - Climate, social justice, and community activists held a noon time rally today at the Maryland Department of Environment to urge Governor Moore to release an actionable plan to phase out fossil fuels and meet the administration's stated 100% clean energy goals. The "Governor Moore: No  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following opening remarks at today's hearing titled "The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Budget." "Thank you to the five commissioners for appearing before t  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The White House issued the following remarks on July 24, 2024, by National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard at an event at the Roosevelt Institute on bolstering placed-based economic development: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you to the Roosevelt Institute and particularly Felicia Wong for hosting this important discussion on how we can work together to lift up communities across the country. The Biden-Harris Administration's placed-based investment strategy, alon  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Ahead of Donald Trump's rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, DNC Spokesperson Maddy Mundy released the following statement: "No matter what empty promises North Carolinians hear from Trump today, all they need to know is that Donald Trump will enact his extreme Project 2025 agenda if elected in November. This toxic, 900-page agenda gives voters all the proof they need that Trump isn't looking out for N  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 24 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: After graduation, many students head into industry to put their degrees to work. This summer, six students from four departments across the College of Engineering are getting a head start by working on interdisciplinary research projects in the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering. A leader in the area of sustainable critical mineral processing, the department's four immersive projects provide student interns w  more

BUCHAREST, Romania, July 25 -- The U.S. Embassy in Romania posted the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, at the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) Ministerial in Bucharest, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins, and U.S. Trade and Development Agency Director Enoh T. Ebong joined Romania Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja and industry executives from U.S. fi  more