WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication dated July 16, 2024, from Replica Inc.: * * * As a long-time beneficiary of Department of Commerce (Commerce) data products, Replica is grateful for the opportunity to comment on Commerce's strategy for developing and disseminating AI-ready open data. By way of introduction, Replica is a national firm that provides data products and decision support tooling for public sector leaders pursuing  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule (40 CFR Part 60), published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2024, entitled "Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Revisions to Definitions." The proposed rule was issued by Administrator Michael S. Regan. COMMENT DEADLINE: September 9, 2024 Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: This action supplements the  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 27 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news: Holland & Hart represented Clearway Energy Group (Clearway), a leading integrated clean energy company with the 5th largest renewable operating fleet in the US, in the negotiation of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) agreements with D.H. Blattner & Sons, LLC for two major energy projects in Fresno and San Bernardino counties in California. The 200 MW Luna Valley Solar Project is in Fresno County  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 27 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following Q&A on July 26, 2024, with Siddharth Misra, associate professor in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering: * * * Texas A&M researchers are developing generative AI technology to create realistic 3D models of the Earth's subsurface. * * * By Alyssa Schaechinger A major challenge for petroleum engineers and geophysicists is a lack of visibility below the Earth's surface in real   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 26, 2024, from Ag Growth International: * * * USDA Request for Information on the Production of Sustainable Biofuel Feedstocks using Climate-Smart Practices Ag Growth International (AGI) Response Ag Growth International (AGI) is a provider of the equipment and solutions required to support the efficient storage, transport, and processing of food globally. AGI welcomes the opp  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from the Agricultural Retailers Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: William Hohenstein, Director Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 RE: Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with the Production of Domestic Agricult  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from Airlines for America. Here are excerpts: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20220 Comments on "Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With the Production of Domestic Agricultu  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from Cargill Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota: * * * To: Mr. William Hohenstein Director of Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Office of the Chief Economist U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 Re: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003, Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associ  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from Charm Industrial, San Francisco, California: * * * To: Office of the Chief Economist U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With the Production of Domestic Agricultural Commodities Used as Biofuel Feedstocks Submitted by: Cha  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from SkyNRG Americas Inc.: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director of Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 ATTN: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 Re: Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With the Production of Domestic Agricult  more