WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 13, 2024, edition (Vol. 9, Issue 32): Mini-Reviews * Strategy and Methods for Carbon Emission Mitigation during Construction of Rail Transit * Mini-Review: The Distinct Carbohydrate Active Enzyme Secretome of Rhizopus spp. Represents Fitness for Mycelium Remodel  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced nearly $6 million in fiscal year 2024 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 Iowa. Add  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: Yesterday, Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) was joined by Energy Subcommittee Chairman Brandon Williams (R-NY), Environment Subcommittee Chairman Max Miller (R-OH), and Investigations & Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Jay Obernolte (R-CA) in a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) on the Administration's prohibition on exporting U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: New federal data shows that wind and solar energy due to coal plant retirements and the growth of renewable energy generated more power this year so far than coal. The US is on track for wind and solar to outpace coal for the entire calendar year of 2024, including the hot summer months (when coal generation usually picks up). Since its founding in 2009, the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign has  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon announced that Wyoming will lead a lawsuit with Texas, North Dakota, and 14 other states challenging the latest in a slew of rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) targeting the coal industry. This is the fourth suit the Governor has filed since EPA released the rule package targeting coal-fired power plants this spring. Wyoming previously filed three lawsuits challen  more