WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- American Political Science Review, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features political theory, American politics, public policy, public administration, comparative politics and international relations from the American Political Science Association, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 118, Issue 3): Research Article * Engineering Territory: Space and Colonies in Silicon Valley * Autocratic Policy and the Accumulation   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Charleston, West Virginia Today, the Sierra Club, alongside West Virginia residents and ratepayers Bruce Perrone and Rosanna Long, filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of West Virginia against the Commissioners of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) for their 2021 directive that coal plants operate at 69% capacity far beyond the average of coal plants in the region. The Sierra   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Cameron, Louisiana Today, community and environmental groups filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop construction of a massive methane gas facility. If built, the facility would create greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 14 coal-fired power plants or 13 million new gasoline powered vehicles. The lawsuit in Louisiana state court challenges a permit from the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natu  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 22 -- The American Geosciences Institute issued the following news release: Dr. Kevin Bohacs, a trailblazing sedimentologist and stratigrapher who is now retired from ExxonMobil in Houston, Texas, has been awarded the American Geosciences Institute's (AGI) 2024 Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist Medal in recognition of his lifetime of notable achievements in the geosciences and global impact across disciplines. Dr. Bohacs has contributed significantly to the geosc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- 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 Aug. 15, 2024, edition (Vol. 38, Issue 16). Here are excerpts: * * * Reviews * Recent Advances and Perspectives in Catalyst Design for Converting Syngas to Higher Alcohols * Electrospun Nanofiber-Based  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 22 -- Energy Science and Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society of Chemical Industry that says it features energy and supply and use, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 8): REVIEW * A review on the current status of dye-sensitized solar cells: Toward sustainable energy * Study on the influence of vertical stress difference coefficient on fracture characteristics of shale under high stress ORIGINA  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Wyoming In its proposed partial disapproval of Wyoming's State Implementation Plan earlier this month, the EPA has confirmed a retirement date for PacifiCorp's Dave Johnston coal Unit 3, one of four units at the plant. In its recent proposed rule, EPA declared that the retirement of the unit has a federally-enforceable commitment to shut down by 2027. The utility has also maintained the same retire  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, the D.C. District Court denied an attempt by Signal Peak Energy to force the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) to rush an environmental review of a proposed 175-million-ton expansion at the Bull Mountains coal mine in Montana which aims to be the nation's largest remaining underground coal mine. Signal Peak's lawsuit was among the first asserti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Today, the D.C. District Court denied an attempt by Signal Peak Energy to force the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) to rush an environmental review of a proposed 175-million-ton expansion at the Bull Mountains coal mine in Montana which aims to be the nation's largest remaining underground coal mine. Signal Peak's lawsuit was among the first asserting that a fe  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Today, Governor Polis and the Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced two Coal Transition Community grants to fund projects that will diversify local economies in western Colorado, including the Town of Rangely and the communities of Natarita and Nucla in the West End of Montrose County and Norwood in San Miguel County. These grants will support economic   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * A new analysis combines hydrology data with climate change models to help water managers prepare for hydropower's future * * * RICHLAND, Wash. -- In a new study assessing how climate change might alter hydropower generation across the continental United States, researchers show that except for some parts of the Southwest, hydropower generation   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, a journal that reports industrial and academic research in the fields of applied chemistry and chemical engineering with special focus on fundamentals, processes and products from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 63, Issue 33): Reviews * Metabolic Engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for Efficient Production of Terpenoids Applied Chemistry   more

NOTTINGHAM, England, Aug. 22 -- The International Journal of Remote Sensing, a journal that says it concerns with the theory, science and technology of remote sensing and applications of remotely sensed data from the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 45, Issue 17 edition: Research article * CTNet: an efficient coupled transformer network for robust hyperspectral unmixing * Assessing and monitoring air quality in cities a  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- Land Degradation and Development, a peer-reviewed journal that says it promotes the rehabilitation of degradation in terrestrial environments, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 30, 2024, edition (Vol. 35, Issue 14): RESEARCH ARTICLE * How much can assisted natural regeneration contribute to ecological restoration in arid lands? * Welfare enhancement or environment improvement: How does China's rural revitalization assistance policy  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the City of Hazard will receive $10,675,000 for improvements to the Coal Fields Regional Industrial Park. This federal funding will help replace an existing water line from the Buckhorn water treatment plant, expanding water capacity for current occupants on site and for future development in the region. Today's fed  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Linda Orndoff, a home care worker from Coal Center, Pennsylvania, from Aug. 7, 2024, field hearing entitled "From Infancy to Aging: The Effects of Caregiving Across the Lifespan": * * * Hello Chairman Casey. My name is Linda Orndoff. I am a home care worker from Coal Center, Pennsylvania. I take care of my elderly mother and my oldest grandson who has autism. I am a participant-directed home care   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $10.7 million for water infrastructure improvements needed to support job growth and economic resiliency in the region. This grant will provide for increased water service at the Coal Fields Regional Industrial Park, providing greater capaci  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 22 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Today, the D.C. District Court denied an attempt by Signal Peak Energy to force the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) to rush an environmental review of a proposed 175-million-ton expansion at the Bull Mountains coal mine in Montana -- which aims to be the nation's largest remaining underground coal mine. Signal Peak's lawsuit was among the firs  more