WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNScapv) -- The Society for Science, an organization that promotes the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Today, Society for Science (the Society), a nationally recognized leader in STEM education, is announcing the selection of 100 extraordinary educators for the Advocate Program for the 2024-2025 school year. Now in its 10th year, this program offers training, stip  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Charleston, West Virginia The Sierra Club, alongside West Virginia residents and ratepayers Bruce Perrone and Rosanna Long, filed a lawsuit Tuesday 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

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: FLORENCE, Ala. -- Today, the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors approved a 5.25% rate increase for customers of the federal utility. This increase is on top of the 4.5% increase approved last year. TVA is planning one of the largest gas buildouts of any utility in the nation, replacing aging coal plants with methane gas plants. Though TVA did not give a rationale or provide suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Kansas City, Kansas Ten scenarios for a 20 year Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) were presented to the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) last night. The IRP should have provided affordable, reliable, least-risk scenarios to help BPU meet energy needs in the years to come. However, with electricity rates rising in the area, Kansas City residents spending nearly double the national average o  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 23 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, August 26, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 46020; ALJ: AKINRO; TIME: 10:45 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: BENNETT; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 VERIFIED PETITION OF CITIZENS WATER OF WESTFIELD, LLC FOR (1) AUTHORITY TO INCREASE RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER UTILITY SERVICE AND APPROVAL OF A NEW SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES, (2) AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT AND APPROVAL OF A SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT  more

WARRENDALE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 23 -- MRS Communications, a peer-reviewed journal from the Materials Research Society, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 14, Issue 4): * Advanced and functional composite materials via additive manufacturing: Trends and perspectives * Triboelectric and piezoelectric materials for smart health in human-integrated healthcare systems * Research progress on gravity heat pipe technology to prevent spontaneous combust  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL Director Marianne Walck spoke at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting recently at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. She was invited to present as part of ACS's Women in Energy Symposium and discussed NETL research on a variety of topics related to carbon management and sustainable resource development. Key NETL researchers also made prese  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Representative Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Senate Western Caucus Chair Emeritus John Barrasso (R-WY) released the following statements on the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposed Rock Springs Field Office resource management plan (RMP) and final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The proposed   more