CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-- Clean energy advocates urged the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality on Friday to deny or modify two pending draft air permits for Duke Energy's proposed Roxboro and Marshall gas-fired power plants, which would harm the health of neighboring communities and double down on climate-warming pollution. The Southern Environmental Law Center, Southern Allia  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT spinout Electrified Thermal Solutions has developed an electrically conductive firebrick that stores heat at high enough temperatures to power industrial processes. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News Whether you're manufacturing cement, steel, chemicals, or paper, you need a large amount of heat. Almost without exception, manufacturers around the world create that heat by b  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: DNV has certified the feasibility for CO2 storage of ADNOC's West Aquifer site in the UAE, marking a significant step in the region's efforts toward carbon capture and storage (CCS). This certification supports the decarbonization of the Ruwais industrial site and forms a key part of ADNOC's broader CCS ambitions, which align  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 25 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The brilliance and innovation of College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology students was on full display Friday during the 2024 fall Senior Design Expo. The expo is an opportunity for CEAT students to present their research projects to their peers and have the chance to show off the hard work and dedication they have put into Senior Design projects. There were 199 degrees bestowed to CEAT students  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 15 signed by Kimberly Prill, Acting State Director. Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement for the Purple Sage Energy Center Project in Clark County, NV AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024, from Tesla Inc., Austin, Texas. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Sophie Schulman Acting Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590 Re: Tesla's Comments in Response to Proposed Rule by the National Highway Tr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 5 signed by Carrie Safford, Secretary of the Commission. Application for Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION:   more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 25 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: Standard will provide guidance for design of suborbital and orbital vehicles, as well as space stations. ASTM International's commercial spaceflight committee (F47) is developing a proposed sta  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 25 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: UW-Madison students Eliana Cook and Marin Danz collect data as part of a wild rice study at Allequash Lake near the Trout Lake Research Station south of Boulder Junction, Wis., on July 30. For the first time, UW-Madison has topped $1.7 billion in research expenditures. Photo: Bryce Richter The University of Wisconsin-Madison has moved up two places to sixth out of 920 public and private univers  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 26 -- Vinson and Elkins, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Vinson & Elkins today announced that it has elected 11 lawyers to its partnership and promoted 18 lawyers to counsel, effective January 1, 2025. The following is a list of the firm's new partners: Marisa Antonelli Commercial Litigation, New York Marisa's diverse litigation practice includes commercial disputes, securities litigation, shareholder activism, and corporate governance ma  more