AMES, Iowa, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory issued the following news release: A team of researchers from the U. S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory developed a magnetocaloric heat pump that matches current vapor-compression heat pumps for weight, cost, and performance. Current heating and cooling devices are based on vapor-compression technology, which is over 100 years old. They rely on refrigerants that contribute to global carbon emissi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 4, 2024) - Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc. will pay $458,265 in civil penalties and install protections to contain releases of hazardous chemicals to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know-Act (EPCRA) at its facilities in Eddyville, Iowa. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * $41.7 million for Florida, $8.4 million for Iowa, $6.9 million for Montana, $2.1 million for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and $2.1 million for Guam * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award application  more