WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The World Bank issued the following news release: Serbia can maintain its economic growth and create new jobs if it invests in climate change resilience and decarbonization, according to the World Bank Group's Country Climate and Development Report for Serbia, released today. The report highlights that Serbia would need to invest $9.5 billion over the next decade to protect people and property from the damaging and escalating impacts of floods, landslides, droughts, hea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE NATIONWIDE Advocates just concluded a press call responding to the Biden Administration's Department of Energy long-awaited, critical analysis of the impacts of liquified natural gas (LNG) exports. The findings provide clear evidence of LNG's climate, economic, national security, and public health dangers. These findings can now be incorporated into the Department of Ene  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release: * * * Analysis Finds Major Economic, Climate, Health, and National Security Risks from LNG Exports * * * Advocates just concluded a press call responding to the Biden Administration's Department of Energy long-awaited, critical analysis of the impacts of liquified natural gas (LNG) exports. The findings provide clear evidence of LNG's climate, economic, national security, and public health dangers. These findings   more

WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 19 -- The International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Ceramic Society that says it focuses on commercialization of engineered ceramics, products and processes, published research articles on the following topics in its January/February 2025 edition (Vol. 22, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Brazing mechanism and shear strength of SiAlON/WC-Co joint using Ag-Cu-Ti active filler * Development and vali  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 19 -- 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 December 2024 edition (Vol. 35, Issue 18). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * RESEARCH ARTICLE * Effect of Grasses on Native Tree Seedling Establishment Along a Water Stress Gradient: Results of Forest and Greenhouse Experiments * Carbon Sequestration and   more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, Dec. 19 -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following news release: The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state's peak environmental organisation, has today welcomed the NSW Government's appointment of Ausgrid as the preferred network operator for the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). Statements attributable to NCC Senior Climate Campaigner, Jacqui Mills: "Today's announcement is an exciting milestone in the developme  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, released a first-of-its kind public dataset and accompanying staff report that expose the scale of the climate change-driven crisis in homeowners' insurance. With this release, the Committee makes publicly available--for the first time--an accounting of insurance non-renewals  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Bill Text (PDF) | Section By Section (PDF) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, along with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), today introduced the Nautical Oversight Safety and Protection of Inflammable Liquids by Law in the Sea (NO SPILLS) Act, which would strengthen the review process by whi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Bill Text (PDF) | Section By Section (PDF) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, along with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), today introduced the Nautical Oversight Safety and Protection of Inflammable Liquids by Law in the Sea (NO SPILLS) Act, which would strengthen the review process by which the Mari  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: The U.S. Department of State, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan co-hosted a Joint U.S.-ROK-Japan Maritime Industry Symposium on Countering DPRK Illicit Maritime Activities in Singapore on December 17, 2024. The symposium is part of an ongoing effort to curb the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) attempts to ev  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 1240) entitled "Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Co. - Abandonment Exemption - In Fayette County, Pennsylvania": * * * Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company (SWP) filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon approximately 1.87 miles of rail line near Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., extending (1) app  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36820) entitled "Puerto Verde Industrial Railroad LLC - Operation Exemption - Line in Maverick County, Texas": * * * Puerto Verde Industrial Railroad, LLC (PVIR), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate approximately 2.43 miles of private railroad track located within the property of a former coal mine in Maverick   more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Dec. 19 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP), is excited to announce the ongoing development of several new generation projects, pending regulatory approval. These initiatives are designed to enhance SWEPCO's diverse energy portfolio by adding natural gas facilities alongside new wind and solar farms, addressing  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Dec. 19 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP), is excited to announce the ongoing development of new generation projects, pending regulatory approval. These initiatives are designed to enhance SWEPCO's diverse energy portfolio by adding natural gas facilities, addressing the capacity demands of our customers in a   more