BEIJING, China, Dec. 23 -- Acta Geologica Sinica, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features achievements in geological sciences from the Geological Society of China, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 98, Issue 6). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * A Comparative Study of Ore-bearing Dikes and a Barren Dike in the Zaozigou Gold Deposit, Western Qinling: Zircon Morphology, U-Pb Chronology and Geochemical Constraints * A Methodolog  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 23 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Early this morning, Congress passed a stopgap funding measure that includes $100 billion in disaster relief and will keep the federal government open through March 2025. President Joe Biden will sign the funding package into law, along with the bipartisan Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 passed by Congress this week, which invests in the nation's water infrastructu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) 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 Maritime Administration (MARAD) approves a license for the construction or maintenance of a deepwater port for foss  more