WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation issued the following news: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) members have approved a Program Comment on Certain Housing, Building, and Transportation Undertakings that will make it faster and easier to meet the nation's climate and housing goals while preserving historic places. The measure is part of the Biden-Harris Administration's all-of-government effort to clarify and enhance project permitting and reviews  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Dec. 22, 2024: * * * How Trump Tax Cuts Helped Manufacturers By John Kartch Today is the seventh anniversary of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 22, 2017. Thanks to the tax cuts, American manufacturers hired new employees, built new facilities, purchased new equipment, and invested in employees through pay raises, increased benefits, and bonuses. ATR has compiled manufacturer  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 24 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 23, 2024: * * * Minnesota Permitting Reform is Cautionary Tale: CEI Written by Sarah Montalbano The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) examined Minnesota's permitting woes in a new study, "Feeling Minnesota: A cautionary tale for permitting reformers." While the federal permitting process is a  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 24 -- Electricity, a peer-reviewed journal that says it provides an advanced forum for studies related to all aspects of electrical engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 5, Issue 4): * Article - A New Method to Assess the Reliability and Security of Urban Electrical Substations * Article - A Novel Non-Unit Protection Method for MMC-HVDC Transmission Lines Based on the Ratio of Line-Mode Voltage Second Deriva  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release o Dec. 23, 2024: * * * Colorado State University, Pioneer Energy Inc, and Blue Mountain Operations among awardees receiving $850M nationwide * * * DENVER -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy today announced approximately $850 million for 43 projects, including seven projects in the EPA Region 8 states of Colorado and Wyoming, selected for negotiation that will  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 24 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00243) on Dec. 23, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Kentucky Power Company For (1) An Order Approving The Terms And Conditions Of The Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement For Solar Energy Resources Between Kentucky Power Company And Bright Mountain Solar, LLC; (2) Authorization To Enter Into The Agreement; (3) Recovery Of Costs Through Tariff P.P.A.; (4) Approv  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 23 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERT ADVISORY To combat climate change, the world needs to pivot away from fossil fuels. But building battery electric vehicles and infrastructure for renewable energy will require enormous amounts of minerals and resources, which can only be obtained in the quantities needed through mining. Adam Simon Adam Simon, professor of earth and environmental sciences at the University of Michigan, studies how met  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 24 (TNSeco) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Dec. 23, 2024: * * * MIT grad students and their families joined project and construction staff to mark the collaborative effort to plan and create MIT's newest graduate residence. * * * Over two choreographed move-in days in August, more than 600 residents unloaded their boxes and belongings into their new homes in Graduate Junction, located at 269 and 299 Vassar Street in Ca  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 24 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Dec. 23, 2024: * * * Professor Jessika Trancik's course helps students understand energy levers for addressing climate change at the macro and micro scales. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News MIT students are adept at producing research and innovations at the cutting edge of their fields. But addressing a problem as large as climate change requires understanding the world's energy   more

LEEDS, England, Dec. 24 -- Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, a peer-reviewed journal that says it aims to publish research contributions relating to multidiscipline modeling, design, optimization in materials and structures, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 21, Issue 1 edition. Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * An analysis on the effect of layer number on the stability of thin DNA origami nanopores * Comparison of vibration values of  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 24 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: * * * Grants to Municipalities Support Climate Action; Largest-Ever Grant Awards Bolstered by Funding from Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act Funding Advances State's Climate Action with Support for Local Projects to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Adapt to Climate Change * * * New York State Department of Environmental Co  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Back in the early days of his college career, Chad Parish realized his curiosity and interests were drawing him to the type of work he performs today in the Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis, or LAMDA, laboratory at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Using microscopy and microstructural characterization, he reveals the intricate  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced a $10.5 Million loan through the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program for the Village of Pioneer in Williams County. This transformative low-interest loan will support the development of a 4.9-megawatt solar field and a new electrical substation, positioning Pioneer as a regional leader in clean energy innovatio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America's more than 34 million small businesses in President Biden's Cabinet, announced that the SBA has granted Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) licenses to four lending institutions committed to expanding access to capital to underserved markets. The awarding of four new SBLCs--Coope  more