WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Energy] -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: * * * Canada's NDC fails to meet its fair share of the 1.5degC survival limit 13 February 2025 - Canada has submitted its updated climate plan, Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), under the Paris Agreement. In response Romain Ioualalen, Global Policy manager at Oil Change International, said: " and contradicts the global commitment to transition away from fossil fuels made at COP28.  more

TORONTO, Ontario, Feb. 14 -- Greenpeace Canada issued the following news release: * * * Canadian banks' and investors' unrestricted support for LNG is fueling a future climate bomb TORONTO - Canadian banks are pouring billions of dollars into the global expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals that could potentially unleash more than 10 gigatonnes of climate-wrecking greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research (1). The expansion of LNG depends on the support of banks and inv  more

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Feb. 14 -- James Cook University issued the following news release: * * * Cigarette butts combat heavy metals Environmentally hazardous cigarette butts may ironically hold the answer to cleansing Australia's waterways of major metal contaminants, according to a new James Cook University-led study. JCU Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Dr Elsa Antunes and her team found that char created from thermally decomposing cigarette butts in an oxygen-free chamber removed some   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak speaks out against regulatory state on House Floor Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) delivered a speech on the House Floor highlighting the consequences of burdensome federal regulations on North Dakotan families and businesses. She also outlined the need for the Midnight Rules Relief Act, which the House passed yesterday to repeal the Bide  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: * * * DTE Energy reports 2024 accomplishments, investments and earnings Top-tier customer bill management; reduced customers' bills by $300 million in fuel and transportation cost savings Invested $4.4 billion in electric and gas infrastructure to improve reliability and generate cleaner energy Customers experienced a nearly 70% improvement in time spent without power from 2023 to 2024 Supported vulnerable customer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Indiana House Advances Energy Inflation Act Indianapolis, Ind - Today, the Indiana House of Representatives voted in favor of unnecessary energy inflation for Hoosier families when it passed House Bill 1007, which now goes to the Senate. If passed into law, House Bill 1007 could have a chilling effect on Indiana's transition from coal-burning toward clean and affordable renewable energy.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSFR) -- The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has postponed the effective dates of regulatory amendments in Wyoming and Montana in response to a White House directive issued on January 20, 2025. The delay, part of a broader regulatory freeze, affects amendments concerning wind turbine blade disposal in Wyoming and modifications to material damage definitions and hydrologic permit requirements in Montana. The regulatory changes, originally schedu  more

RESTON, Virginia, Feb. 14 -- The Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Society of Civil Engineers that says it covers the development, processing, evaluation, applications and performance of construction materials in civil engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2025 edition (Vol. 37, Issue 3). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Technical Papers * Impact of Binder and Aggregate Type on the Cracking, Rut  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Cleaning up critical minerals and materials production, using microwave plasma With technology developed at MIT, 6K is helping to bring critical materials production back to the U.S. without toxic byproducts. By Zach Winn, MIT News The push to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. is running up against an unfortunate truth: The processes for making many critical materials today crea  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations in 23 Counties Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 35 volunteer firefighters' relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Bedford, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Clearfield, Crawford, Indiana, Lawrence, Lebanon, Luzerne, Montgomer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: * * * The Resilient Energy Economies Initiative Announces 22 Grants for Research to Support Energy Communities This press release is sent on behalf of the Resilient Energy Economies initiative, which was cofounded by Resources for the Future in April 2024. The Resilient Energy Economies initiative (REE) is pleased to announce that it is funding 22 research projects to help US fossil fuel-dependent communities   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Urges TVA to Prioritize Clean Energy in Long-Term Energy Plan Knoxville, T.N. - Today, Sierra Club members attended the Tennessee Valley Authority's board meeting to express concerns regarding the reliance on toxic fossil fuels in the country's largest federal utility's long-term energy plan. Last year, TVA released a draft of its energy plan called an Integrated Resource Plan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Freeze on Abandoned Mine Land Clean-up Investments Threatens Coal-Impacted Regions Washington, DC - New reporting confirms that state Abandoned Mine Lands programs are no longer receiving Congressionally-approved bipartisan funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law following the Trump Administration's illegal funding freeze. These investments are helping put thousands of people  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 13 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news release: * * * UW Ascends to Highest Level of Research Universities Graduate student Eli Ellis, of Cheyenne, works in a UW laboratory to find new ways for the refining and use of coal. The university's research prowess in energy, agriculture, natural resources, biomedical sciences, artificial intelligence and many other fields has been recognized with UW being designated as an R1 university by the American Counci  more

ISPRA, Italy, Feb. 13 -- The European Commission's Joint Research Center posted the following news: * * * Western Balkans advances in environmental and climate action, but more efforts needed The six Western Balkans economies have made progress in aligning with EU legislation on environment and climate, including policy adaptation, improved monitoring and reporting procedures, and greater focus on emission reduction targets. Air quality has improved, there are signs of higher use of renewable  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The World Resources Institute issued the following news release: * * * WRI and University of Chicago Announce $100 Million Gift from Michael and Tanya Polsky to Accelerate the Global Energy Transition Gift establishes the WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition and the University of Chicago's Polsky Energy Transition Leadership Academy to address urgent global energy challenges WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 12, 2025) -- World Resources Institute (WRI) and the U  more