WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * As Hochul flouts climate goalposts, groups criticize pro-nuclear summit in Syracuse as a "dangerous step in the wrong direction" * * * Syracuse, NY -- Today, 153 New York organizations, institutions, coalitions, and grassroots groups sent a letter (https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/hochul_nuclear-energy-is-not-a-climate-solution/) to Governor Hochul, calling on her to protect New York's   more

CARROLLTON, Georgia, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of West Georgia issued the following news: Bearing witness to the University of West Georgia's excellence in undergraduate research, the newly named Dr. James 'Earl' Perry College of Mathematics, Computing and Sciences recently received the university's largest instrumentation grant in more than 25 years. The United States Department of Defense (DoD) announced a $413,000 award to UWG to support the purchase of major equipment to increase   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- ACS Nano, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers nanoscience and nanotechnology at the interfaces of chemistry, biology, materials science, physics and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 3, 2024, edition (Vol. 18, Issue 35): Perspectives * Carrier-Free Nanodrugs: From Bench to Bedside Reviews * Microneedles-Based Theranostic Platform: From the Past to the Future * Selective Synthesis of Organonitroge  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 7 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: AECOM, the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, celebrated the opening of Intuit Dome, the new home of the LA Clippers. AECOM served as lead designer of the iconic new arena in Inglewood, California, and a joint venture of AECOM Hunt and Turner Construction served as the facility's construction manager. The world-class event venue reflects the ambitious vision of Cli  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Outlined Next Steps To Meet Growing Energy Demand With Dispatchable Emissions-Free Resources and Continued Deployment of Renewables Supports New York State Public Service Commission 'Zero-Emissions by 2040' Proceeding and Work of the State Energy Planning Board * * * At the Future Energy Economy Summit held in Syracuse, Governor Kathy Hochul today called for advanced clean e  more

BERLIN, Germany, Sept. 7 -- Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the processing of biogenic materials for energy and chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 14, Issue 17): * A kinetic study and thermometric analysis on waste cooking oil * A non-woven waste cellulosic fibers-iron shavings abrasive composite: synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of its wear mechanism * A pilot scale hy  more

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, Sept. 6 -- Brock University issued the following news: By Jocelyn Titone The first Canadian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics will kick off a Brock University research lecture series with a public talk this month. Donna Strickland, an optical physicist and pioneer of ultrafast and high-intensity lasers, will discuss how her Nobel Prize-winning research resulted in a new understanding of laser-matter interactions that has led to revolutionary laser applications i  more

UPTON, New York, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * A research team led by Brookhaven chemists has discovered a catalyst that can accelerate CO2 reduction approximately 800-fold * * * One of the most promising strategies being investigated to mitigate emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) -- a byproduct of electricity and heat production, transportation, and other industries -- is the process of electrochemi  more

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 7 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 23A-0597R Colorado Department of Transportation IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ON BEHALF OF BOULDER COUNTY, FOR AUTHORITY TO RELOCATE AN EXISTING AT-GRADE HIGHWAY RAIL AND ADD FLASHING LIGHT SIGNALS, GATES, BELLS, CONSTANT WARNING TIME CIRCUITRY, AND NEW SIGNAL CABIN, AT THE COLO  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news: * * * Stakeholders Invited to Weigh in by October 7 on How to Reduce Delays and Maintain a Reliable, Resilient, and Secure Grid * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) program released a draft roadmap to improve processes for interconnecting clean energy resources to the distribution and sub-transmission grids and se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Funding Supports Disadvantaged Communities, Energy Transition Communities, and Small-and Medium-sized Jurisdictions to Implement Clean Energy Projects to Spark Additional Investments * * * In support of the Biden- Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that it has selected 12 local governments and tribes to receive over $31  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 7 -- The United Steelworkers issued the following news release: Approximately 160 workers at Eos Energy Enterprises in Pittsburgh voted to join the United Steelworkers (USW), marking a significant step in their pursuit of stronger job security, fair wages, and improved working conditions. Eos workers manufacture batteries used to store electricity generated from renewable sources like solar and wind energy. The decision to unionize reflects the workers' desire   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Edison, N.J. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities $156 million under the Solar for All Program to develop long-lasting solar programs that enable low-income and disadvantaged communities to benefit from solar power. This award is part of EPA's historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund created under President Biden's I  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: SEATTLE - Today, Sep. 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that eight Tribes in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington were selected to receive $78,441,385 in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda. EPA selected 34 applications in total to fund projects nationwide to implement community-driven solutions to tackle the c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 34 selected tribal and territory applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program * * * LENEXA, KANSAS (SEPT. 5, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska has been selected to receive $13,196,915 in Climate Pollution Redu  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 7 -- The European Physical Journal Plus, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features geophysics, astrophysics, mathematical and quantum physics, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 139, Issue 9): * A comprehensive neural network study of the non-equilibrium phase transition of the two-dimensional Ising model on the square lattice * Bouncing cosmologies and stability analysis in symmetric teleparallel f(Q) gravity   more

LONDON, England, Sept. 6 -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * * BloombergNEF's New Energy Outlook: China outlines how the country can achieve its carbon neutrality target 10 years earlier than its current 2060 goal * China needs to target a drop of at least 43% in energy-related emissions by 2035 compared with 2005 to stay on track with the Paris Agreement goal, BNEF's Net Zero Scenario shows * Some $46.3 trillion in investment and spending is requir  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta issued the following Beige Book on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Sixth District declined slightly since the previous report. Labor markets and wages grew modestly. Prices grew modestly, and firms' pricing power diminished. Low- to moderate-income consumers and small businesses remained financially challenged. Consumer spending weakened amid growing price sensitivity. Leisure travel  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Wolverine Power Cooperative Announced as Winner of Inflation Reduction Act Investment * * * Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer applauded the Biden-Harris Administration's U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement of a grant to Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine). The grant made available through the Biden-Harris Administration's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), will   more

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 6 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: WILMINGTON, Del. - Governor Carney joined Senator Stephanie Hansen, other members of the General Assembly and advocates on Thursday, September 5, to sign a package of bills that further Delaware's efforts to protect the environment and support clean energy. Legislation included Senate Bill 265, House Bill 9, House Substitute 2 for House Bill 13, Senate Bill 237 and House Bill 402. The bills  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 6 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 5, 2024) - Holland & Knight represented Aiga Capital Partners in the formation of its debut climate infrastructure fund with more than $240 million of capital commitments from seven limited partners comprising pension funds, family offices, fund of funds, outsourced chief investment officers (OCIOs), foundations and other institutional investors. The closing of the fund was an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today announced more than $33.8 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for hydroelectric projects in Maine. Senator Collins was part of the core group of 10 Senators who negotiated the law, which was supported by the Maine delegation. The Department of Energy announced $430 million for hydropower in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today announced more than $33.8 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for hydroelectric projects in Maine. The Department of Energy announced $430 million(link is external) for hydropower infrastructure upgrades across 33 states, including a total of $33,801,291 for 21 projects in Maine. Administered by the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Millennium Challenge Corp. issued the following news release: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alice Albright joined Belize Prime Minister John Briceno, Wednesday, in signing the $125 million Belize Compact designed to deliver sustainable and inclusive economic growth for the people of Belize. The $125 million grant -- which will be further supported by an additional $40.6 million commitment from the government of Belize -- is a fi  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 7 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Minnesota Energy Resources Corp., Magellan Pipeline Co. L.P., CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., dba CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas and Northern States Power Co. dba Xcel Energy: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2024-028 ** G008,002,011/CI-23-117; G999/CI-21-565 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas; Minnesota Energy Resources Corp.  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following remarks on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * At the Future Energy Economy Summit held in Syracuse, Governor Kathy Hochul today called for advanced clean energy technologies to play a key role in supporting renewable energy and economic development. The Summit outlined next steps needed to plan for growing energy demand that can support the State's commitment to accelerate progress toward a zero-emission electricity system.   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management's (FECM) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) recently announced its notice of intent (NOI) to release a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that would contribute to the restoration of the United States as a world leader in the extraction, separation and refining of cri  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL's National Energy Water Treatment & Speciation (NEWTS) database now contains geochemical, geospatial and other characteristics from more than 400,000 water sample records spanning 48 states, enhancing the ability of the open-source tool to determine the impact of energy production on water quality. "Since it was publicly launched in 2022, NEWTS has undergon  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 6 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: The Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) instrument onboard NOAA's GOES-19 satellite is now sending radiation data back to Earth. GOES-19 launched on June 25, 2024, and the SEISS sensors have been collecting data continuously since August 22, 2024. SEISS is a suite of sensors that monitors proton, electron, and he  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Sept. 6 -- The Orlando Utilities Commission issued the following news: * * * Site will serve electric vehicle drivers in busy tourist corridor * * * EV drivers in Orlando's busy tourist corridor have a new option for high-speed charging to keep them on the move. The OUC Recharge Hub at the Orange County Convention Center, located near the center's North Complex at 8500 Tradeshow Boulevard, is now open. Powered by NovaCharge's ChargeUp network, the hub features six 240-kW d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Dixie, for the introduction. I'm glad to be introduced by someone who has benefited directly from our work to transform the Internal Revenue Service. And I'm glad to be here with Commissioner Werfel, NTEU National President Doreen Greenwald, and so many dedicated and talented IRS colleagues, and to be joined by Congressman Casar. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: NORTHGLENN, CO, Today, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo M.D., Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, praised the New Era's Finalist Projects announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help lower energy costs and transition to clean, reliable, and affordable energy. The Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program represents the  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 7 -- Save the Sound issued the following agency statement on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Until recently, Connecticut had been a leader on climate initiatives, air quality and renewable energy. Sadly, our neighbors have taken the lead, prioritizing solar and wind and making needed infrastructure investments for the future. Our state now has an opportunity to again position itself as a leader with the deployment of offshore wind technology in the region. It would be ill-  more

NOVELTY, Ohio, Sept. 7 -- ASM International posted the following news from Oxford University: Scientists at Oxford University have developed a groundbreaking approach to generating solar electricity without silicon-based panels. Their innovation involves coating a new, ultra-thin, and flexible light-absorbing material onto everyday objects like rucksacks, cars, and mobile phones. This material uses a multi-junction technique to stack multiple light-absorbing layers into one solar cell, capturin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today signed an $893.3 million grant agreement with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) to support the construction of a light rail line along busy Van Nuys Boulevard in the East San Fernando Valley. The rail line, which will run 6.7 miles,  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 6 -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * * BloombergNEF's New Energy Outlook: India details how the country can accelerate its decarbonization trajectory in line with the Paris Agreement commitment * Over $12 trillion in investment and spending is required for BNEF's Net Zero Scenario, 34% more than the baseline Economic Transition Scenario * More than 4 terawatts of wind and solar capacity are installed by 2050 in the Net Zero S  more