WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- ACS Applied Energy Materials, a journal that says it covers all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 9, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 17): Letters * MXene-Embedded PEDOT:PSS Hole-Transport Material for Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells Articles * Improving the Volumetric Capacity of Gallocyanine Flow   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Orange County Board of Supervisors Block Solar Development and Progress on VCEA Goals * * * CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Today, Advanced Energy United and Virginia State Senator and Chair of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Creigh Deeds responded to Orange County's board of supervisors' decision blocking solar project development, including a 1,000-acre Sunfish Solar installation. The decisi  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 13 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Bernalillo County - Today, BernCo leaders celebrated the grand opening of the Public Safety Training Academy at 3801 Broadway Blvd. SE with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The approximately 41,000 square-foot facility brings Bernalillo County Fire Rescue's training academy and the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office training academy under one roof. The state-of-the-art facility houses a lectur  more

SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: Black Hills State University (BHSU) has been awarded a $997,522 grant by the U.S. Department of Energy for research in high energy physics, specifically the direct detection of dark matter, an invisible substance that scientists believe makes up most of the mass in our universe. The project, led by Dr. Brianna Mount, associate professor of Physics and director of the BHSU Underground Campus (BH  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 13 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * U.S. Needs More Nuclear Engineers Written by Sarah Montalbano The Wall Street Journal recently published an article (https://www.wsj.com/articles/shortfall-in-young-engineers-threatens-nuclear-renaissance-b63c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 12, 2024: Mexico's Telecommunications Sector Competitiveness amid a Changing Economic Landscape By Ryan C. Berg, Michael Ferguson and Henry Ziemer Introduction Mexico has emerged (https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-potential-of-nearshoring-in-north-america-the-case-of-mexico/) as one of the most viable destinations for the nearshoring of U.S. investment and supply   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Funding from the Investing in America Agenda will Boost Solar Manufacturing, Increase PV Recycling, and Help Develop New Markets for Solar Technologies * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $40 million in investments across the solar energy supply chain, including the selection of four projects   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Funding from the Investing in America Agenda Would Support 47 New Small-and Medium-Sized Manufacturers to Improve Energy Efficiency, Lower Costs, Increase Productivity, and Reduce Industrial Emissions * * * As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an additional $9 million investment in the Industrial Training and Assessm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: DALLAS, TEXAS (September 12, 2024)-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Pueblo of Sandia as one of the selected applicants from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Pueblo of Sandia's "Implementing Solutions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions" project will fund the installation of a commercial-scale solar photovoltaic system and elec  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 11 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Los Angeles, CA Today, the Environmental Protection (EPA) approved the inclusion of Southern California's Warehouse Indirect Source Rule (ISR) in the state's air plan. This innovative policy is addressing the region's notorious smoggy skies by cutting pollution from the trucks traveling to and from warehouses, electrifying warehouses, and creating local clean energy jobs. "The green l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Journal of the American Chemical Society, a scientific journal that provides research essential to the field of chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 11, 2024, edition (Vol. 146, Issue 36): Communications * Cross-Polarization of Insensitive Nuclei from Water Protons for Detection of Protein-Ligand Binding * Synthesis and Photochemical Uncaging of Alkene-Protected, Polymer-Bound Vicinal Frustrated Lewis Pairs Articles * Direct  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 12 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: This summer, the PFAS Annihilators came to play! Housed in the lab of Matt Thomson, an assistant professor of computational biology and Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator, this group of seven local high school students took on an ambitious project in synthetic biology: Finding proteins that may be able to degrade per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the so-called forever chemi  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * All-Electric Complex Features Amenities and Services to Benefit Families and Seniors Public-Private Investment Replaces Previous Pilgrim Village Buildings * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of two new $93 million, side-by-side affordable housing developments that replace the dilapidated Pilgrim Village with 237 quality, affordable homes for families  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 12 -- The Interstate Renewable Energy Council issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: IREC's Green Workforce Connect (https://greenworkforceconnect.org/) platform is featuring more career opportunities in Pennsylvania in the rapidly growing fields of home energy performance and clean energy. This platform offers essential resources for job seekers, employers, and training providers in support of a sustainable future. On Green Workforce Connect, developed by  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) sent a letter to the Senior Official Performing the Duties of Commissioner at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Troy Miller about the CBP's mismanagement of priorities at the Opheim Port of Entry in Opheim, Montana. Before the COVID pandemic, the port operated from 9 AM to 7 PM, seven days a week. Since the disease, the hours at the port have been reduced   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: The Hopi Tribe and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community were awarded nearly $30 million in climate pollution reduction grants Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced $29,854,445 to improve air quality for the Hopi Tribe and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. These climate pollution reduction grants provided through the Sinema and Kelly shaped Inflation Reduction Act will sup  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability issued the following news on Sept. 11, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced two advanced energy storage technology prizes under DOE's American-Made Challenges Program. First is the Beyond the Meter Energy Storage Integration Prize to encourage innovation on the consumer's side of the energy meter. OE is also previewing the Energy Storage Inno  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: MINNEAPOLIS, MN U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) announced Lower Sioux Indian Community (LSIC) will receive federal funding to reduce harmful carbon emissions and energy costs in Tribal homes and businesses. LSIC will be awarded nearly $5 million from the Inflation Reduction Act's climate provisions, which Senator Smith helped to pass into law. This award will allow LSIC to: "Our transition to a cl  more