WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 24, 2024, edition (Vol. 9, Issue 38): Mini-Reviews * Recent Advances in Metal Oxide and Phosphate Nanomaterials Radiolabeling with Medicinal Nuclides Reviews * Advances in Phosphogypsum Calcination and Decomposition Processes in Circulating Fluidized Beds Ar  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 24 (TNSres) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: The African Union has committed to bring 300 gigawatts of renewables online by 2030 - more than quadruple the 72 gigawatts the continent had last year - in order to reach its decarbonization and energy access goals. The Africa Power Transition Factbook 2024, produced by BloombergNEF (BNEF) with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, finds that the target means annual deployments will need  more

BASALT, Colorado, Sept. 25 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * The Sustainable Steel Buyers Platform welcomes new members and invites producers to submit bids for the delivery of near-zero emissions iron and steel products by 2028. * * * The Sustainable Steel Buyers Platform (SSBP), a coalition of leading corporations working to advance the purchase of inaugural volumes of near-zero emissions steel in North America today released a Request   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The Center for International Environmental Law issued the following news: * * * Emissions from new petrochemical projects surpass US commercial aviation. * * * The US is poised for a petrochemical buildout that threatens critical climate targets and locks us into dangerous levels of greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come, according to a new report from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). Emissions Unleashed: The Climate Crisis and Am  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: HARTFORD, CT. Today, a group of Connecticut's climate and energy justice organizations rallied at the State Capitol in opposition to gas expansion and Enbridge's proposed Project Maple. Together, the groups hand-delivered a letter signed by 30 state and local elected officials to the offices of Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dyke  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Today, a federal judge approved a motion by conservation groups to join in the defense of a Biden administration rule that makes it easier for individuals and community organizations to report problems related to coal mining directly to federal regulators. Citizens Coal Council, Appalachian Voices, the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity, represented by Kentucky Resources Council,   more

BOONE, North Carolina, Sept. 25 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, a federal judge approved a motion by conservation groups to join in the defense of a Biden administration rule that makes it easier for individuals and community organizations to report problems related to coal mining directly to federal regulators. Citizens Coal Council, Appalachian Voices, the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity, represented by   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) today named U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and U.S. Representatives Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) and Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) as the 2024 CRES Clean Energy   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * AI Additionality Is the Wrong Solution to a Real Problem By Cy McGeady The United States needs to think seriously about the energy demands of AI. On this point, Brian Deese and Lisa Hansmann, who've penned an interesting proposal on regulating the energy use of AI, are exactly right. Electric demand growth is a paradigm shift for the industry and a strategic sca  more

THOUSAND OAKS, California, Sept. 25 -- Environment and Planning E - Nature and Space, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features political ecology, environmental justice, science and technology studies, conservation and the environmental humanities, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 7, Issue 4): * 'Those who make no effort deserve no consideration': Ecofascism in David Ireland's The World Repair Video Game * "You can't manage what you can't  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 25 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule regulating ballast water was signed on September 20th. The EPA's final rule does not protect the Great Lakes from the threat of invasive species spreading. The EPA's rule is problematic because it exempts existing "Lakers" (vessels that do not leave the Great Lakes) from regulation, and the ballast water discharged from these ships accou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Environment America issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * Associate Director and Senior Policy Analyst, Frontier Group * * * DENVER - The nine most polluting U.S. power plants released nearly 126 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emission in 2022, more than 33 individual states released in 2021. That's according to a new analysis released on Tuesday by Frontier Group, Environment America Research and Policy Center and U.S. PIRG Education Fund.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards. These projects represent the nation's highest achievements in abandoned mine land reclamation and demonstrate outstanding results in restoring previously mined lands. The awardees have helped to protect  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following (decision type) (Docket No. xx) entitled "Evergy Inc., Evergy Metro Inc. and Evergy Kansas Central Inc. Vs. BNSF Railway Co.": * * * On January 31, 2024, Evergy, Inc. (Evergy), Evergy Metro, Inc. (Evergy Metro), and Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. (EKC) (collectively, Complainants), filed a complaint against BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), alleging that BNSF has violated its obligations u  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * President Biden Commemorates Historic Climate Legacy during Climate Week NYC - President Biden will deliver remarks tomorrow highlighting his climate, conservation, clean energy, and environmental justice agenda, which is lowering costs, creating good-paying and union jobs, and reducing harmful emissions - Meanwhile, House Republicans continue reckless attempts to roll back climate, con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news call on Sept. 23, 2024, by Senior Adviser to the President and Director of Communications Ben LaBolt, National Climate Adviser Ali Zaidi and Senior Adviser to the President for International Climate Policy John Podesta previewing President Biden's speech at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum: * * * MR. FERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ: Hi. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining today's press call to preview Presid  more