HONG KONG, China, Oct. 3 -- Advances in Geo-Energy Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it aims to publish natural geo-energy, such as oil, gas, coal geothermal and gas hydrate, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 13, No. 3): * Hydrogen influence on transformation of terrigenous reservoir physical and mechanical properties * Nanoscale mineralogy and organic structure characterization of shales: Insights via AFM-IR spectroscopy * Progr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12432) on Oct. 1, 2024, by transportation policy specialist John Frittelli. Here are excerpts: * * * The Port Strike's Effect on Maritime Commerce The strike by port dockworkers (commonly called longshoremen) at East and Gulf Coast ports has raised concerns about the economic impact should the strike last more than a few days. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Dallas, TX On Sept. 27, Region 6 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rejecting the core elements of an updated regional haze plan from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Monitoring and modeling have consistently shown that haze pollution which clouds the vistas that Texas is known for is largely formed by emissions released by coal plants, but the state plan  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 3 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * Reclamation projects re-establish productive uses of the land and enhance habitat availability while improving water quality and soil health * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is beginning construction on seven additional abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation projects in southeast Iowa. All  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 2 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: When US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was creating her advisory board, she tapped John Dabiri, the Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Engineering at Caltech. With his expertise in technologies of sustainability and his interest in AI (Dabiri has been on the board of NVIDIA for four years), Dabiri joined the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) to advise Granholm on US energy policies  more