WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The American Sustainable Business Network issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court rejected emergency requests from big polluters to halt the Environmental Protection Agency's reasonable carbon pollution standards for power plants. Until now, power plants have been able to dump carbon pollution without limit, fueling the kind of record-setting extreme weather, and subsequent negative economic impact on businesses, we'  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Grants from Appalachian Regional Commission will help communities affected by job losses in coal mining, coal powerplant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries 21 projects across the Commonwealth are receiving more than $18.4 million for economic development Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced funding for 21 projects in Pennsylvania coal communities, including workforce training, busi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Private equity owners seek to shut down Pyrex plant that has been a keystone of Charleroi, PA for 132 years In recent years, Wall Street has gutted companies and communities in a seemingly never-ending quest to make a quick buck off the backs of hardworking Americans In light of new report, Casey is pressing FTC to pursue measures to stop the plant closure pending a full investigation into private  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 18 -- 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 Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Supreme Court Fails to Halt Damaging Power Plant Rule Written by Sarah Montalbano On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declined to halt enforcement of the Environmental Protection Agency's egregious greenhouse gas re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on July 10, 2024, entitled "Decoding Paleomire Conditions Of Paleogene Superhigh-Organic-Sulfur Coals". The article was written by Tushar Adsul, Molly D. O'Beirne, David Fike, Santanu Ghosh, Josef P. Werne, William P. Gilhooly, Paul C. Hackley, Javin J. Hatcherian, Bright Philip, Bodhisastwa Hazra, Sudip Bhattachryya, Ritam Konar and Atul Kumar Varma. * * * Superhig  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Funding Will Improve Grid Resiliency Against Strong Storms And Invasive Species In Rural Areas Of New York Today, Senator Gillibrand announced $27,681,725 in federal funding for the Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Inc. (DCEC). DCEC provides electricity to over 5,000 families, farms, and local businesses in four New York counties Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie. With this funding, awar  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 19 -- The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2024: FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 18, 2024) - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) announced $30.2 million to help support Eastern Kentucky's efforts to rebuild from natural disasters and boost economic growth in the region. Twelve recipients in eight counties are receiving the funds as part of the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability released a new staff report(link is external) revealing how, while he was in office, Donald Trump used the Trump International Hotel in D.C. to unlawfully take hundreds of payments from a federal agency--the U.S. Secret Service--and also to take legally and ethically questionable payments from federal and state officials, federal job seekers, and preside  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 17 -- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), an environmental advocacy organization, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: Today, the United States Supreme Court rejected requests from a group of states and industry polluters to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s crucial carbon pollution standards for power plants. The Supreme Court denied the motion to halt the regulations while litigation continues in lower courts. Prior to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following news release: A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or 'mission'), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources (borrow from the IMF), as part of discussions of staff monitored program  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Oct. 19 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by ReVision Energy Co-Owner Dan Weeks from a Sept. 13, 2024, field hearing entitled "Small Business and the Clean Energy Economy: Lowering Costs and Increasing Resilience": * * * Thank you for this opportunity to testify before the Senate Small Business Committee about energy-related challenges and opportunities facing small and independent businesses in New Hampshire  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 19 -- Sensors, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it provides a forum for the science and technology of sensors and biosensors, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 24, Issue 19): * Article - A Bilevel Programming Approach for Optimizing Multi-Satellite Collaborative Mission Planning * Article - A Calculation Method of Bearing Balls Rotational Vectors Based on Binocular Vision Three-Dimensional Coordinates Me  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Knoxville, Tennessee Today, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and ten local power companies were announced as recipients of $250 million in federal funding from the Department of Energy's of Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program. The funding will go toward 84 local projects that will strengthen the electric grid for local communities and enhance reliability and affordability by dep  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 18 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following commentary on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Australia Has a Chance to Lead On Climate - We Must Seize the Opportunity By Ben Newell Collaborative efforts among universities are paving the way for Australian and Pacific governments to successfully host COP31, but there's a lot of work to do before then. Next month, Australia is expected to be named as host of the United Nations climate summit in 2026, in partnership   more