WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) today announced more than $244 million in fiscal year 2024 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands, create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and catalyze economic opportunity in coal communities across Pennsylvania. This is the   more

TORONTO, Ontario, Oct. 25 -- The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment issued the following news release: Edmonton | Amiskwaciwaskahikan/Treaty 6 Territory, Home To Metis Nation Of Alberta, Region IV | October 24, 2024 -- As physicians and healthcare professionals gather in Edmonton to celebrate the closure of Alberta's last coal plant - six years ahead of schedule - a major threat to this progress towards healthier, more climate-friendly energy looms: the proposed expansion of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. CES-24-53) in September 2024 entitled "Transitional Costs and the Decline of Coal: Worker-Level Evidence." The paper was written by Jonathan Colmer, Eleanor Krause, Eva Lyubich and John Voorheis. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The ongoing energy transition raises critical questions about its impact on American workers. The recent decline of coal has resulted in lower employment, reduced earnings, in  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised Taranis Investment Limited ("Taranis") in its Series A2 investment in Cool Panet Technologies ("Cool Planet"), a carbon capture company. Cool Planet significantly reduces the cost of carbon capture using advanced membrane-based technology in hard to abate sectors including cement, lime, steel, energy from waste, and coal-fired power generation. For more information, see her  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 25 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: * * * Continued on path to improving electric reliability through investments in smart grid technology and new substations Began construction of three new solar parks, all funded by company's voluntary MIGreenPower program Installed nearly 1,000 free air conditioners for people in need in metro Detroit Published 2023 CleanVision Sustainability Report Recognized for initiatives in making DTE a great place to work *  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 24 -- The Environment Colorado Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Colorado ranks 8th in the nation for growth in wind energy production since 2014 and 6th and 9th for growth in electric vehicle charging ports and registered electric vehicles, respectively, according to Renewables on the Rise 2024, an online dashboard released Wednesday by Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center. "Colorado is setting the pace in the race t  more

GARY, Indiana, Oct. 25 -- The Indiana University Northwest campus issued the following news: * * * Community leaders to discuss modernization, investing in steel industry * * * The Indiana University Northwest Center for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE) is announcing a new initiative to convene community leaders to discuss modernizing and investing in the steel industry. Through a series of interviews and structured dialogues targeted to begin in December, the project will provide a venu  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Transitioning from coal to renewables is vital to curtail the environmental impact of the rapidly expanding Indonesian nickel industry * * * As Indonesian nickel producers emerge as key global players, their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are expected to rise along with increased nickel production. A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Fin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: The Department of the Interior and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) today announced more than $244 million in fiscal year 2024 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands, create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and catalyze ec  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 25 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * * GE Vernova provided three 9HA.02 heavy duty gas turbines for Guangdong Energy Group Co., Ltd.'s Dongguan Ningzhou power plant, one of the largest gas power plants in China * * * GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA (October 24, 2024) - On the heels of GE Vernova's announcement of Chinese state-owned power utility Guandong Energy Group Co.,Ltd Huizhou power plant achieving a successful start  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Russ Nelson Ian Wagner, a doctoral candidate of mechanical and aerospace engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been selected to receive the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award. The honor resulted from Wagner's proposed research project to study plasma-jet driven magneto-inertial fusion, to be conducted at Los  more