WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: More Than $3 Billion in Clean Energy Financing Will Help Lower Energy Costs and Reduce Pollution for Rural Americans Westminster, Colo., Oct. 25, 2024 Today Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more than $3 billion through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program to lower electricity costs as part of President Biden and Vice President Harris  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A new commentary found that power plants' use of these devices saved up to 9,100 lives and up to $100 billion in health costs in 2023. These estimates reveal the substantial health benefits that could be at stake if the next presidential administration implements policies that aim to weaken the Clean Air Act and limit the regulatory authority of the EPA. * * * Air pollution c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: With this round of funding, PA has received more than $735 million to clean up abandoned mine lands One third of the Nation's abandoned mine land is in Pennsylvania, impacting as many as 1.4 million residents in 43 of PA's 67 counties Funding to clean up abandoned mine land comes from Casey-backed infrastructure law Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) secured $245,082,772 to clean up abandoned mine lands ac  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 26 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Sauk Solar will generate 150 megawatts of clean energy, enough to power approximately 40,000 homes Sauk Solar is the first of six new solar parks to come online that are all funded through DTE's CleanVision MIGreenPower program * * * DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE), Michigan's largest producer of and investor in renewable energy, today announced that its largest solar park, Sauk Solar, is now operati  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

DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 25 (TNSrep) -- The Economic and Social Research Institute issued the following research bulletin on July 16, 2024 by Sean Lyons, Anne Nolan, Philip Carthy, Mide Griffin and Brian O'Connell entitled "Long-term exposure to air pollution and mental health." Here is the introduction: * * * Globally, mental illness is the leading cause of years lived with a disability. There is now increasing evidence that mental health and wellbeing may be associated with environmental condi  more

TIRANA, Albania, Oct. 25 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024, by President Ursula von der Leyen at the inauguration ceremony for the College of Europe Campus: * * * Prime Minister Rama, dear Edi, Rector Mogherini, dear Federica, Dear students, Today marks a new beginning for all of you. New friends, new city, new dreams. But this ceremony is also much more than the opening of a new academic year or a new campus. Because the College of Europe is much  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has revoked the permit amendment of a biomass wood pellet facility after the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), on behalf of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL) and Sierra Club, mounted a legal challenge arguing the amendment violated the Clean Air Act. Telfair Forest Products is a wood pellet manufacturing plant in Lumber Cit  more

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Oct. 25 -- Greenpeace International, a coordinating organization of Greenpeace, issued the following news release: The latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report has warned that if countries do not commit to rapid action to cut rising climate pollution emissions, the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 C will be gone within a few years. Tracy Carty, Climate Politics Expert at Greenpeace International, said: "For 15 years, the UNEP has been sounding the al  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

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on October 24, 2024 by Ghee Peh entitled "Indonesia's nickel companies: The need for renewable energy amid increasing production." Here is the executive summary: * * * Indonesian nickel producers are emerging as key global players. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for 2023, Indonesia accounted for 42% of global nickel reserves and 51% of global mine productio  more

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Illinois, Oct. 26 -- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine that says it focuses on occupational and environmental medicine specialists up-to-date on medical developments in the prevention, diagnosis and rehabilitation of environmentally induced conditions and work-related injuries and illnesses, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 editi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Apple Grove, WV Today, Senator Joe Manchin III (I-WV), toured the future site of Nucor Steel's factory in Mason County. The planned more than $3 billion factory represents the single largest private investment in West Virginia history, and when completed, the factory will be one of the largest in the state. "Since our state's founding in 1863, West Virginians have mined the coal that forged the steel   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

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 26 -- The Ohio Society of CPAs issued the following news: This year, along with a presidential election, Ohio has one of the country's most high-profile U.S. Senate races. But amid all the attention these races generate, it is important that voters not lose sight of another crucial decision facing Ohio voters this November--the election of Ohio Supreme Court justices. As always, the outcome of these races will significantly impact our state's legal and economic landscape.   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

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 26 -- Remote Sensing, a peer-reviewed open access journal about the science and application of remote sensing technology, published research articles on the following topics in its oct. 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 20): * Article - A Disparate Disaster: Spatial Patterns of Building Damage Caused by Hurricane Ian and Associated Socio-Economic Factors * Article - A Framework for Subregion Ensemble Learning Mapping of Land Use/Land Cover at the Watershed Scale * Arti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on October 2, 2024 by Daniel Shawhan, Sally Robson, and Ethan Russell entitled "Offshore Wind Power Examined: Effects, Benefits, and Costs of Offshore Wind Farms Along the US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts". Here is the executive summary: * * * Electricity from offshore wind is considered important for reducing energy-related emissions because of its ability to serve coastal areas and complement other nonem  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 26 -- 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. 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 24, Issue 20): * Article - A Beam Hopping Scheme Based on Adaptive Beam Radius for LEO Satellites * Article - A Biometric Identification for Multi-Modal Biomedical Signals in Geriatric Care * Article - A Brain Network Analysis Model for Motion Si  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Sierra Club co-authored research reveals the substantial health benefits at stake if a future administration weakens the Clean Air Act and limits regulatory authority of the EPA Air pollution control devices (APCDs) prevented up to 9,000 deaths and saved up to $100 billion in health costs in 2023, according to new estimates published in an American Journal of Public Health editorial. But these pub  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 26 -- Sustainability, a peer-reviewed open access journal on environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 20): * Article - A Combined Experimental and Computational Study on the Effect of the Reactor Configuration and Operational Procedures on the Formation, Growth and Dissociation of Carbon Dioxide Hydrate * Article - A Comparative Study of Bazaar Cultural   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: WESTMINSTER, Colo. Today the U.S. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the finalization of $2.5 billion in grants and low cost loans to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Cooperative, and $1 billion in grants to six other smaller electric cooperatives around the country to advance affordable, renewable energy under the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. According to Tri-State  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 26 -- Water, a peer-reviewed open access journal on water science and technology, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 20): * Article - A Circulation Study Based on the 2022 Sino-Vietnamese Joint Survey Data from the Beibu Gulf * Article - A Dynamic Game Model for Emergency Resource Managers and Compound Disasters Induced by Heavy Rainstorms * Article - A Hybrid Model Combined Deep Neural Network and Beluga W  more