COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 8 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2024: * * * * Third-quarter 2024 GAAP earnings of $1.80 per share; operating earnings of $1.85 per share * Narrows 2024 operating earnings (non-GAAP) guidance to $5.58 to $5.68 per share, maintaining $5.63 midpoint * Announces new long-term growth rate of 6% to 8% based off of 2025 operating earnings guidance of $5.75 to $5.95 per share * Expands five-year capital plan to $54 billion to supp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $140 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 West Virginia. Millions of Americans nationwide live less than a mile from an abandoned coal m  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Charlotte, N.C. In an indication of how major utilities may respond to election results, the Chief Financial Officer of Duke Energy announced that in light of Donald Trump's recent election win and the energy plans outlined in Project 2025, the utility is considering ramping up coal use in its operations. In Duke Energy's own 2023 Integrated Resource Plan for North and South Carolina, the utility   more

BERLIN, Germany, Nov. 4 -- Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the processing of biogenic materials for energy and chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2024 special issue (Vol. 14, Issue 21) entitled Biomass for Energy and Value added Products - Technological Progress 2022: * Adsorption of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution onto synthesized bentonite/silvernanoparticles-alginate (Bent/AgNPs-Alg) bio-na  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) invites the public to provide comment on two draft air quality permit revisions for Duke Energy. Duke Energy is seeking to retire coal-fired boilers at two power plants: Duke Energy Progress, LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant in Person County, and Duke Energ  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Yesterday, the South Carolina Public Service Commission approved Duke Energy's integrated resource plan for South Carolina, directing Duke to work with stakeholders to consider improvements recommended by several environmental groups that, if implemented, could improve grid reliability, expand opportunities for solar energy and battery storage, and reduce reliance on r  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 8 -- Evergy Inc., a company that says it focuses on producing, transmitting and delivering energy for the benefit of stakeholders, issued the following news release: * * * * Third Quarter 2024 GAAP EPS of $2.02, compared to $1.53 in 2023 * Third Quarter 2024 Adjusted EPS (Non-GAAP) of $2.02, compared to $1.88 in 2023 * Increases quarterly dividend 4% to $0.6675 per share * Introduces 2025E-2029E capital investment plan of $16.2 billion * Reaffirms 2024 GAAP and Adjuste  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 8 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * * Tongyeong combined cycle power plant owned by Tongyeong Eco Power supplies more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of electricity to the grid, the equivalent electricity needed to power approximately 1 million South Korean homes * * * Tongyeong, South Korea (November 7, 2024) -- GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today announced the start of commercial operation for Tongyeong Eco Power's Tongyeong comb  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 7 -- The European Investment Bank issued the following news release: The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR35 million loan to German aquaculture technology start-up Oceanloop to help growing its business in Germany and expanding it to Gran Canaria, Spain. The EIB`s venture-debt investment will also enable the Munich-based company to accelerate the development of the technology for its sustainable recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) for indoor farming.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: DICKINSON, N.D. Senator John Hoeven today addressed the Greater North Dakota Chamber's (GNDC) Build & Beyond conference, where he outlined his priorities for the upcoming Congress and new administration. In particular, the senator discussed the need to unlock the nation's energy potential, restore U.S. energy dominance and empower the country to utilize all of its abundant energy resources, including coal  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 7 -- Hydrology, a peer-reviewed open access journal that encompasses hydrology, groundwater, surface water, soil water and atmospheric water, as well as snow and ice, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 11, Issue 8): * Article - A Field Study to Assess the Impacts of Biochar Amendment on Runoff Quality from Newly Established Green Roofs * Article - Agricultural Economic Water Productivity Differences across Counties in t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $140 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 West Virginia. Millions o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The World Bank issued the following news release: Accelerated action on decarbonization can help stimulate economic growth, enhance competitiveness and protect people from the harmful impacts of air pollution, says the World Bank Group's Poland Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR), released today. As the world's 9th largest coal user, Poland's continued heavy reliance on coal for power and industrial production is already posing severe risks to people and its ec  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Nov. 7 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following statement on Nov. 6, 2024, by Executive Director Erik Schlenker-Goodrich and Deputy Director Sristi Kamal: * * * "This morning, we are reminded of Terry Tempest Williams' haunting declaration: "Finding beauty in a broken world is creating beauty in the world we find." In the coming months, we will need--more than ever--to create that beauty. For we now find ourselves, once again, facing a challenging and chaoti  more

CAMBRIDGE, England, Nov. 7 -- Victorian Literature and Culture, a peer-reviewed journal that says it aims to reimagine the field of Victorian studies in the 21st century, published research articles on the following topics in its Summer 2024 edition (Vol. 52, Issue 2): * An Empire of Red Weed: Environmental Infrastructure in H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds * Care Communities versus Human Infrastructure * Climate Period. Punctuation as Infrastructure * Dracula's Cold-Chain * "Fellow Pass  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Charleston, W.V. In a historic victory, the Sierra Club, the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy have reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) to address long standing pollution issues in certain West Virginia streams caused by coal mining. The groups were represent  more