WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 5, 2024, edition (Vol. 9, Issue 44): Reviews * A Comprehensive Review of Plant-Based Cosmetic Oils (Virgin Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, Argan Oil, and Jojoba Oil): Chemical and Biological Properties and Their Cosmeceutical Applications * Deciphering the Impact of Lign  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia held Lexington Coal Company in contempt for the third time for the company's ongoing refusal to address the environmental damage caused by its coal mining operations in Appalachia. For years, Lexington Coal Company has discharged toxic pollutants like selenium and other ions into nearby streams fro  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 9 -- Energies, a peer-reviewed journal of technology development, engineering policy and management studies, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 17, Issue 21): * Article - A Day-Ahead Economic Dispatch Method for Renewable Energy Systems Considering Flexibility Supply and Demand Balancing Capabilities * Article - A Design and Safety Analysis of the "Electricity-Hydrogen-Ammonia" Energy Storage System: A Case Study of H  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 4 -- Fractal and Fractional, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it provides an advanced forum for studies on fractals and fractional calculus and their applications in different fields of science and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 8, Issue 10): * Article - A Closure Contact Model of Self-Affine Rough Surfaces Considering Small-, Meso-, and Large-Scale Stage Without Adhesive * Article - A Fra  more

TORONTO, Ontario, Nov. 8 -- Greenpeace Canada issued the following news release: Baku, Azerbaijan & Toronto, Canada - World leaders at the UN climate change conference COP29 in Baku must respond boldly to another year of record temperatures and rising emissions by agreeing a robust new finance goal to support desperately needed climate action in developing countries. Keith Stewart, Senior Energy Strategist for Greenpeace Canada, said: "With the U.S. in turmoil, it is more important than ever f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia held Lexington Coal Company in contempt for the third time for the company's ongoing refusal to address the environmental damage caused by its coal mining operations in Appalachia. For years, Lexington Coal Company has discharged toxic pollutants like selenium and other ions into nearby streams from two min  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 9 -- 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 Nov. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 21): * Article - A Base-Map-Guided Global Localization Solution for Heterogeneous Robots Using a Co-View Context Descriptor * Article - A Case Study on the Integration of Remote Sensing for Predicting Complicated Forest Fire Spread * Article - A Comparat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Resources for the Future issued the following report on Nov. 4, 2024 by Matthew Dalbey and Daniel Raimi entitled "Meet Them Where They Are: Lessons Learned from the Federal Interagency Working Group on Energy Communities". Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract The federal Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (informally, the IWG on Energy Communities) was established in 2021 to improve economic conditions in US com  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV- Yesterday, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, announced more than $140 million from the Department of Interior's (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) to reclaim abandoned mine lands. The funding is part of a larger $11.3 billion investment  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 9 -- 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 Nov. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 24, Issue 21): * Article - 'TLDetect': AI-Based Application for Detection and Correction of Anomalous TLD Glow Curves * Article - A Cloud Infrastructure for Health Monitoring in Emergency Response Scenarios * Article - A Contactless Low-Carbon Ste  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 9 -- Sustainability, a peer-reviewed open access journal on environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 21): * Article - A Case Study Based on Space Syntax Theory: West Shu Garden of Qingxi, Dujiangyan Scenic Area * Article - A Comparative Analysis of the Environmental Impacts of Wood-Aluminum Window Production in Two Life Cycle Assessment Software * Artic  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 9 -- Water, a peer-reviewed open access journal on water science and technology, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 21): * Article - A Case Study for Analysis of Stability and Treatment Measures of a Landslide Under Rainfall with the Changes in Pore Water Pressure * Article - A Combined Method Utilizing Microseismic and Parallel Electrical Monitoring to Determine the Height of Water-Conducting Fracture Zones  more