WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * What Causes Water Conflict? By David Michel Mexican farmers set fire to government buildings, ambushed soldiers, took politicians hostage, and seized control of La Boquilla dam to prevent water from being diverted from their drought-parched fields and funneled away to the United States. "This is a war to survive . . . to feed my family," affirmed (https://www.nytime  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 31, 2024, from the American Chemistry Council Hydrogen Fluoride Panel: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: EPA Prioritization of Chemicals Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Pre-Prioritization for Hydrogen Fluoride, Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0606 * * * To Whom It May Concern:   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 31, 2024, from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers: * * * PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WEBINARS; PRE-PRIORITIZATION AND CONSIDERATION OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES FOR FUTURE PRIORITIZATION UNDER THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics United States Environmental Protection Agency AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURE  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 31, 2024, from the American Petroleum Institute: * * * To: Sarah Soliman Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0606 Re: Pre- Prioritization and Consideration of Existing Chemical Substances for Future Prioritization Under the Toxic Su  more

DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 9 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news: Holland & Hart represented Clearway Energy Group (Clearway), a leading integrated clean energy company with the 5th largest renewable operating fleet in the US, in the negotiation of two Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) agreements with Blattner Energy, LLC and a purchase and sale agreement for batteries for the 300 MW Pine Forest solar and 200 MW Pine Forest standalone energy storage projects in  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A new study on techno-economic outlooks for zero-emission heavy-duty trucking underscores the need for cross-sector collaboration. * * * By CK Taylor, Climate and Sustainability Consortium As a major contributor to global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the transportation sector has immense potential to advance decarbonization. However, a zero-emissions global supply chain  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Access Board has released the following public communication dated Nov. 1, 2024, from Ample, San Francisco, California: * * * To: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board From: Dr. Levi Tillemann (VP for Policy and International Outreach, Ample Inc.), Matthew McGovern (Policy Counsel, Ample, Inc.) Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Accessibility Guidelines for EV Charging Stations, Docket No. ATBCB-2024-0001 * * * Summary Ample is a San   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Access Board has released the following public communication dated Oct. 29, 2024, from Transportation for America: * * * To: U.S. Access Board Office of General Counsel 1331 F Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004-1111 Re: Docket No. ATBCB-2024-0001 * * * To whom it may concern: Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on this notice of proposed rulemaking regarding Accessibility Guidelines for EV Charging Stations. These standards are critica  more