WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNScapv) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * "Cryptocurrency mining and processing are highly energy-intensive activities that have already buoyed fossil fuel electricity generation and climate-warming carbon emissions." * * * Today a coalition of environmental, consumer and public interest groups delivered a letter to Senate Majority Leader Schumer urging him to prevent pro-cryptocurrency legislation that would worsen cl  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 15 -- Bechtel issued the following news release: * * * Copperton Phase 2 Solar will provide clean energy for one of the world's largest open-pit copper mines * * * Bechtel is proud to announce its selection by Rio Tinto to lead the design and construction of Copperton Phase 2 Solar, a significant renewable energy facility that will support operations at Rio Tinto's Kennecott mine in Utah, one of the largest open-pit copper mines in the world. This project mark  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2024, by President and CEO Todd Snitchler: * * * The nation's electric reliability watchdog is again warning of power supply and electric reliability concerns heading into winter, while noting that industry efforts have helped mitigate risks. Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association, which represents competitive power suppliers, issued the following statemen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between Walt Disney and National Geographic Society, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * This Heartwarming Story Is the Follow-Up Feature From the Academy Award(R)- and BAFTA-Winning Team Behind NAVALNY, Filmmakers Edmund Stenson and Daniel Roher A New York Times Critic's Pick, BLINK Follows the Pelletier Family on an Epic Journey To Show Their Children the Beauty of the World After They Are Diagnosed W  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson today issued the following statement on the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's winter 2024-25 reliability assessment. "Demand for electricity is skyrocketing across America and supply is not keeping pace. And flawed public policies that focus on shutting down always av  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: Researchers have found evidence that mangrove forests - which protect tropical and subtropical coastlines - are drowning in the Maldives. Their findings, published today (Tuesday 12 November) in Scientific Reports, indicate that rising sea level and a climate phenomenon known as the Indian Ocean Dipole have led to some Maldivian islands losing over half of their mangrove cover since 2020  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) today announced nearly $5.9 million in fiscal year 2024 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Missouri to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands (AML), create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and catalyze economic opportunity in coal communities  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 15 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * Sixth Round of Grant Opportunities Now Available * * * Three municipalities in Northern Arizona impacted by the transition away from coal-fired power plants will receive a total of $125,000 in economic development grants from the Utilities' Grant Funding Program. Jointly funded by Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project (SRP) and Tucson Electric Po  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: CONCORD, NH. The New Hampshire Conference of the United Church of Christ (NHCUCC) has awarded Cathy Corkery, Sierra Club New Hampshire Chapter Director, its Environmental Justice Award for her decades of work championing the retirement of local coal plants. Corkery's advocacy culminated in the March announcement of 2028 and 2025 retirement dates for the coal-burning units at Merrimack and Schiller   more

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Nov. 15 -- Shawnee State University issued the following news: Shawnee State University's Advanced Manufacturing Center has been awarded $1,999,092 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to develop the region's high-tech manufacturing workforce by offering high-demand degrees and credentials that feed advanced manufacturing industries. Through the addition of new state-of-the-art labs and equipment emphasizing robotics and automation, SSU will build its capacity to meet  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. NOR 42180) entitled "Evergy Inc., Evergy Metro Inc., and Evergy Kansas Central Inc. V. BNSF Railway Co.": * * * Digest:/1 This decision grants BNSF Railway Company's motion to dismiss Count IV of the complaint. On January 31, 2024, Evergy, Inc. (Evergy), Evergy Metro, Inc. (Evergy Metro), and Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. (EKC) (collectively, Complainants), filed  more

MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Less than 16 percent of CO2 reductions from certificates fulfilled * * * The majority of carbon credits that companies and private individuals can buy are ineffective. The meta-study by an international research team shows that the promised reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are actually achieved for less than 16 percent of emission credits. Thousands of projects worldwide promise to  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 15 -- Tucson Electric Power issued the following news release: * * * Sixth Round of Grant Opportunities Now Available * * * Three municipalities in Northern Arizona impacted by the transition away from coal-fired power plants will receive a total of $125,000 in economic development grants from the Utilities' Grant Funding Program. Jointly funded by Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project (SRP) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP), the program provides funding for c  more