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News Tipoffs - Michigan Editors Newsletter for Friday November 22, 2024 ( 8 items )  

DOE Brookhaven National Laboratory: New Catalyst Recycles Methane Emissions at Room Temperature
UPTON, New York, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Brookhaven-led collaboration develops an inexpensive catalyst to convert methane emissions into useable products without the need for ultra-high temperatures * * * Natural gas is a fossil fuel that is widely used in the U.S. for heating, cooking, and electricity generation, and it is also used as a chemical feedstock for the manufacture of plastics and ot  more

DOE: Biden-Harris Administration Awards Up to $2.2 Billion for 2 Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Gulf Coast and Midwest Hydrogen Hubs will Create Tens of Thousands of High-Quality Jobs, Deliver New Economic Opportunities, and Reinforce America's Clean Manufacturing Boom * * * As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $2.2 billion in award commitments for two Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) that will help ac  more

Kansas Supreme Court: Judge Sarah Warner Selected as Chief Judge of Court of Appeals
TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 22 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release: The Kansas Supreme Court has selected Judge Sarah Warner to serve as chief judge of the 14-member Kansas Court of Appeals beginning January 13. Warner will succeed Chief Judge Karen Arnold-Burger, who will continue to serve on the Court of Appeals after her second four-year term as chief judge ends. "Chief Judge Arnold-Burger has provided outstanding leadership during the past eight years, and I know I have  more

N.H. A.G. Formella, Bipartisan Coalition Seek Changes to Google Business Practices to End Search Engine Monopoly
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 22 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that he along with a bipartisan coalition of his fellow state attorneys general, and the United States Department of Justice are proposing a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and to restore competition to benefit consumers. "This proposal marks an important step toward restoring fai  more

National Museum of American Indian: Native Art Market Brings Indigenous Artisans to Washington for Curated Shopping Experience
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian's Native Art Market returns to the museum in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7 and 8. This annual event invites lovers of art and craftsmanship to meet Indigenous artists and learn about traditional Native arts and contemporary Native creativity. Forty artists will offer authentic, hand-crafted works of ar  more

Natural Resources Conservation Service: USDA Invests $7M in Eight Wetland Mitigation Banking Projects to Support Producers, Protect Wetland Ecosystems
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $7 million in eight projects to support the development of wetland mitigation banks for agricultural producers through the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP). Through wetland mitigation banks, wetlands are restored, created or enhanced, generating credits that can be purchased by producers looking to compensat  more

Neb. A.G. Hilgers, Other State Attorneys General Propose Remedies to End Google's Search Engine Monopoly
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 52 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice to propose a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawfully maintained search engine monopoly and revive competition for the benefit of consumers. In December 2020, the Nebraska Department of Justice joined a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit  more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Michigan Man Charged With Felony and Misdemeanor Offenses for Conduct During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Michigan man has been charged with felony and misdemeanor offenses related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Dylan James Smyth, 42, of Blanchard, M  more