HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 12 -- The American Journal of Industrial Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features occupational and environmental health and safety, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2021 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Early radiographic pneumoconiosis is associated with impaired exercise gas exchange among coal miners with normal resting spirometry * COPD risk among older construction workers--Updated analyses 2020 * Incidence of mesotheli  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following report on May 11, 2021, entitled "Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risk Through Bank Capital Requirements". The report was authored by Associate Director Gregg Gelzinis. * * * Introduction and summary The climate crisis has profound implications for every sector of the economy, every corner of society, and every aspect of public policy. Several years ago, it may have been acceptable for U.S. financial regulators   more

BERLIN, Germany, May 11 (TNSRep) -- Climate Action Tracker issued the following news release on May 10, 2021: Germany would have to reduce its emissions by at least 69% below 1990 levels by 2030 in order to be compatible with the Paris climate protection agreement. That would be more than the 65% announced last week, according to an analysis released today by the Climate Action Tracker (CAT). The CAT warned that Germany needs to step up its action to meet these new targets in all sectors, espe  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release on May 11, 2021: EIA expects U.S. electricity generation will look different this summer compared with last summer as rising natural gas costs drive many electricity generators to switch to renewables and coal. Our annual Summer Electricity Industry Outlook, released today with Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), forecasts a 12% decline in electricity generation from natural   more

FREIBURG, Germany, May 12 (TNSRes) -- The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems issued the following news release: With the currently adopted climate protection measures, Germany will neither achieve its previous, nor the more stringent European, climate protection targets in the building sector by 2050. Two roadmaps from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, the Oko-Institute and the Hamburg Institute show how this achievement, however, can be made possible. The resear  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 12 -- Global Change Biology Bioenergy, a journal that says it promotes understanding of the interface between biological and environmental sciences and the production of fuels directly from plants, algae and waste, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2021 edition: RESEARCH REVIEWS: * Opportunities and barriers for biofuel and bioenergy production from poplar * Sustainable production of microalgae biomass for biofuel and chemicals t  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 12 (TNSIntl) -- The Institute for Public Affairs issued the following news release on May 11, 2021: Tonight's budget confirms that gross federal government debt will exceed $1 trillion for the first time in Australia's history. Gross federal government debt is now equal to 45% of GDP, which is more than double what it was during the Whitlam-era. "This is a budget that Labor would have been proud to have delivered. It commits Australia to permanently higher spending, h  more

PARIS, France, May 12 -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release: Renewable sources of electricity such as wind and solar grew at their fastest rate in two decades in 2020 and are set to expand in coming years at a much faster pace than prior to the pandemic, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. The growth in Europe and the United States will be even brisker than previously forecast, compensating for China's transitional slowdown after exceptio  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL Director Brian Anderson, Ph.D., discussed "Paving the Way to a Decarbonized Energy Future" during his keynote address at the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) Spring 2021 Meeting: Energy and Resources Needs for a Nation in Transition, which was held Monday, May 10. The focus of the BESR meeting, held by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineer  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 12 -- Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Governor Tom Wolf announced that a $1.5 million grant was awarded to Indiana County through the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. "Pennsylvania's coal-impacted communities have undoubtedly felt the impacts of energy production shifts in the economy and resources that support new job opportunities a  more

CUMBERLAND CITY, Tennessee, May 12 (TNSRes) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 11, 2021: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted notice of its intent to file an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the retirement of the Cumberland Fossil Plant in Cumberland City, Tennessee. Through the upcoming EIS process, TVA will identify the timeline to retire the plant's two coal units and if any replacement generation is needed. "This is an opportunity for TVA to show   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking for public input on what should be included in an upcoming review of potential environmental impacts from the proposed retirement of Cumberland Fossil Plant, located in Stewart County, Tennessee, and the construction of replacement generation. The draft Environmental Impact Statement will consider the potential impacts associated with the proposed retiremen  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSPol) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on May 11, 2021: Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service's 2020 approval of a plan that allows fracking across 35,000 acres of Colorado's Western Slope. The North Fork Mancos Master Development Plan allows 35 new fracking wells in the North Fork Valley and Thompson Divide areas of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest. Today  more