CHICAGO, Illinois, May 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 17, 2021: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Manitowoc and Milwaukee have been selected to receive grant awards totaling $1.1 million in Brownfields funding through its Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) Grants. The funding will help the two communities assess and cleanup abandoned industrial and commercial properties that have been targeted for redevelopment. "EP  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, May 18 (TNSMon) -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall alumnus Donald McCloud has established the McCloud Family Scholarship for the university. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from Marshall University in 1975. Dr. Beth McCloud, Donald McCloud's daughter, received both her Bachelor of Science in biochemistry in 2004 and Doctor of Medicine in 2008 from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. "Marshall Univer  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Waste Management (DWM) will host a public hearing on Tuesday, June 15, on a draft solid waste permit for the expansion of the existing lined-landfill at the Roxboro Steam Electric Plant. The draft permit will include Duke Energy's construction and operation of a landfill expansion for the disposal of excavated coa  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, May 18 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Sierra Club, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition and West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement (OSMRE) over its failure to require needed improvements and stronger requirements for West Virginia's federally-approved surface mining program to ensure coal companies fully fund reclamation bonds. West Virginia's exist  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 17, 2021: House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W. Va.) today re-introduced their resolution to condemn a carbon tax - a resolution that has been introduced every Congress since 2013. A carbon tax would be destructive for American families and small businesses and reverse progress made towards achieving American energy and economic prosperity. Congres  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee member, met with Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon recently to discuss the financial industry and American energy policy. Their conversation also covered tax policy and the rising concerns of inflation. "Mr. Solomon and I had a very productive discussion," said Senator Cramer. "Meeting ambitious climate goals will require a practical approach to  more

BASEL, Switzerland, May 17 -- Water, a peer-reviewed open access journal on water science and technology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 13, No. 10 edition: Articles: * Daily Variation of Lipid Regulators and Personal Care Products in a River Impacted by Domestic Effluents in Southern Brazil * Characteristics of Underwater Topography, Geomorphology and Sediment Source in Qinzhou Bay * Public Acceptance of Wastewater Reuse: New Evidence from Factor an  more