WASHINGTON, July 13 -- ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science from the American Chemical Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 13, 2021 edition: Articles: * Effect of Fiber on Rheological Properties and Flow Behavior of Polymer Completion Fluids * Accelerating the Selection of Covalent Organic Frameworks with Automated Machine Learning * Experimental and Numerical Investigati  more

WACO, Texas, July 14 (TNSJou) -- Baylor University issued the following news on July 13, 2021: * * * Baylor researcher Ryan McManamay considers ecosystem footprint of climate mitigation energy pathways * * * Climate change mitigation efforts have led to shifts from fossil-fuel dependence to large-scale renewable energy. However, renewable energy sources require significant land and could come at a cost to ecosystems. A new study led by Ryan McManamay, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmen  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSRes) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release: Friends of the Earth just released an analysis of the full 495-page Energy Infrastructure Act of 2021. The analysis (https://medium.com/@foe-us/a-climate-justice-users-guide-to-the-manchin-energy-infrastructure-bill-337ea15917d0) reveals that the bill, worth $95 billion in investments across the multiple sectors, authorizes $28.8 billion in nuclear, carbon capture, and dirty hydrogen compared to only $410   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: During a visit to Pennsylvania today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy discussed federal efforts to reclaim abandoned mine lands, which will help communities eliminate dangerous legacy pollution while creating good-paying union jobs and advancing environmental justice. Secretary Haaland and Climate Advisor McCarthy toured abandoned mine   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, July 14 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: U.S. Representatives Tim Burchett (TN-02) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced the Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2021. U.S. Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), David McKinley (WV-01), Clay Higgins (LA-03), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) and Brian Mast (FL-18) are original cosponsors of this bipartisan legislation. "Overbearing environmental regulations harm America's   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 14 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Southern Company is greenwashing its climate commitment, and a new ad campaign by Sierra Club seeks to hold the utility accountable for its promises and alert ratepayers to the utility's role in preventing a transition to clean energy. The campaign launches this week with a six-figure ad buy in Atlanta, headquarters of Southern Company, as well as in the media markets of other poor performing utilities in  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSRep) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Utilities are trying to greenwash their climate commitments -- and a new ad campaign by Sierra Club holds these polluters accountable. Based on findings of the Club's "Dirty Truth" report, which documents utilities failing to deliver on climate pledges, the ad campaign demands elected officials ensure that American utility companies transition to clean energy in a rapid, timely manner by making it clear how uti  more

NEW YORK, July 14 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the opening of the Ministerial Segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: * * * One year ago, we came together at this Forum amidst immense uncertainty in our world. The COVID-19 crisis had already taken over 200,000 lives and left the global economy in freefall. Since then, the pandemic has taken 4 million lives and devastated the global economy. It continu  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, July 14 (TNSJou) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: Researchers led by a UMass Lowell environmental science professor say mercury measurements in a Massachusetts forest indicate the toxic element is deposited in forests across the globe in much greater quantities than previously understood. The team's results underscore concern for the health and well-being of people, wildlife and waterways, according to Prof. Daniel Obris  more