BASEL, Switzerland, July 31 -- Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health, a journal that addresses topics such as acid precipitation, air quality monitoring and management, air pollution climatology, atmospheric impact assessment, forest-fire emissions, greenhouse gases, health and ecological effects and clean air technology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2021 edition: Original Papers: * Excessive admission burden of unspecified asthma attributable to air  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following report on July 29, 2021, entitled "Climate Cooperation and Competition: Leveraging Sustainable Development Goal 13". The report was written by Kristen Cordell, senior policy adviser on security and development policy for the Policy, Planning and Learning Bureau at the United States Agency for International Development. * * * The Issue * UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 on urgent action to c  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following report on July 29, 2021, entitled "U.S. Views on the Trade and Climate Policy Nexus". The report was written by William Alan Reinsch, Scholl Chair in International Business and senior adviser at Kelley, Drye & Warren, and Emily Benson, associate fellow with the Scholl Chair in International Business. * * * Here are excerpts: Executive Summary As international actors, notably the European Union, be  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSRes) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: A new report released by Earthjustice provides new evidence demonstrating the importance and benefit to local communities of thorough cleanup of coal ash rather than leaving it in place where it's currently dumped. Economists, environmental engineers, and hydrogeologists studied three coal plants and found "clean closure" of existing coal ash dump sites, in which ash is removed, would result in 2 to 7 times greater   more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, July 31 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: By Anica Lind In a country experiencing a shortage of critical educational facilities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District is overseeing the design and construction of kindergartens to better the lives of children in Mongolia. Over the last three years, the district has partnered with the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Indo-Pacific Comm  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is initiating a rulemaking process to strengthen certain wastewater pollution discharge limits for coal power plants that use steam to generate electricity. EPA is committed to ensuring that our nation's vital water resources are healthy and support safe drinking water, recreation activities, agriculture, industry, and vibrant communities  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 31 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Governor JB Pritzker took the following bill action: Bill Number: HB 26 Description: Establishes new internet accessibility requirements for school districts to ensure that all students with disabilities can fully participate in any curriculum content delivered online. Action: Signed Effective: August 1, 2022 Bill Number: HB 88 Description: Addresses existing inequities impacting communities  more

SWINDON, England, July 24 (TNSRes) -- The Medical Research Council, a part of UK Research and Innovation, issued the following news: Three new research projects will investigate how air pollutants in indoor spaces can adversely affect the health of the people inhabiting them. Indoor spaces being investigated include: * Homes * Schools * Workplaces. Researchers have received a share of pound sterling9 million funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to better understand how the compos  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 31 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford applauded today's vote by Great River Energy's member cooperatives to approve the sale of Coal Creek Station near Underwood to Rainbow Energy Center LLC. The cooperatives also approved the sale of GRE's high-voltage direct current system to Nexus Line LLC. Rainbow Energy Center and Next are both affiliates of Bismarck-based Rainbow Energy Marketing Corp. "  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is partnering with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Duke University and the University of Arizona to develop a reactor that will selectively concentrate rare earth elements (REEs) in an environmentally benign way. REEs are extracted from coal waste and used in various industries-such as energy, defen  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: David Sholl has come to the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory with a wealth of scientific expertise and a personal mission: hasten the development and deployment of decarbonization solutions for the nation's energy system. Sholl, director of the lab's new Transformational Decarbonization Initiative, is working to elevate ORNL  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced that she secured the inclusion of over $7.8 million for eight community projects in Alabama's 7th Congressional District in House Democrats' FY2022 government funding bills. With the passage of these bills in the House of Representatives this week, funding for these community projects has cleared a key hurdle. The bills must now face negotiations in t  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper (No. 21-20) on July 21, 2021, entitled "Smart Thermostats, Automation, and Time-Varying Prices". The working paper was written by senior fellow Karen Palmer, university fellow Casey Wichman, Joshua Blonz senior economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and Derek C. Wietelman of the University of Maryland in College Park. * * * Here are excerpts: Abstract We evaluate an experiment in which randomly   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led her Republicans colleagues on the committee in a letter to Michael Regan, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, and Jaime Pinkham, the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led her Republicans colleagues on the committee in a letter to Michael Regan, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, and Jaime Pinkham, the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. The letter follows Ranking Member Capito's previous  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 31 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after the member cooperatives of Great River Energy approved the sale of Coal Creek Station to Rainbow Energy. Hoeven has been working with Great River Energy, Rainbow Energy and North American Coal to find a solution to keep the plant and adjacent Falkirk   more

MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota, July 31 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Great Rivers Energy (GRE) was successful in its sale of the Coal Creek power plant to Rainbow Energy in a process that lacked transparency and engagement. Instead of receiving clarity from Great River Energy, member-owners have been forced to hunt for details in public reporting about the potential sale. Individual customers didn't even know this deal was happening. Sierra Club and a  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 31 (TNSPol) -- Trout Unlimited issued the following news release: A massive package of legislation, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, has been unveiled in the U.S. Senate. If enacted this bill would make essential investments of remarkable size and scope to help the nation address the impacts of climate change, including some of the worst impacts of the rapidly warming climate on trout and salmon. Trout Unlimited (TU) lauded major titles and provi  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 31 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on July 30, 2021 with Parth Vaishnav, Center for Sustainable Systems at the School for Environment and Sustainability: * * * Deploying residential heat pumps more widely across the United States has the potential to help reduce carbon pollution while also saving homeowners money, according to a new study by a University of Michigan researcher and colleagues. However, in most parts of the country the e  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 31 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following statement on July 30, 2021: * * * House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, issued the following statement today after receiving a resignation letter from Delegate Jeffrey Pack, R-Raleigh: "Today, the West Virginia House of Delegates is losing one of our most steadfast and charismatic leaders. I first came to know Delegate Jeff Pack when he was appointed to the seat in 2018, and quickly learned this Air Force  more