ITHACA, New York, Aug. 31 (TNSJou) -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cow manure - a longtime agricultural waste headache for dairy farmers - soon may ignite a new sustainable fertilizing trend. Judiciously decomposing organic matter from 700 degrees Fahrenheit to 1,200 degrees F, without oxygen - a process known as pyrolysis, very different from incineration - and retaining nutrients from dairy lagoons can transform manure into a manageable, ecologically friendly biochar fertili  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSRep) -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following report (No. 5210) on Aug. 30, 2021, entitled "President Biden Must Reaffirm U.S. Support for Ukraine in Meeting with President Zelenskyy". The report was written by Alexis Mrachek, research associate in the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for foreign policy, Daniel Kochis, senior policy analyst in European affairs, and Luke Coffey, director of Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for foreign policy. * * * KEY TAKEAWAYS   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear congratulated the City of Somerset for receiving a $3 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to upgrade two wastewater treatment facilities, supporting future economic expansion and job creation. Paired with $750,000 in local funds, the award is expected to create 379 jobs, retain 580 jobs and generate $179 million in private investment. "The imp  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo to announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.4 million grant to the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County, Port Huron, Michigan, to construct an 11,000-square-foot building for use as a small business incubator that will support emerging and second-stage b  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL's Mary Anne Alvin sees a brighter future ahead for the nation's energy communities that have powered the nation for more than a century as the U.S. undergoes a historic transformation to clean energy. Alvin's optimism is rooted in the fact that residual and waste byproducts, such as power plant ash and acid mine drainage, are prime sources to obtain rare ea  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 31 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2021: * * * An amendment to HB3666 was introduced in the General Assembly, which fails to act on the urgency of the climate crisis and gives a free pass to the Prairie State coal plant, the largest polluter in Illinois. Despite widespread approval for an energy bill that sets firm deadlines to equitably decarbonize our electric grid and grow Illinois' clean energy economy, legislators continue  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 31 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: After pressure from the public and an order from state regulators, Duke Energy has proposed long-term plans that retire polluting coal earlier and add more renewable energy, but at the same time would add even more fracked gas plants than previously planned. The two Duke Energy utilities that operate in the Carolinas--Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress--filed revised integrated resource  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the city of Somerset, Kentucky, to provide upgrades for two wastewater treatment facilities, supporting economic growth and job creation. This EDA grant will be matched with $750,000 in local funds, and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.4 million grant to the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County, Port Huron, Michigan, to construct an 11,000-square-foot building for use as a small business incubator that will support emerging and second-sta  more