CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 25 (TNSRes) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: * * * Case Western Reserve scientists lead National Science Foundation-funded investigation into novel process for recovering critical metals from phosphate mining * * * A Case Western Reserve University chemical engineer is leading a team investigating novel methods to mine valuable metals from an unexpected source: phosphate ore used for fertilizer and other products. These metals, kno  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 25 (TNSRep) -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Twenty-one environmental groups filed a petition with EPA today to take over and repair Texas' broken system of issuing permits to control water pollution, which has made it too easy for industries to contaminate waterways across the state. Water pollution is a major problem in Texas, with 9,711 miles of the state's rivers, 590,214 acres of its lakes, and 1,248 square miles of its estuar  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 25 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: In the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced a plan to speed up the retirement of high emissions coal-fired power plants in Southeast Asia. This announcement sets the stage for a transformation of the Asian multilateral development bank's (MDB) role in guiding power infrastructure development in the  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (TNSOps) -- The World Resources Institute issued the following news release: At Climate Week NYC 2021, World Resources Institute (WRI), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), C40 Cities, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) - Local Governments for Sustainability, and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) launched UrbanShift, a new global initiative to improve lives and transform cities into green and livable spaces, concurrently addressing climate c  more