WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- 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 Dec. 21, 2021 edition: ARTICLES: * Green Hydrogel-Biochar Composite for Enhanced Adsorption of Uranium * Thermodynamics of the Isomerization of Monoterpene Epoxides * Mitochondrial-Respiration-Improving Effects of Three Different Gardeniae Fructus Preparat  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 22 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: The College of Commissioners today endorsed the new Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy ('CEEAG'). The CEEAG will be formally adopted in January 2022 and will be applicable from that moment. The new rules involve an alignment with the important EU objectives and targets set out in the European Green Deal and with other recent regulatory changes in the en  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSPol) -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a lawsuit on behalf of 12 registered Maryland voters who object to Maryland's 2021 congressional redistricting plan on the grounds that it diminishes their rights to participate in elections for the U.S. Congress on an equal basis with other Maryland voters, in violation of the Maryland Constitution (Parrott et al. v Lamone et al. (No. 8683397)). The   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) led a bicameral letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address the ongoing energy crisis and its impact on families served by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The letter is co-led by Congresswomen Gwen S. Moore (D-WI-4) and Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29). The cost of home heating i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: What happened to electrical power in Texas during last February's freeze? A new time-lapse video of electricity generation created by experts at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy offers an hour-by-hour picture of power plant and customer outages across the state during the devastating storm. The freeze crippled the Texas power grid, which is managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Te  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 22 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management recently granted up to $644,000 for the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) to assess the economic impacts of fossil energy production in Wyoming and evaluate opportunities and research needs to deploy clean hydrogen technologies. "There is a growing focus on hydrogen as an ener  more