CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 15 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Calgary issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2022: As a lifelong researcher, Dr. Nashaat Nassar has a dream. Sitting in his laboratory, focusing on the development and application of naturally derived nanomaterials in the oil and gas industry, he goes so far as to call it a promise. "I believe we should have a shift in our thinking about carbon," Nassar, PhD, says. "Carbon is an unpleasant word when it is in the gaseous form. Bu  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 15 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Ralph S. Northam, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2022: Governor Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his Administration today. Secretariat of the Commonwealth Board Appointments Board of Directors of the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program * Vanessa S. Rakestraw, PhD/* of Henrico, Retired from Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services * Joseph H. Stepp/* of Glen   more

BOONE, North Carolina, Jan. 15 (TNSPol)(TNScapV) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following joint news release with 68 organizations: The National Black Lung Association and 68 other organizations sent a letter to congressional leadership Thursday urging immediate action to provide a long-term extension of the Black Lung Excise Tax. When Congress failed to pass a four-year extension of the Black Lung Excise Tax in the Build Back Better Act before the new year began, that single source of reven  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following focus paper (No. IF10281) on Jan. 11, 2022, entitled "China Primer: Uyghurs" by Asian affairs specialist Thomas Lum and foreign affairs analyst Michael A. Weber: * * * Uyghurs (also spelled "Uighurs") are a Muslimethnic group living primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in the far northwest of the People's Republic of China (PRC). They have garnered the attention of U.S. policymakers, particularl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46859) on Jan. 10, 2022, entitled "Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2021 Appropriations": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 4) Department of Labor (DOL) Note that all amounts in this section are based on regular LHHS appropriations only. Amounts in this section do not include mandatory funds provided outside of the annual appropriations process (e.g., direct appropriations for Unemploy  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 15 (TNSPol) -- Earthjustice issued the following statement: * * * In a court filing on Thursday, the Biden administration chose to maintain a Trump-era decision that abandoned the Obama administration's coal leasing moratorium on public lands. The administration has argued that it is reviewing the program but has refused to reinstate a moratorium to prevent new leasing before an adequate environmental review is completed. At the same time, the administration co  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 (TNSPol) -- Harvard Law School issued the following Q&A with Professor Richard Lazarus on Jan. 13, 2022: As part of a series examining the first year of the Biden presidency, Harvard Law Today asked Richard J. Lazarus '79, Howard and Katherine Aibel Professor of Law, an expert in environmental law and policy, to share his thoughts on the administration's successes, failures, and agenda for the future. Harvard Law Today: What has the administration done right s  more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 15 (TNSRep) -- The International Renewable Energy Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2022: An integrated policy framework built around the energy transition could bring a wave of new sustainable energy investment to Africa, growing the region's economy by 6.4 per cent by 2050, results of an analysis published today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) revealed. The  more

URBANA, Illinois, Jan. 15 -- The Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, a journal that says it features basic and applied science of petrochemical and oleochemical surfactants, development and manufacture of detergent ingredients and their formulation into finished products from the American Oil Chemists' Society, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2022 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Aqueous solution thickening of amino acid-based surfactant by alkylpyrrolidone   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSPol) -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: Powder River Basin Resource Council, National Parks Conservation Association, and Sierra Club welcomed a decision from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposing to deny a change to a long-standing pollution control plan for the Jim Bridger coal plant in Wyoming. Wyoming and the utility that operates the plant, PacifiCorp (or, Wyoming-based Rocky Mountain Power), sought   more

OTTAWA, Ontario, Jan. 14 -- Natural Resources Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: Canada has embarked on an ambitious transformation of its energy system, and clear policy signals will be important to expand energy sector investments in clean and sustainable energy sources, according to a policy review by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Since the IEA's last in-depth review in 2015, Canada has made a series of international and d  more

PENNSYLVANIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2022: Rep. Susan Wild highlighted a new report from the White House outlining how she delivered more than double the annual investment to help Pennsylvania families afford energy costs. In total Rep. Wild helped secure a record $480.5 million for Pennsylvania through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the American Rescue Plan and annual appropriations. As   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in leading a group of Democratic lawmakers to introduce the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022, critical legislation to impose steep costs in the event of a renewed Kremlin invasion of Ukrain  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, praised the Department of the Interior's announcement that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) will be extending the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund program through 2034. This critical extension will h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: As 1,100 miners at Warrior Met Coal enter their tenth month on strike for fair wages, health care, and retirement benefits, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Thursday, along with Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), sent a letter to Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, demanding the Wall Street giant, which is the largest shareholder in Warrior Met, work to reach an immediate   more

PARIS, France, Jan. 15 -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2022: Global electricity demand surged in 2021, creating strains in major markets, pushing prices to unprecedented levels and driving the power sector's emissions to a record high. Electricity is central to modern life and clean electricity is pivotal to energy transitions, but in the absence of faster structural change in the sector, rising demand over the next three years could result in ad  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: As wind and solar operations supply an increasing share of the country's energy needs, a new project at the Kansas Geological Survey may help address the challenge of intermittent production from renewable sources. The KGS, working with Evergy, will study the possibility of storing excess energy generated by coal-fired power plants in underground salt caverns for future use. "Excess electricity can be us  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Ralph S. Northam, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2022: Governor Northam today announced a comprehensive agreement to construct the $207 million Route 460/121 Poplar Creek "Phase B" project in Buchanan County. This is the final phase of a longstanding highway project that extends 127.5 miles in Virginia from the Kentucky state line near Breaks Interstate Park to Interstate 81 near Christiansburg. The project--known as Corridor Q--is  more

BONN, Germany, Jan. 15 (TNSRes) -- The World Wind Energy Association issued the following news release: Pakistan recently submitted its revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). NDCs are at the heart of the Paris Climate agreement and contain ambitious targets set by countries for themselves for successive periods of 5 years. The purpose of these targets is to reduce national emissions and adapt to climate change in  more