TAOYUAN CITY, Taiwan, Jan. 25 -- Aerosol and Air Quality Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers aerosol science and technology, atmospheric science and air quality related issues, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2022 edition: * Analysis of Air Pollution Data in India between 2015 and 2019 * Measurement and Analysis of PM10 and PM2.5 from Chimneys of Coal-fired Power Plants Using a Light Scattering Method * Respiratory Protective Equipment Rec  more

SWOYERSVILLE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited Pennsylvania today, where she highlighted the investments in President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, create good-paying union jobs, and help communities eliminate dangerous environmental conditions caused by past energy development. Secretary Haaland was joined by Senator Bob Casey, Repr  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday that Appalachian communities can apply now for grants to help them achieve economic and community development goals. The Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands is accepting applications in anticipation of receiving 2022 Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) grant funding, previously known as the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) program. The deadline to submit  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL's Strategic Systems Analysis & Engineering (SSAE) researchers and analysts are pursuing an all-hands-on-deck effort to realize a clean energy future by harnessing the nation's fossil energy resources to produce hydrogen sustainably through the use of commercial and advanced hydrogen production and carbon dioxide capture technologies. Fossil fuel-derived hyd  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: Governor Tom Wolf today announced funding for environmental restoration projects focused on economic development or community revitalization at abandoned mine land (AML) locations across Pennsylvania. This year, $25 million will be made available for reclamation projects with economic development components. "These newly approved projects will bring economic opportunity and a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (TNSOps) -- Public Citizen issued the following statement: * * * On Jan. 13, the San Antonio City Council voted to approve CPS Energy's rate increase request of 3.85%. This rate hike, which is expected to generate $73 million in revenue, comes with no commitment to phase out the polluting Spruce coal plant and no new protections against severe weather events such as Winter Storm Uri. The city council's decision will mean more expensive utility bills for thousands of CPS E  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Nicole Malliotakis recently sent a stern letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken vociferously objecting to the Administration's recent reversal of support for the Eastern Mediterranean Pipeline. By undermining the project, the Administration is undercutting three of our strongest allies in the region: Israel, Greece, and Cyprus, as well as the European Union's hopes   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) submitted an amicus curiae brief in West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court case challenging the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act. Counsel of record for the senators is University of California, Berkeley Sch  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 25 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department awarded a Brownfields Grant to Monroe County to assist with the investigation of potential environmental contamination at two former railroad properties located near the intersection of Milwaukee Street and Walrath Street in Sparta, Wisconsin. The grant is from the DNR's Wisconsin Asse  more