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ACS Omega Issues Research Articles in May 21, 2024 Edition
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- 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 on the following topics in its May 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 9, Issue 20):
Reviews:
* Review of Acoustic Agglomeration Technology Research
* Biological and Medicinal Properties of Natural Chromones and Chromanones
* Research Status and Development Trend of Coal Spontaneous Combustion Fire and Preve
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AMERICA'S POWER: GRID OPERATORS RAISE FEARS EPA CARBON RULE COULD HURT GRID RELIABILITY
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- America's Power issued the following news release:
Grid operators are expressing new concerns about the impact EPA's Carbon Rule will have on electric reliability. Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a regional transmission organization spanning the central and western United States, is the latest grid operator to issue a statement raising concerns about how the rule could negatively impact its mission to provide reliable electric service to its customers.
Earlier this month, PJM
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Association of Health Care Journalists Issues Commentary: Follow the Money - Uncovering Insurers' Confidential Clauses That Hit Patients in the Pocketbook
COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 22 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on May 21, 2024:
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Follow the Money - Uncovering Insurers' Confidential Clauses That Hit Patients in the Pocketbook
By Joseph Burns
New York Times investigative reporter Chris Hamby and STAT reporter Bob Herman, who covers the business of health care, were featured in a May 21 webinar on how journalists can report on the hidden and lucrative alliances health insurers have with cost-c
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Cassidy Highlights the Need for Permitting Reform, Lower Energy Costs to Compete with China
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) highlighted the need for continued fossil fuel production to lower energy costs, support U.S. competitiveness, and bolster baseload electricity availability at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today. Cassidy questioned leaders in the U.S. energy space on the role of fossil fuels and the inadequacy of renewable energy to support U.S. electricity d
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Collins Leads Resolution to Overturn EPA Rule Regulating Power Plant Discharges
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
Today, Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn a new rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would require power plants to adhere to stringent wastewater standards based on inadequate data and technology.
Specifically, the EPA's new rule is a reversal from i
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CSIRO Releases 2023-24 GenCost Report
CLAYTON, Australia, May 22 (TNSres) -- The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation issued the following news release:
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Key points:
* Renewables remain the lowest cost range of new build electricity technology
* Large-scale nuclear technology costs included for the first time
* Future wind costs revised upwards
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Shaped by the highest volume of feedback since its inception in 2018, the 2023-24 annual GenCost report has been released today.
GenCost
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Energy & Fuels Journal Issues Research Articles in May 2, 2024 Edition
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed scientific journal from the American Chemical Society that says it publishes research in the intersection of chemistry and chemical engineering and non-nuclear energy and fuels, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 38, Issue 9):
Reviews:
* Machine Learning Suggests Possible Bias in Molecular Simulations for Asphaltene Systems
* Recent Advances on the Uses of Biomass Alternative Fuels in C
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Environmental Law & Policy Center: Environmental Groups Urge End to Misleading Renewable Verification Program
DES MOINES, Iowa, May 22 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release:
The Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) and Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) filed comments today calling on the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) to rescind its Renewable Energy Verification rules. Initially adopted in 2017, these rules have not kept up with changing clean energy goals, and utilities regularly use the rules to mislead the public.
Originally, the rules' purpose was to provide i
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Environmental Research Letters Issues Research Articles in June 2024 Edition
BRISTOL, England, May 22 -- Environmental Research Letters, a journal that says it covers environmental science, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 19, No. 6):
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* Unraveling the dynamics of atmospheric methane: the impact of anthropogenic and natural emissions
* Using clustering to understand intra-city warming in heatwaves: insights into Paris, Montreal, and Zurich
* What is still at stake in the Gran Chaco? Social-ecological impacts
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Guthrie and Collins Introduce CRA to Stand Up to Biden's Anti-Coal, Anti-American Energy Agenda
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news:
Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), a senior member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, and Congressman Mike Collins (GA-10) released the following statements after introducing a Congressional Review Act resolution regarding Biden's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements of unproven technologies and unachievable mandates:
"I am proud to join Congressman Collins in opposing the Biden administra
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Institute of Public Affairs: Australia's Energy Market is Out of Control - Yallourn Must Remain Open to Avert Blackouts
MELBOURNE, Australia, May 22 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release on May 21, 2024:
"Australia's energy market and its so-called transition is out of control. Today's warning by AEMO of impending summer blackouts across the east-coast means the Victorian government must keep the Yallourn coal-fired power station open well past its artificial closure date of 2028," said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs.
Today, the
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Kyrgyzstan's Kloop Receives 2024 IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer Award
VIENNA, Austria, May 22 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news:
The Kyrgyz independent news outlet Kloop - a pioneer of brave and uncompromising investigative journalism in Central Asia - is the recipient of the 2024 IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer award.
The award honours Kloop's fearless accountability journalism and dedication to fostering quality media and democratic ideals in Kyrgyzstan for nearly two decades. It also recognizes Kloop's resilience and commitment to its
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH - WISDOM WANTED ON WEDNESDAY - SHAREHOLDERS AT AMAZON, MCDONALD'S, PAYPAL AND FIRSTENERGY CAN HELP CORPORATIONS RETURN TO NEUTRAL
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The National Center for Public Policy Research issued the following news release on May 21, 2024:
At Wednesday's annual shareholder meetings of Amazon, McDonald's, PayPal and FirstEnergy, shareholders will have the opportunity to vote on proposals from the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) designed to help these corporations shed their left-leaning ways and return to political neutrality.
The proposals at Amazon and McDonald's both
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Nature Conservation Council: New Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Welcomed
CHIPPENDALE, Australia, May 22 -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following news release on May 21, 2024:
The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state's leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today welcomed new measures to address climate change in NSW planning decisions.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released new draft guidelines, which for the first time will require proponents of large-emitting projects to provide robust infor
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NRC Issues Event Notification for Screaming Eagle Coal, Bickmoore, W.Va.
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57121) involving Screaming Eagle Coal, Bickmoore, West Virginia:
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Rep Org: Screaming Eagle Coal
Licensee: Screaming Eagle Coal
Region: 1
City: Bickmoore
State: WV
License #: 16-35383-01
Agreement: N
NRC Notified By: Brandt Elkens
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Notification Date: 05/10/2024
Notification Time: 08:15 [ET]
Event Date: 05/09/2024
Event Time: 12:00 [EDT]
Last Update
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Office of Australian Prime Minister Issues Transcript of Doorstop Interview
WESTMEAD, Australia, May 21 -- The office of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued the following transcript of his doorstop interview:
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ANDREW CHARLTON, MEMBER FOR PARRAMATTA: Well welcome everybody. Welcome to Westmead, in the federal electorate of Parramatta, a proud Dharug Country. Parramatta is the most dynamic CBD in Australia, the fastest growing CBD in Australia, with more than a million square metres of office space being laid down. We're just metres from the Westmead
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $8.6 Million From Investing in America Agenda to Address Legacy Pollution, Revitalize Coal Communities in Tennessee
WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news on May 21, 2024:
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced nearly $8.6 million in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to create good-paying jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Tennessee.
Communities once powered by the coal industry are n
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Paddy Manning Takes Over as Chair of MEAA Ethics Committee
SYDNEY, Australia, May 22 -- The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance issued the following news release:
Award-winning journalist and author Paddy Manning has been appointed as the new Chair of the MEAA Journalist Ethics Committee.
Manning, who has had a 25-year career in the media, takes over from Greg Miskelly, who has stood aside as Chair after serving five years in the volunteer role.
Manning has been a member of the 13-person committee for five years.
First established in 1944 by the
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Secretary-General of ASEAN Visits Hekinan Thermal Power Station in Aichi Prefecture of Japan
JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 22 -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations issued the following news:
This morning in Hekinan City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, visited the Hekinan Thermal Power Station and Thermal Fuel Ammonia Construction Site operated by Japan's Energy for a New Era, Inc. (JERA).
Received and accompanied by the company's President Director Hisahide Okuda, SG Dr. Kao toured the facility, which provides stable electricity supply to
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Senate Energy Committee Ranking Member Barrasso: Coal & Natural Gas are Essential to Meeting America Growing Demand for Electricity
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024:
Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the opportunities, risks, and challenges associated with growth in demand for electric power in the United States.
The hearing featured testimony fr
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Urgent Deployment of Existing Technology Can Get World Close to Net Zero, BloombergNEF's New Energy Outlook 2024 Shows
LONDON, England, May 22 (TNSres) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024:
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* The study details how the world can still meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, and achieve net zero by mid-century
* BNEF's updated Net Zero Scenario traces the route to keeping the world on track for well below two degrees of warming and net zero by 2050, but time is running out to pursue this path
* The report shows nine keystone technologies that will make o
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Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce $732,410 for Education, Health Care, Recreation, and Economic Projects in Western Maryland
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $732,410 in Appalachian Regional Commission funding for six projects in Western Maryland.
"Western Maryland is growing. As its educational institutions, local governments, and nonprofits work together to support this growth, our Delegation is fighting to secure investments that support the region's pri
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