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ACS Environmental Science & Technology Letters Issues Research Articles in June 11, 2024 Edition
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- ACS Environmental Science and Technology Letters, a peer reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its June 11, 2024, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 6):
Global Perspectives:
* Global-to-Local Dependencies in Phosphorus Mass Flows and Markets: Pathways to Improving System Resiliency in Response to Exogenous Shocks
Reviews:
* Human-Organoid-Based In Vitro Modeling for Environmental Toxicology
Ecotoxicology and
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Americans for Financial Reform: Researchers Unveil Searchable Database of Top Private Equity Energy Portfolios
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSres) -- Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund issued the following news release:
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Researchers Unveil Searchable Database of Top Private Equity Energy Portfolios
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For the first time, the Private Equity Climate Risks project has released a list of the energy holdings of 21 of the largest private equity firms globally, compiling their energy deals in one, easy-to-access portal/database: the Private Equity Energy Tracker (https://airtable.com/appq7NkW2Aq
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Approximately 550 Illinois National Guard Soldiers Activated for Overseas Mission
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 13 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news:
Approximately 550 Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment and Company B, 766th Engineer Brigade, based in Marseilles, were joined by family and friends at mobilization ceremonies in various locations June 3-6 as they prepare to deploy for an overseas mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
"As we send these Soldiers off, I take great comfort in
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste and Recycle Organics
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
Joint efforts will reduce waste, increase recycling of organics, reduce climate pollution, save families and businesses money, and support a circular economy for all
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the White House announced the National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycli
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Black Hawk College: QC Campus Students Join Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society - Spring 2024
MOLINE, Illinois, June 12 -- Black Hawk College issued the following news:
Black Hawk College recently welcomed 56 new members into the Quad-Cities Campus' chapter of Phi Theta Kappa honor society.
Phi Theta Kappa is recognized as the official honor society for community colleges by the American Association of Community Colleges.
To be eligible for membership, students must have completed at least 12 credit hours and have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
The inductees by hometown are:
* A
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Clean Wisconsin Takes Legal Action to Protect Communities From Toxic Mercury Pollution
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 13 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release:
Clean Wisconsin has joined a legal battle to protect the new Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year. The rule tightens mercury and other hazardous air pollution limits for coal and oil-fired power plants as part of sweeping new pollution standards recently set by the Biden Administration. Last month, a coalition of 23 mainly GOP-led states filed su
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DOE Invests Over $9 Million to Advance Hydrogen Technology That Converts Waste to Clean Energy
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management issued the following news release on June 11, 2024:
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced six projects selected to receive approximately $9.3 million in federal funding to develop cutting-edge technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization,
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EDF Urges Appeals Court to Reject Attempts to Block Climate Pollution Standards for Power Plants
NEW YORK, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
June 12, 2024) Environmental Defense Fund is urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reject attempts to block EPA protections against climate pollution from power plants.
On April 25, EPA unveiled standards that will slash climate pollution from new gas-burning power plants and existing coal-burning power plants. A group of Republican Attorneys General and fossil fuel
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Energy Science and Engineering Issues Research Articles in April 2024 Edition
LONDON, England, June 13 -- Energy Science and Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society of Chemical Industry that says it features energy and supply and use, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 4):
MODELLING AND ANALYSIS:
* Measuring carbon emissions throughout the lifecycles of urban conventional buses
ORIGINAL ARTICLES:
* Numerical and experimental investigation of an Archimedes screw turbine for open channel water fl
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Energy Science and Engineering Issues Research Articles in May 2024 Edition
LONDON, England, June 13 -- Energy Science and Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society of Chemical Industry that says it features energy and supply and use, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 5):
ORIGINAL ARTICLES:
* Robust control of wind turbines to reduce wind power fluctuation
* Environmental impact and damage assessment of oil trunkline transportation by life cycle assessment method
* Experimental study on the disso
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EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste and Recycle Organics
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 12, 2024:
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Joint efforts will reduce waste, increase recycling of organics, reduce climate pollution, save families and businesses money, and support a circular economy for all
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Today, June 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, announced the "National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and
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Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: Indonesia's Planned Coal Capacity Expansion for Captive Plants Hampers Decarbonization Progress
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release:
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Financing by the country's major banks could flow into investments in captive coal-fired power plants
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(IEEFA Asia): Financing from banks and companies continues to fuel coal capacity expansion in Indonesia. Notably, two Jakarta-headquartered banks, Bank Mandiri (the largest bank in Indonesia in terms of assets, loans, and deposits) and Bank Permata, ar
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Joint Statement: Building Renewables to Benefit Nature and Communities
MELBOURNE, Australia, June 12 (TNScapv) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following joint statement on June 10, 2024, with 13 organizations:
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Nature destruction is fuelling Australia's extinction crisis, so protecting nature should inspire and guide the needed transition to a renewable powered Australia.
We are united in backing renewable energy for Australia's energy future and calling on federal and state governments to play a more active role in listening to hosting
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Microbiology Resource Announcements Journal Issues Research Articles in June 2024 Edition
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Microbiology Resource Announcements, a online journal from the American Society for Microbiology that says it publishes articles announcing the availability of sequenced genomes of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in public databases, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 13, No. 6):
Genome Sequences:
* Uncommon BK polyomaviruses detected in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients
* Genomic characte
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Ranking Member Capito Opening Statement at Hearing with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito's opening remarks from the committee hearing.
Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget" with FWS Director Martha Williams.
Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delive
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Sen. Scott Backs Resolution to Block Biden's Plan to Shutter American Power Plants
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:
Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and 42 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration's regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval.
The resolution comes after the Environmental P
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Senate Environment Committee Ranking Member Capito Discusses WV Projects, Staffing, Permits With Fish, Wildlife Service Director
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024:
Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a hearing titled, "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget" with FWS Director Martha Williams.
HEARING HIGHLIGHTS:
ON FWS COMMITTI
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Standing with Ohio Energy Workers and Rural Electric Co-Ops, Brown Will Vote to Overturn Final EPA Power Plant Rule
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release:
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) issued the below statement announcing that he will support Congressional efforts to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed power plant emission rules. Brown had called on the EPA to work with Ohioans to revise and fix the proposed rule.
While Brown successfully pushed the Administration to remove existing gas-powered plants from the regulation, the administr
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State Dept. Fact Sheet: Taking Additional Measures to Degrade Russia's Wartime Economy
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on June 12, 2024:
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Taking Additional Measures to Degrade Russia's Wartime Economy
Fact Sheet
As G7 leaders prepare to meet in Italy, the United States is today sanctioning more than 300 individuals and entities to degrade Russia's capability to pursue its war of aggression against Ukraine.
In this action, the Department of State is imposing sanctions on more than 100 individuals and entities. Th
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VIDEO: Capito Discusses WV Projects, Staffing, Permits with Fish and Wildlife Service Director
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito's questions.
Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a hearing titled, "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget" with FWS Director Martha Williams.
HEARING HIGHLIGHTS:
ON FWS COMMITTING TO PRIOR
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White House Issues Transcript of Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jean-Pierre, National Security Advisor Sullivan En Route Brindisi, Italy
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, June 13 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on June 12, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan while en route to Brindisi, Italy:
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MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. I have two things at the top, and then I'll hand it over to Jake Sullivan.
So, tomorrow, Senate Democrats will introduce a bill that would safeguard access to IVF for families across the country.
The Biden-Harris administration str
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With Humanity on 'Highway to Climate Hell," Scores of Businesses, Nonprofits Contest Duke Energy's (Pro) Carbon Plan -- NC WARN
DURHAM, North Carolina, June 13 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release:
Amid a ghastly global escalation of crippling heat waves, wildfires and superstorms, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last week that world leaders must quickly find "an exit ramp off the highway to climate hell." He slammed fossil fuel corporations as the "godfathers of climate chaos."
In North Carolina, one of the largest of those corporate godfa
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