BASEL, Switzerland, June 18 -- Carbon Letters, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers diamond and graphite through chars, semicokes, mesophase substances, carbon fibers, nanotubes, graphenes, carbon blacks, pyrolytic and glass-like carbons, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 34, Issue 3): * Nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (N-rGO) three-dimensional electrode electrochemically activates persulfate for the degradation of tetracycline * C  more

BASEL, Switzerland, June 18 -- Carbon Letters, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers diamond and graphite through chars, semicokes, mesophase substances, carbon fibers, nanotubes, graphenes, carbon blacks, pyrolytic and glass-like carbons, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 34, Issue 6): * A study on the development of C-dots via green chemistry: a state-of-the-art review * Effect of Pt clusters on hydrogen adsorption behaviors of cup-stack  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: New York -- Danskammer Energy will not build a new methane gas plant in Newburgh, NY. Following years of legal setbacks, today the company withdrew its plans to construct a power plant which could have emitted nearly 2 million tons of carbon emissions per year and additional air pollution in the Hudson Valley. In 2021, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) denied air permi  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $15,121,547 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to Illinois institutions. A large portion of the funding will be put toward research programs across the state to support medical advancement in various fields, ranging from cancer research to increasing the number of nursing faculty na  more

LONDON, England, June 18 -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: A key legal judgment - which could have a major impact on new oil, gas and coal developments - is due to be handed down by the Supreme Court at 9.45 on Thursday 20 June. The Supreme Court is considering a legal challenge by former Surrey resident Sarah Finch, on behalf of the Weald Action Group, to Surrey County Council's decision to grant planning permission for an oil development at Horse Hill, near Horley  more

RESTON, Virginia, June 18 -- The Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Society of Civil Engineers that says it covers the development, processing, evaluation, applications and performance of construction materials in civil engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 36, Issue 7): Technical Papers: * Manufacturing Artificial Aggregates from Overburden Coal Mine Waste and Their Properties for Pavem  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 18 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways: * It is economically viable to replace select coal generation assets in emerging markets through deals that cover all costs associated with their transition to renewables and closure. More than 800 coal plants potentially fit this category as viable transition targets by 2030. * Transactions are feasible without subsidies for opportunities ass  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following opening statement from a May 21, 2024, hearing entitled "The Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges Associated with Growth in Demand for Electric Power in the United States": * * * The Committee will come to order. Today we are here to discuss the opportunities, risks, and challenges associated with growth in demand for electric power in the United Stat  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Ben Fowke, interim CEO and president of American Electric Power Co. Inc., from a May 21, 2024, hearing entitled "The Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges Associated with Growth in Demand for Electric Power in the United States": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, thank you for the invitation to testify at  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Mark P. Mills, executive director of the National Center for Energy Analytics, and a distinguished senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, from a May 21, 2024, hearing entitled "The Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges Associated with Growth in Demand for Electric Power in the United States": * * * The leaders of America's electricity producing industries are in an unenviab  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights released the following testimony by Open Markets Institute Executive Director Barry C. Lynn from a June 5, 2024, hearing entitled "Strengthening U.S. Economic Leadership: The Role of Competition in Enhancing Economic Resiliency": * * * INTRODUCTION: Extreme concentration of industrial and computing capacity poses a wide variety of grave threats to the United States and the American p  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 18 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release: The Sustainable AGriculture and Energy (SAGE) Center PGE in Boardman, Oregon, has unveiled updates to Portland General Electric's (PGE) exhibit. Since the opening of the center in 2013, energy production technology has changed significantly, and the updated exhibit highlights PGE's commitment to providing safe, reliable, and responsible energy in Oregon through these advanceme  more