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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. Lead organization. Description.

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US DOI finalizes plan for oil shale and oil sands research, demonstration and development

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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar last week announced the Department of the Interior’s final plan for encouraging research, development and demonstration (RD&D) of oil shale and oil sands resources on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Earlier post.).

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Major spill from the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas

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Emergency response efforts are focused on ensuring the safety of the community members and the response workers, addressing community concerns and the clean-up process. The air quality does not likely present a human health risk, with the exception of the high pooling areas, where clean-up crews are working with safety equipment.

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DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Earlier post.)

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MSU-led regional team awarded $6M NSF grant to research biofuel, carbon capture technologies

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The main project goal is to develop a framework for evaluating proposals to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations while maintaining food security, water quality, biodiversity and other benefits, Stoy said. The Upper Missouri River Basin refers to the Missouri River and all its tributaries upstream of Sioux City, Iowa.

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Rivian collaborates with non-profit to preserve biodiversity and fight climate change

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Rivian will provide vehicles to TNC sites in California, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Florida as part of the collaboration. We're excited to collaborate with @nature_org to help protect our land and water. Rivian will help The Nature Conservancy explore opportunities to further electrify the non-profit’s fleet in the 5.7

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EPA and DOT direct ExxonMobil on corrective actions on Silvertip pipeline after rupture

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EPA issued an order to ExxonMobil, pursuant to the Clean Water Act, directing the company to take a number of clean-up and restoration activities as a result of an oil spill into the Yellowstone River. transports crude oil from the Silvertip station in Elk Basin, Wyoming, to an ExxonMobil refinery in Billings, Montana.

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