WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Astrophysical Journal Letters, a scientific journal from the American Astronomical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 961, No. 2): * The Radial Interplanetary Field Strength at Sunspot Minimum as Polar Field Proxy and Solar Cycle Predictor * Protoplanetary Disk Size under Nonideal Magnetohydrodynamics: A General Formalism with Inclined Magnetic Field * The Link between Nonthermal Velocity and Free Magnetic Ener  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 3 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: The national law firm of Baker Donelson has announced new managing shareholders in four of the Firm's offices. Ivy N. Cadle has been named managing shareholder of the Atlanta office, and Kathleen G. Furr has been named assistant office managing shareholder. In Baker Donelson's Chattanooga office, Clinton P. Sanko has been named managing shareholder. Valerie G. Henderson has been named managing sharehol  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he took action to accelerate a clean energy project in Riverside County that, if ultimately approved, is expected to deliver clean power to hundreds of thousands of homes in the region while also creating good paying jobs. The project invests nearly $300 million in California's economy and is the first clean energy project streamline  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The effects of a warming climate are already being felt across societies and ecosystems: people become more violent on hot days, plants fix less carbon under heat stress and current electrical grids can't support the heavy loads needed for decarbonization. To address those and many other challenges, Cornell researchers gathered Feb. 1 for a Climate Solutions Roundtable sponsored by The 2030 Project: A Cornell Climate Init  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 10 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 23A-0512BP SP PLUS IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF SP PLUS CORPORATION DOING BUSINESS AS SP PLUS FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE AS A CONTRACT CARRIER BY MOTOR VEHICLE FOR HIRE. Filing Date and Party: 02/06/2024 SP PLUS Description: Request for extension of time to file compliance items Analyst(s): Vanessa Condra RECOMMENDATIO  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded a letter from U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) urging President Joe Biden to increase tariffs on Chinese-made solar module, cell, and wafer imports under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. According to a recent economic report (https://www.wood  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 10 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Lawyers for monopoly power company Duke Energy were on defense at a February 7 hearing before the North Carolina Court of Appeals over state regulators' decision last year, at the utility's behest, to slash financial incentives for residents seeking to adopt rooftop solar. Attorneys for a coalition of clean energy advocacy organizations hammered Duke Energy and the North Carol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Leeds, NY - Following advocacy from U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19), the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting rejected Hecate Energy's proposal to construct a controversial solar project in Copake. Rep. Molinaro released the following statement applauding the decision: "This was the right decision. I've supported an all-of-the-above energy approach, but this project was wrong for us. The propos  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: This week, Governor Josh Shapiro presented his 2024-25 budget proposal to the General Assembly and to the people of Pennsylvania - sharing his 'get stuff done' approach and vision to prioritize economic opportunity and access to higher education, making historic investments in public education, supporting law enforcement and public safety, ensuring people receive the care t  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 9 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry C, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to display technologies, optical materials, magnetics, electronics or information storage technology, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 6): * Symphony of light: AIE and MFC in carbazole-based cyanostilbenes * Achieving time-dependent and color-tunable ultra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, a journal from the American Chemical Society that reports new and original experimental and theoretical basic research of interest to physical chemists, biophysical chemists and chemical physicists, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 8, 2024, edition (Vol. 128, Issue 5): Energy Conversion and Storage: * Properties of Layered TMDC Superlattices for Electrodes in Li-Ion and Mg-Ion Batteries * Novel Narrow B  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it advances in physical chemistry, chemical physics and materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 8, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 5): Perspectives: * Constraints upon Functionals of the 1-Matrix, Universal Properties of Natural Orbitals, and the Fallacy of the Collins "Conjecture" Physical Insights into Quantum Phenome  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 9 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00318) on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * YARMOUTH WATER DISTRICT, Request for Certification under 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 1101(4) ORDER BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order issued by the Director of Telephone and Water Utility Industries the Commission certifies, pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 1101(4), that a Lease between the Yarmouth Water District (the District) and Br  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 9 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The Michigan Public Service Commission today took steps to open implementation proceedings on changes made on Nov. 28, 2023, to Michigan's energy laws, including public acts that grant authority to the MPSC for siting of utility-scale clean energy projects, increase renewable portfolio standards for Michigan utilities to 60% by 2035 and raise energy waste reduction targets. Th  more

OXFORD, England, Feb. 9 -- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, a journal that features astronomy and astrophysics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2024 edition (Vol. 528, Issue 2). Here are excerpts: Article: * Predictions for electromagnetic counterparts to Neutron Star mergers discovered during LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing runs 4 and 5 * Diagnostic diagrams for ram pressure stripped candidates * Truncated, tilted discs as a possib  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify developers interested in executing a commercial, clean energy solar project on NNSA-administered land in Nevada. NNSA is considering leasing land on the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). This project is part of DOE's Cleanup   more

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 10 -- The Orlando Utilities Commission issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2024: OUC- The Reliable One's Board of Commissioners announces the following appointments, effective January 23, 2024. Commissioner Larry Mills, Th.D., has assumed the role of OUC Commission president for a two-year term. Mills joined the board in 2018 and served as chair of the Audit-Finance Committee for two years. Retired, Mills served as corporate vice president of human resources and busines  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: Experts at a recent panel discussion said the environmental impact on communities, diversity in hiring and other energy justice considerations must be considered in the development of fusion energy and sustainable construction. That was the conclusion of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University speakers participat  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Feb. 10 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Bing Yan is working to make today's energy grids easier to manage. Yan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at RIT, is building a more coordinated system to manage different variables affecting grid energy generation, storage, transmission, and distribution--from extreme weather events to the addition of solar and wind power. Results can streamline an invol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following written testimony by Andrea Dutton, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, involving a hearing on Jan. 24, 2024, entitled "Warming Seas, Cooling Economy: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Ocean Industries": * * * Thank you, Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and committee members for inviting me to speak today. I am a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Department of Geoscience.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2024: * * * Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): "Chair Phillips has been a strong leader at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and is the right choice to lead the agency at this critical moment for America's energy economy. "FERC is considering several reforms that directly impact the solar a  more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Peter J. Strauss, 45, of Beaufort, has pleaded guilty to removal of property to prevent seizure. Strauss was the founder and managing partner of the Strauss Law Firm, LLC located in Hilton Head. The Strauss Law Firm specialized in estate and tax planning, asset protection and the implementation of captive insurance solutions for clients. Strauss also serv  more