WASHINGTON, March 6 -- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it serves the interdisciplinary community of chemists, engineers, physicists and biologists, published research articles on the following topics in its March 6, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 9): Biological and Medical Applications of Materials and Interfaces: * Cell-Penetrating and Enzyme-Responsive Peptides for Targeted Cancer Therapy: Role of Arginine Residue Length on Cell Pe  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The event featured updates from faculty and staff from across MIT, as well as a panel on communicating climate in the media. * * * By Nicole Morell, MIT Office of Sustainability How is MIT working to meet its goal of decarbonizing the campus by 2050? How are local journalists communicating climate impacts and solutions to diverse audiences? What can each of us do to bri  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA Selects First Five Applications to Move Forward in the Awards Process for the Powering Affordable Clean Energy Program SAN ANTONIO, March 6, 2024 - As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's PowerXchange annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas that USDA i  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced Melenie Zavala, member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Las Vegas Local 357 and 2022 Apprentice of the Year, as her guest to the State of the Union address. Through legislation including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act,Senator Cortez Masto and the Biden-Harris adm  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R Mo.) introduced the Declaring Our Energy Independence From China Act to counter the Biden Administration's energy surrender to America's greatest adversary. This new legislation would raise tariffs on China's green-energy goods to prioritize and protect U.S. energy independence. "President Biden's climate agenda undermines U.S. energy independence and will   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 7 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed into law an omnibus tax bill that will lower income taxes by more than $160 million for New Mexicans and help the state transition to a clean energy future. "Cutting costs for families has been a hallmark of my administration from Day One. Since 2019, our policies have saved New Mexico taxpayers more than $910 million,"  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 6 -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association issued the following statement on March 5, 2024, by Steve Griffith, executive director for regulatory and industry affairs, mobility: * * * Hotter temperatures, more severe storms, increased drought, rising oceans, loss of biodiversity, decreased food availability, more health risks, widening poverty, growing human displacement - these are all consequences of climate change and are all happening today. The scienc  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured over $75.5 million in federal funding for 27 projects across the Inland Empire in the first package of FY 2024 appropriations bills. The package includes the Agriculture; Energy and Water; Military Construction-VA; Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development; Commerce, Justice, and Science; and Interior appropriation  more

TARRYTOWN, New York, March 7 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced its strategic partnership with the Public Schools of Tarrytowns. Following a thorough Request for Proposals (RFP) process, Energia, the engineering firm acting as the Owner's Representative dur  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Congressman Rob Menendez voted to finalize $19,855,535 in Community Project Funding that he previously secured for New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District in the 2024 spending bills. This funding responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in our district. "I am honored to have been able to secure almost $20 million in Community Project Funding for projects across our   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, announced that his State of the Union guest will be Lou Antonellis, business manager of IBEW Local 103. Throughout his career, Antonellis has fought for good-paying jobs, quality health care, and secure benefits for union members and their families. At IBEW Local 103, he has  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 6 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: NASA's Juno spacecraft has directly measured charged oxygen and hydrogen molecules from the atmosphere of one of Jupiter's largest moons, Europa. According to a new study co-authored by SwRI scientists and led by Princeton University, these observations provide key constraints on the potential oxygenation of its subsurface ocean. "These findings have direct implications on the potential habi  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) announced twelve community priority grants for a wide range of local projects that will lower costs, grow the middle class and build safer communities as part of the FY24 federal appropriations package. The final vote in the House was 207 Democrats and 132 Republicans supporting the legislation. Castor-sponsored projects include expanded services for veterans a  more

RIVERSIDE, California, March 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: Gathering essential atmospheric data needed to better understand climate change can get cold and turbulent for a UC Riverside professor and two of his graduate students. UCR Professor Markus Petters and students Sunandan Mahant and Lintong Cai are now spending more than a month with an international research team that's making bumpy flights from northern Sweden to the Arctic Ocea  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on March 5, 2024, by Administrator Samantha Power at the Ninth Powering Africa Summit: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: This is a very, very exciting event to be a part of. Really grateful to Simon [Gosling] and everyone at EnergyNet for bringing us together today for what is really a very important gathering. Thanks as well to Power Africa's Acting Coordinator, David Thompson, who has done an   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The White House issued the following news release: First Lady Jill Biden will welcome guests to join her in the viewing box for President Biden's State of the Union Address on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Each of these individuals were invited by the White House because they personify issues or themes to be addressed by the President in his speech, or they embody the Biden-Harris Administration's policies at work for the American people. The Second Gentleman, Mr. Douglas Emho  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 5, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Protects Stability and Sustainability of Colorado River Basin, Advances Water Conservation Across the West - President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Will Save 3-Million-Acre-Feet of Water by 2026, Enhancing Drought Resilience and Strengthening Water Security The Biden-Harris Administration is leading a comprehensive effort to make Western communities more   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres)-- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Biden Is Fighting to Reduce the Deficit, Cut Taxes for Working Families, and Invest in America by Making Big Corporations and the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share President Biden is fighting to make the tax system fairer while Republicans continue to push tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. The President's plan delivers tax cuts for families with children and working Americans, invests in Am  more