WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news on March 27, 2024: * * * New members begin their three-year terms in October 2024 * * * The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) User Organization has elected four new members to the EMSL User Executive Committee. The new committee members, who represent EMSL's three science areas, are Bin Yang, Marina Kalyuzhana, Rebecca Lybrand, and Devin  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, March 28 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Giancarlo Casem, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, his wife Dede Richardson, and AFMC Command Chief Master Sgt. James Fitch visited Edwards Air Force Base, California, March 26. The AFMC command team received an orientation, met with Airmen and learned about the base's unique capabilities, key initiatives and missions that   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Alyssa Carrell, an ecologist with the Plant Systems Biology group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, started her science career studying the tallest inhabitants in the forest, but today she is focused on some of its smallest -- the microbial organisms that play an outsized role in plant health. Just as the trillions of microbes found in the body play a crucial rol  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 (TNSres) -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following fact sheet on March 27, 2024: * * * As required by Assembly Bill 205, the CPUC released a Proposed Decision (PD) that would cut the price of electricity for Californians, reduce electricity bills for lower income Californians and those living in parts of the state most impacted by extreme weather, and accelerate the state's clean energy transition. The proposal changes how large inv  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying petition (Case No. 24-03-051) on March 26, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Application of Southern California Edison Company (U338E) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the RTRP Transmission Project. DECISION DENYING THE CITY OF NORCO'S PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF DECISION 20-03-001   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-03-069) on March 27, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Further Develop a RiskBased Decision-Making Framework for Electric and Gas Utilities. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION (D  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-03-068) on March 27, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY (U 904 G) for Authority to Establish a Memorandum Account for the Angeles Link Project. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO UTILITY CONSUMERS' ACTION NETWORK FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIO  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: As required by Assembly Bill (AB) 205, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today released a proposal that would cut the price of residential electricity for Californians, reduce electricity bills for lower income Californians and those living in parts of the state most impacted by extreme weather, while also advancing the state's clean energy goals  more

OAKLAND, California, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release: David Allen Carrier was sentenced to eleven months in prison for making voicemail threats to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey, Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") Special Agent in Charge Robert K Tripp, and United States Secret Service ("US  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: A former deputy mayor and long-time Los Angeles city official was found guilty by a jury today of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribe money and facilitating illicit payoffs from property developers to then-Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar as part of a long-running conspiracy that corrupted the approval of city real est  more

FRESNO, California, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Michael Roy Anglin, 22, of Wofford Heights, entered a guilty plea today to distributing explosives to a non-licensed person, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, in May 2023, Vigneault and Michael Roy Anglin, 21, of Wofford Heights, sold and delivered six full boxes and one partial box of Hydromite 880,   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 28 -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: An Ethnic Studies professor at Sierra College, an English professor from Santa Barbara College, a history instructor from Mt. San Jacinto College and an ESL instructor from MiraCosta College are the 2023-24 winners of the California Community Colleges Hayward Award for Excellence in Education. This year's awardees were honored at the March 25th Board of  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: * * * Funds services in Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Tehama, Trinity counties * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the incremental award of more than $2.9 million to California to continue supporting disaster-relief employment and employment and training services for residents as the state continues to recover from the wildfires tha  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: * * * Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report and New Data Dashboard * * * The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Office of General Counsel (OGC) Annual Report, covering Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2023, and a new data dashboard highlighting selected resolved cases from the past five fiscal years. In FY 2023, the EEOC filed 143 mer  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Today, March 26, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the winners of the 2024 ENERGY STAR(R) Partner of the Year Awards. These 211 organizations, which represent the top ENERGY STAR program partners, are making significant contributions in support of the clean energy transition. They come from 38 states and localities, representing multiple economic sectors. T  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 27 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on March 26, 2024, by senior policy analyst Mary Hogan, economist Ayushi Narayan and assistant vice president Ryan Nunn, all from the Community Development and Engagement division: * * * Postings with pay information soar as states enact and consider transparency legislation * * * It can be challenging for low- and moderate-income workers to find jobs and negotiate compensation to achiev  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNScapv) -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is pleased to announce 30 finalists for the 2024 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation's highest honor given to museums and libraries that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities. Since 1996, the award has honored more than 200 institutions that demonstrated extrao  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. C095986) on March 26, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. OSCAR DERAN BARNER, Defendant and Appellant. ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND DENYING REHEARING [NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT] APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, Alyson L. Lewis, Judge. Affirmed as modified. Barbara A.  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on March 27, 2024: * * * Scientists created a highly accurate reference genome for one of the most important modern crops and found a rare example of how genes confer disease resistance in plants. Exploring sugarcane's genetic code could help researchers develop more resilient and productive crops, with implications for both sugar production and biofuels * * * B  more

LIVERMORE, California, March 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) recently hosted its 7th annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference for data scientists, industry professionals, recent graduates and others interested in the field. As an independent satellite of the global WiDS conference celebrating International Women's Day, the Livermore hybrid event was held to highli  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:22-cv-07096; C.D. Cal. filed Sept. 30, 2022) involving Jonathan William Mikula, et al.: * * * On February 20, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") obtained a final judgment against Christian Fernandez, who the SEC previously charged for his involvement in a fraudulent scheme to promote the securities of issuers that were conducting (or purporting to conduct) offerings p  more

ALBANY, Georgia, March 28 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany issued the following news: By Jennifer Parks, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Sgt. Maj. Frank Kammer Jr. assumed the role of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany's sergeant major on Feb. 9, coming to southwest Georgia after serving as the command senior enlisted leader of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. He now expects to build on the current foundation at MCLB Albany to set up a legacy for the future. The C  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/032724_BAGLY_Amicus_Brief_Exhibit_.pdf) in Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY), et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), et al.   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 28 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Job Training Incentive Program Board approved awards to five businesses in March to assist with the workforce training of 70 trainees and two interns, Acting Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper announced today. The Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) is a powerful state tool to assist companies in hiring and training New Mexico   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Department of the Interior announced today the selection of 14 projects in 11 states to receive $58.3 million through the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP). Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the funding during a visit to the San Francisco Bay Area, where she met with local and state officials and outdoor r  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications On March 25, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Sungrazer Project reached a remarkable milestone - the discovery of its 5,000th comet in data from the joint European Space Agency - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (ESA-NASA) Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). The Sungrazer Project is a NASA-funded  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe (WISPR) Science Team, led by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), captured the development of turbulence as a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) interacted with the ambient solar wind in the circumsolar space. This discovery is reported in the Astrophysical Journal. Taking advantage   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story on March 27, 2024: * * * A California whaler sent his manuscript to the Smithsonian, but it ended up elsewhere. * * * The scientist who first named different species of killer whales on the West Coast of North America probably never saw one. The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution had invited Edward Drinker Cope to review a manuscr  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * Long viewed as one worldwide species, killer whale diversity now merits more. * * * Scientists have resolved one of the outstanding questions about one of the world's most recognizable creatures, identifying two well-known killer whales in the North Pacific Ocean as separate species. Killer whales are one of the most widespread a  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against Andreas "Andy" Bechtolsheim, the founder and Chief Architect of Silicon Valley-based technology company Arista Networks, Inc. To settle the SEC's charges, Bechtolsheim agreed to pay a civil penalty of nearly $1 million. According to the SEC's complaint, Bechtolsheim misappropriated material no  more

MENLO PARK, California, March 28 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news brief on March 27, 2024: * * * In a new study, SLAC researchers suggest a small-scale solution could be the key to solving a large-scale mystery. * * * By Kimberly Hickok Ever since its discovery, dark matter has remained invisible to scientists, despite the launch of multiple ultra-sensitive particle detector experiments around the world over several decades. Now, physicists at  more

WEST POINT, New York, March 28 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: West Point regrets to announce the loss of Cadet Havin Morris, 21, from Pleasanton, California, Monday, March 25, while on leave in Florida. "Cadet Morris was a valued member of the Corps of Cadets, committed to serving his country as an Army Officer. The entire West Point community offers our heartfelt condolences to the Morris family," said West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland. According to th  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The White House issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Today, as part of the Biden Cancer Moonshot, a key pillar of the President's Unity Agenda, First Lady Jill Biden convened executives from leading health insurance companies, community health plans, and health plan professional associations to highlight recent commitments (https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2024/03/08/fact-sheet-biden-cancer-moonshot-announces-commitments-from-leading-health-in  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, the White House announced the full program of activities for the 2024 White House Easter Egg Roll, a tradition dating back to 1878. A teacher for more than 30 years, First Lady Jill Biden is continuing her theme of "EGGucation" for the event, transforming the South Lawn and Ellipse into a school community, full of fun educational activities for children of all ages to enjoy. In addition to the time-honored tradi  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on March 27, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Deputy Commandant for Operations for the U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Gautier: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Thank you for joining us. Thank you for joining us. Okay. I have a couple things at the top. And as you can see, we have guests wit  more