WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Design-Build Institute of America issued the following news: Over the past three days, DBIA has been in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the Design-Build for Water/Wastewater Conference. This year's event was an attendance record-breaker, with nearly 1,400 AEC professionals from throughout the industry and across the United States coming together at the Duke Energy Convention Center. The conference featured inspiring General Sessions and four tracks of education on hot button   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * Energy's North Carolina territory -- 46% in others. * * * New analysis (https://www.edf.org/sites/default/files/documents/Issue_Brief_Narrative_4_18_24.pdf) shows that the costs to fuel Duke Energy power plants with gas have been the primary driver of rate hikes for parts of its North Carolina territory since 2017. This analysis by leading energy analytics firm EQ Research wa  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate April 18, 2024, as National Lineman Appreciation Day and recognize the more than 115,000 hardworking men and women maintaining America's electrical infrastructure. "When natural disasters hit Southeastern North Carolina, it's the brave lineworkers who operate in dangerous conditions to safely restore power and bu  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory issued the following news release: Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and Clemson University jointly appointed Ramtin Hadidi, Ph.D., to expand collaborative grid infrastructure efforts between SRNL and Clemson. Hadidi's research focuses on power and energy system modeling and simulation, integration, testing and standardization of distributed energy resources, microgrids control, power   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 19 -- Battelle, a nonprofit research and development organization, issued the following news release: At the third Innovations in Climate Resilience Conference (ICR24) held April 22-24 in Washington D.C., national experts and leaders from government, the nonprofit sector, industry and academia will convene to address the world's greatest challenge, climate resilience , through the lens of "Solutions For Scaling Change." The conference's program offers depth and diversity   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 18, 2024, entitled "Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Jove Solar Project, La Paz County, AZ." The notice was issued by Raymond Suazo, State Director. * * * SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amende  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 19, 2024, entitled "Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine Project, Esmeralda County, Nevada." The notice was issued by Douglas W. Furtado, District Manager. * * * SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 19 -- Environment New Jersey issued the following statement on April 17, 2024, by Director Doug O'Malley: * * * The NJ Board of Public Utilities unanimously voted this morning during their Board meeting to approve an additional 310 megawatts of grid supply large projects across Central and South Jersey as part of the NJBPU's Competitive Solar Incentive (CSI) Solicitation program, including 80 MW of solar paired with energy storage, authorized by NJ's 2021 Solar Act.   more

ZURICH, Switzerland, April 19 (TNSres) -- ETH Zurich issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: In its annual report 2023 published today, ETH Zurich looks back on a successful year. For some years, however, the budget has not kept pace with the growth in student numbers. The growth rates projected by the Federal Council in the 2025-2028 ERI Dispatch are therefore forcing the university to consider drastic measures in research and teaching. A total of 6,050 ETH graduates, top ranking  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House on April 11, 2024, published 24 executive communications involving regulations that were published in the Federal Register: * * * EC-3771. A letter from the Chief, Legislative and Regulatory Staff, OBPA, FCIC/RMA, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Area Risk Protection Insurance Regulations; Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Coarse Grains Crop Insurance Provisions [Docket I  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 19 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown has achieved significant success at the IJGlobal Awards 2023 for Asia Pacific, winning the "Oil & Gas Deal of the Year - LNG Terminal" award for advising on Hong Kong's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. Mayer Brown advised the project developer, Hong Kong LNG Terminal Limited (HKLTL), a joint venture between Castle Peak Power Company Limited (CAPCO) and The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. (HK E  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 18, 2024, entitled "Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Clinton Power Station, Unit 1; License Renewal Application." The notice was issued by Lauren Gibson, Chief, License Renewal Project Branch, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. COMMENT DEADLINE: June 17, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is cons  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 19 -- The University of Rochester issued the following news: Three University of Rochester faculty members have been elected as 2023 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): - Gilbert (Rip) Collins for "distinguished contributions to Condensed Matter Physics, particularly for his seminal groundbreaking work in high energy density science of matter at extreme pressures." - Douglas Portman for "distinguished contributions to the field  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Elisa Smith Eight UC Santa Cruz research teams focusing on some of the most pressing issues of our time, such as cancer detection, data encryption, and climate change, received more than $350,000 in awards as part of this year's Innovation Catalyst Grant program, administered by the university's Innovation & Business Engagement Hub. The Innovation Catalyst Grant program he  more

EXETER, England, April 19 -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: Scientists have called for a blanket worldwide moratorium on deep seabed mining - insisting the controversial emerging industry currently poses an "unjustifiable environmental risk". A team of interdisciplinary researchers from the University of Exeter have issued the urgent clarion call in order to protect the marine environment from potentially irreversible damage. The researchers insist that the arguments put   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Eleven faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin, including leading artificial intelligence and quantum research experts, have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society. The honor recognizes important contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- including pione  more