COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 18 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Today, multiple groups reached a settlement with Duke Energy in its request to the Public Service Commission to raise rates about 20%, reducing the increase to around 13%. The typical customer using 1073 kilowatt hours will see a $13.44 increase on their monthly bill starting in August, with an additional $6.89 increase in August 2026. Originally, Duke sought to raise rat  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a rule (10 CFR Part 1008), published in the Federal Register on May 20, 2024, entitled "Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017." The rule was issued by Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer. * * * SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) revises its regulations regarding records maintained on individuals under the Privacy Act. The revisions would clarify and update procedural requirements p  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2024, entitled "Eagle Creek Schoolfield, LLC; City of Danville; Soliciting Scoping Comments." The notice was issued by Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. * * * Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: 2411-030.   more

MEDINA, Minnesota, May 18 (TNSres) -- Polaris Industries, a snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, midsize and heavyweight motorcycles manufacturer, issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) today released its 2023 Geared For Good Report detailing Polaris' continued focus on operating in a responsible manner to support its employees, riders, communities where it operates and in the outdoors. "As a part of Polaris' mission to deliver great experiences for everyone   more

LONDON, England, May 18 (TNSres) -- Imperial College London issued the following news: By Conrad Duncan, Samantha Rey, Ryan O'Hare and Eleanor Green Imperial experts in medicine, maths and engineering have been announced as new Fellows of the Royal Society. The seven Imperial researchers elected as Fellows this year are drawn from fields including public health, infectious disease, civil engineering, neuroscience and maths. They join more than 70 members of staff at Imperial College London ab  more