WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: Lease sale generated $21.9 million for the U.S. Treasury ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, October 29, 2024 The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from Anne Reynolds, ACP Vice President for Offshore Wind after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) concluded a successful lease sale for the development of floating offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Maine  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- The Broad Institute issued the following Q&A on Oct. 28, 2024 with Mehrtash Babadi, institute scientist and director of computational methods: * * * In a Q&A, machine learning expert Mehrtash Babadi introduces Cell Annotation Service, a search engine for single-cell data that he and his group have developed for biologists. * * * By Corie Lok One of the first steps for researchers in studying and analyzing single cells is to determine the cells' identity:  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: MAINE. Today, the Department of Interior (DOI) announced the results of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's first-ever Gulf of Maine wind energy auction for eight lease areas off the shore of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In total, two bids on four of the lease areas were accepted adding up to $21.9 million. With the potential to power 2.3 million homes, the winning bids further bols  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- New England for Offshore Wind, an organization that says it commits to combatting climate change by increasing the supply of clean energy to regional grid, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: Today, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) completed its first offshore wind lease sale on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Gulf of Maine, resulting in provisional awards to 2 bidders for 4 lease areas and over $21.9 million in winning bids.  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Capital formation has become the domain of the private markets and product proliferation is accelerating, making it imperative that advisors have a strong grounding in PE and its role in portfolio construction. * * * Today, CAIA Association is excited to announce the launch of the Private Equity Microcredential available on the UniFi by CAIA(TM) platform.   more

QUINCY, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- The National Fire Protection Association issued the following news release: Brush fires continue to break out across Massachusetts, Connecticut, and other New England states as increasing drought conditions, combined with strong winds and dry air, create ideal conditions for fires to ignite and quickly spread. According to the National Weather Service, fire weather concerns also remain in effect across the Northeast including as far south as New Jersey, New Yor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * The national survey finds strong public support for policies that would codify reproductive rights, as well as for other policies, including paid family leave, increasing the child tax credit and various protections associated with the Affordable Care Act Topline results and crosstabs for the poll can be found at www.umass.edu/poll. * * * AMHERST, MA -- With reproductive issues central to cam  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: Earlier this month, American energy company Phillips 66 announced it would close its Southern California refinery complex. For over a century, Phillips 66 has pumped out millions of barrels of gasoline at its refineries in Wilmington and Carson. While it provided fuel for drivers across the state, it released harmful heat-trapping emissions and pollutants and led to public health issues suc  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: Erebus Bay, Antarctica, is home to the southernmost population of the world's southernmost living mammal - the Weddell seal. These seals may look like couch potatoes when they are resting on the ice, but Weddell seals go to great lengths to make a living in the harshest and most rapidly changing environments. Weddell seals are exceptional divers that can reach depths of more than 900 me  more