SWINDON, England, Feb. 25 [Category: Business] (TNSres) -- The UK Research and Innovation posted the following news: * * * Africa-UK physics projects to drive collaboration and innovation 25 February 2025 A major new initiative is now underway to advance scientific research, innovation, and economic development across sub-Saharan Africa. Physicists from the UK and sub-Saharan Africa will be embarking on a series of ambitious projects to address critical scientific and technological challe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: Capito Op-Ed: West Virginia on my mind as EPW Committee Chairman WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an op-ed published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail and the Wheeling Intelligencer, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, wrote about her priorities as Chairman of the EPW Committee for the 119th Congress,  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Feb. 25 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news: * * * NORTH DAKOTA FILES LAWSUIT CHALLENGING BLM'S AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE'S RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN BISMARCK, ND - Attorney General Wrigley announced today that the State has filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management's amendments to the North Dakota Resource Management Plan (RMP). RMPs are comprehensive land use plans that dictate how federally-owned lands and minerals will be develo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 34030) entitled "Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad Inc. - Acquisition Exemption - Central Kansas Railway LLC": * * * Digest:/1 This decision denies Weskan Grain LLC's petition to reopen and partially revoke the acquisition exemption previously noticed in this proceeding and directs Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad, LLC, to file a petition for exemption or application to o  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Xcel IRP Settlement Enhances Local Clean Energy Saint Paul, MN - On February 20, 2025, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the settlement agreement for Xcel Energy's 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The settlement represents an important evolution in Xcel's clean energy transition strategy, emphasizing distributed renewable energy, battery storage, and customer sav  more