UPTON, New York, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Destination: Mars. First Stop: Iceland? * UPTON, N.Y. To say that a trip from Earth to Mars is merely a long one would be a massive understatement. On July 30, 2020, when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sent its Mars rover "Perseverance" atop an Atlas V rocket to the red planet to collect rock samples, it took the rover nearly seven months  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 17 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Emerson, a technology, software and engineering company that says it provides solutions for customers in industrial, commercial and residential markets, issued the following news release: * * * Emerson Selected to Automate South32's Hermosa Project, Driving Efficiencies, Minimizing Environmental Impact * Advanced software portfolio will help power innovative remote operations center for the company's first 'next generation mine' proj  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Nov. 17 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Floating solar panels show promise, but environmental impacts vary by location, study finds * CORVALLIS, Ore. - Floating solar panels are emerging as a promising clean energy solution with environmental benefits, but a new study Link is external finds those effects vary significantly depending on where the systems are deployed. Researchers from Oregon State University and the U.S. Geological Surv  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Shaheen Secures More than $46 Million for 20 New Hampshire Projects in Bipartisan Government Funding Bills Signed into Law * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies (Ag-FDA) Subcommittee and a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, secu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Plan to Build Warehouse Project Bigger Than Downtown L.A. * LANCASTER, Calif. The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the city of Lancaster for approving a plan to annex thousands of acres of Los Angeles County land to develop a massive warehouse complex. "This mega-warehouse plan would turn open desert into an industrial complex bigger than downto  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Skanska completes Belmont Skating Rink in Belmont, MA BELMONT, MA - Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, today announced the substantial completion of the new 40,300-square-foot Belmont Skating Rink and Athletic Facility in Belmont, Massachusetts. The new facility occupies the site of the former Viglirolo Skating Rink, which was demolished pri  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: * * * TVA Turbines at Johnsonville Ready to Meet Winter Demand Release Summary * TVA officially dedicated 10 new state-of-the-art aeroderivative natural gas units at Johnsonville on Monday, November 17. * These units are online in time for peak demand this winter. Along with existing combustion turbine natural gas units, the Johnsonville site includes more than 1,300 megawatts of reliable, flexible gene  more

PORTSMOUTH, England, Nov. 17 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Life Solved Live: Forecasting Floods and Engineering Net Zero Portsmouth experts to lead thought-provoking event on rainfall forecasting and Net Zero * The University of Portsmouth is set to host an evening event exploring two of today's biggest global challenges as part of Life Solved Live: Inaugural Lectures. As climate change drives more frequent floods, heatwaves, and droughts, and the push f  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 18 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Letting the sunshine in and monitoring stormwater runoff As the buzz around renewable energy grows louder, a research endeavor led by the Water Center at Penn exemplifies of how addressing energy demands goes hand-in-hand with tackling water challenges. * On both traditional and solar farms, sunlight gets converted into usable energy. Utility-scale solar arrays,  more