COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Sept. 4 -- Applied Physics Letters, a journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 125, Issue 10): SURFACES AND INTERFACES * Femtosecond laser writing of durable open microfluidic channels via a mode-switchable strategy ADVANCED MATERIALS * Inorganic/organic sublattice roles in band edge photodynamics of isoelectronically substituted hybrid semiconductors * Structural distortio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: APPLETON, WI Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that with her support, the Appleton International Airport will receive $1.5 million to install a solar array and microgrid system with battery storage, cutting energy costs for the airport, improving resiliency, and ensuring the airport remains up and running during grid outages and severe weather. "Our Made in Wisconsin economy relies on ou  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 4 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: With oil and gas production continuing to increase, the amount of produced water is increasing right alongside it. Produced water, a byproduct of oil and gas extraction, can cause land, water and air pollution if not handled properly. Produced water is used for things like waterflooding, fracking and enhanced oil recovery operations. It is usually pumped into Class 2 injection wells for disposal, but doing s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited a family in Kansas City, KS to see firsthand how new federal tax credits are helping Kansans lower their utility bills. Kansans who make qualified energy-efficient improvements to their homes may qualify for certain tax credits, which have already saved 3.4 million American families more than $8 billion(link is external). These home energy efficiency savings were  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Environmental Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it promotes interdisciplinary understanding in the environmental field, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 3, 2024, edition (Vol. 58, Issue 35): Viewpoints * Integration of Advanced Large Language Models into the Construction of Adverse Outcome Pathways: Opportunities and Challenges Policy Analyses * Exploring Synergistic GHG Emission  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta issued the following Regional Economics article by Charles Davidson, staff writer for Economy Matters: * * * The new Beige Book from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reports that economic activity slowed a bit in the Southeast during July and the first half of August compared to the previous six weeks. Still, employment in the district edged higher, even as some contacts said they were curtailing hiring for the rest   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * New High-Tech Charging Systems by New York Power Authority Make Charging Easy for Zero-Emission Transit Buses; Construction Allows for Future Expansion Lower Emissions by Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Fleet Help Build Healthier Communities and Advance New York State's Clean Energy Goals * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the largest electrified bus   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 5 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Program is result of multi-year regulatory effort guided by broad stakeholder input * * * Hawaiian Electric is in the process of notifying customers nearing the end of their seven-year enrollment period in certain company legacy rooftop solar export programs that they will soon be transitioned to the new Smart Renewable Energy program. Smart Renewable Energy is the next phase in Hawaiian Electric's push   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: East Hartford, CT Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded the FAA's announcement of $1,867,500 in federal funding to support the development of sustainable aviation fuel at Hamilton Sundstrand in Windsor Locks and East Hartford. "I worked with my colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee and the entire Connecticut delegation to pass the largest-ever investment to combat climate change," said La  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: * Clean power additions set stage for record year * U.S. energy storage exceeds 20 GW milestone * Texas now top solar state * Clean energy powers equivalent of nearly 70 million homes September 5, 2024 The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today released its Clean Power Quarterly Market Report | Q2 2024, showcasing extraordinary growth and milestones across the U.S. clean   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following news release: Every solar tariff in the past 10 years has been met with opposition and claims that it will slow deployment of solar technology in the United States. However, despite this constant wolf crying, solar tariffs have never slowed down solar deployment. This has simply never been the case. In 2018, after the Trump Administration implemented a tariff on solar cells and modules star  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- Trout Unlimited issued the following news release: * * * Hunting, fishing organizations welcome a responsible approach to solar energy development on public lands * * * DENVER -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)'s Final Programmatic EIS and Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendments would support an updated siting and permitting framework across 11 western states for management of utility-scale solar energy development on public lands. The plans would all  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: New report reveals more than 49,000 solar facilities awarded bonus credits in the first year of groundbreaking Inflation Reduction Act program; investments estimated to fund generation of nearly $270 million worth of clean energy annually in underserved communities. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report with new data on the success of the 2023 program year of the Inflation Reduc  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: With record-breaking heat becoming the new norm, the consequences are far from evenly distributed. The research is indisputable: communities of color, low-income neighborhoods and medically vulnerable individuals bear the brunt of extreme heat exposure. The reasons for this are complex, rooted in a mix of social, economic and environmental factors that require a nuanced and multidi  more