DYESS AFB, Texas, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Elaine Sanchez, Defense Health Network Central Public Affairs SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- A 7th Medical Group initiative aimed at improving connectivity and agility for deployed military medics has been cleared for takeoff at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas in West Central Texas. The program, dubbed "STARDOC," equips medics with a portable, high-speed internet connection able to connect   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 17 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release: * * * "Extremely difficult" to build billions in new power lines and towers through eastern NC; "so much opposition" can mean "you can't get it done" * * * Duke Energy's 2022 promise to investors (see footnote 5) that it will pour $75 billion into high-voltage transmission projects in its monopoly states was belied recently when its expert witnesses admitted to NC r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * This year's awardees from Colorado include Revvity and Breckenridge Grand Vacations. * * * DENVER - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 recognized two Colorado companies as winners of the 2024 Regional Pollution Prevention (P2) Recognition Program. This year's winners- Revvity and Breckenridge Grand Vacations - have demonstrated leadership in innov  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 13 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, September 16, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 38707-FAC141; ALJ: SCHUSTER; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; ROOM: PNC, Room 224 APPLICATION OF DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC FOR APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ITS FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE AND FOR APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ITS FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT FOR HIGH PRESSURE STEAM SERVICE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH INDIANA CODE Sec.8-1-242, INDIAN  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Oakland, CA Twenty-six environmental leaders from across the country are receiving national awards from the Sierra Club this year. The organization's top honor, the Sierra Club Changemaker of the Year Award, goes to Bruce Hamilton of Berkeley, California. A wildlife biologist by training, Hamilton became involved with the Sierra Club in the 1970s, first as a volunteer and then as a member of the   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Story by Fernanda Pires | Photos and Video by Eric BronsonPortugues BRAZIL--It is early morning when a group of University of Michigan students embark on the boats in northwestern Brazil. The sun's intensity is still low, but its rays pierce the immense tree branches and reflect in the flooded forest's waters, one of the largest in the world. The sky already shines blue. "Shhh!" says native guide Tito Jonas  more