WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The American Red Cross issued the following news release: * * * As climate crisis worsens, it's becoming more common for Red Cross to respond to multiple large disasters at the same time * * * For the second time in just two weeks, the American Red Cross is racing against the clock to mobilize volunteers, shelters and relief supplies as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida. Meanwhile, hundreds of Red Crossers continue to work alongside dozens of partners to p  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 7 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news: The Environmental Protection Agency announced the members of the inaugural Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions (HBCU-MSI) Federal Advisory Council, with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumna Hilda Pinnix-Ragland as chair. This council marks a significant milestone in EPA's commitment to fostering diver  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 8 -- The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers issued the following news release: The technical program is now available for the 2025 ASHRAE Winter Conference taking place February 8-12, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. The full conference schedule is available online and in the ASHRAE 365 app. The event's more than 100 technical sessions will showcase on eight conference tracks will offer emerging approaches to building design, construction  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 8 -- Arizona Public Service Co. issued the following news: * * * Long-term resource planning, maintenance and emergency response boost electric grid * * * PHOENIX - Monsoon season is officially over and for a second straight summer, record heat outshined stormy weather. As air conditioners hummed along, Arizona Public Service (APS) customers again broke peak energy demand records, while temperatures stayed in the triple-digits for almost four months straight. And while  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Grand Meadow Turbine Blades Start to Leave Written by Bill Glahn Relief for a beleaguered southern Minnesota community, as a field of abandoned wind turbine blades begins to depart. I've written several times abo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Covington, a law firm, issued the following news release: Indranil ("Indy") Mukerji, a first-chair patent trial lawyer, has joined Covington's Patent Litigation practice as a partner, located in the firm's Washington office. Steve Marshall, a patent litigator with decades of trial and litigation experience, has also joined the firm's Patent Litigation practice as of counsel in the Washington office. With twenty-five years' experience spanning nearly 200 patent cases, Indy  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: DNV has supported Atlas Renewable Energy in securing $289 million in financing for its first standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Chile. The financing package, backed by senior loans and credit lines from BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole CIB, will fund the development of Battery Energy Storage System del D  more

AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 8 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * Companies jointly propose electric transmission projects to serve region's growing power demand through PJM's competitive planning process Collaboration leverages expertise of industry leaders to propose comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that promote regional grid reliability * * * FirstEnergy Corp., Dominion Energy Virginia and American Electric Power have entered into an innovative joint planning agreement t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: Pau, France - Despite over 50 years of failure and billions in wasted investments, governments continue to push carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at upcoming international forums, ignoring its consistent inability to reduce global emissions while diverting crucial resources from proven renewable energy solutions. The European Commission, in collaboration with the French government, will host the  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 8 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to have acted as lead counsel to BrightNight LLC in its successful closing of a $440 million strategic equity investment from Goldman Sach Alternatives into BrightNight's newly-formed subsidiary, BrightNight Power, LLC. The investment, combined with existing capital commitments from leading institutional investors, is expected to fully fund BrightNight's five-year business plan and advance the execut  more