BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 14 -- Atmospheres, an international open access journal of scientific studies related to the atmosphere, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 15, Issue 8): * Article - 1500-Year Sedimentary Records of the East Asian Summer Monsoon and Yellow Sea Warm Current from the Muddy Area of the North Yellow Sea, China * Article - A Generalised Additive Model and Deep Learning Method for Cross-Validating the North Atlantic Oscillati  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 14 -- Buildings, a peer-reviewed open access journal that focuses on building science, building engineering and architecture design, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 14, Issue 8): * Article - A Comparative Study of the Fire Properties of Chinese Traditional Timber Structural Components under Different Surface Treatments * Article - A Comparative Study to Assess the Energy Efficiency of Temporary Structures to Guarante  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 14 -- Buildings, a peer-reviewed open access journal that focuses on building science, building engineering and architecture design, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 14, Issue 9): * Article - 20th-Century World Built Heritage Facing Water: Conservation of Fallingwater and Boa Nova Tea House * Article - A Case Study on the Odor Preferences and Influencing Factors in Chinese Residential Environments * Article - A Co  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 15 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 23A-0448R City of Colorado Springs El Paso County IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND THE COUNTY OF EL PASO FOR AUTHORITY TO ABOLISH AND REMOVE THE EXISTING HIGHWAY-RAIL CROSSING AND ASSOCIATED CROSSING WARNING DEVICES AT ROYER STREET AND TRACKS MANAGED BY THE BNSF RAILWAY ON RIGHT-OF-WAY OWNE  more

PERTH, Australia, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- Curtin University issued the following news release: From brighter TV screens to better medical diagnostics and more efficient solar panels, new Curtin-led research has discovered how to make more molecules stick to the surface of tiny nanocrystals, in a breakthrough that could lead to improvements in everyday technology. Lead author Associate Professor Guohua Jia from Curtin's School of Molecular and Life Sciences, said the study investigated how the shap  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024: Most weekdays at exactly 6:02 a.m. Idaho National Laboratory (INL) communications specialist Amy Stafford boards a motor coach at an Idaho Falls park-n-ride for the roughly 50-minute journey to INL's Materials and Fuels Complex. "On my way to work, I'm not one of those cool people studying to be an interior designer on the side," Stafford said. "  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle C. Reid issued the following Weekly Reflections on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * Hello Team FCPS! What a great time of the year!! I so enjoy the season and appreciate the warmth of the weekend as well as the fall temperatures ahead. I trust each of you found time to get outside and feel the changing of the seasons as well as finding time for rest and reflection. So many opportunities .... In good news, the Virgin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee released the following testimony by Mandy Gunasekara, ex-chief of staff at the Environmental Protection Agency, from a Sept. 19, 2024, hearing entitled "A Legacy of Incompetence: Consequences of the Biden-Harris Administration's Policy Failures": * * * Chairman Comer and Ranking Member Raskin, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to participate in today's hearing discussing the impact of increased en  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news on Oct. 13, 2024: Find details about the launch sequences for the orbiter, which is targeting an Oct. 14 liftoff on its mission to search for ingredients of life at Jupiter's moon Europa. In less than 24 hours, NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is slated to launch from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket. Its sights are set on Jupiter's ice-encased moon Euro  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 15 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00104) on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Lynn Bark Energy Center, LLC For A Certificate Of Construction For An Up To 200 Megawatt Merchant Electric Solar Generating Facility In Martin County, Kentucky ORDER On October 9, 2024, Lynn Bark Energy, LLC (Lynn Bark Energy) filed a motion for witnesses Joshua Crumpler and Tony Agresti be permitted to par  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 15 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00099) on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Weirs Creek Solar, LLC For A Certificate To Construct An Approximately 150 Megawatt Merchant Solar Electric Generating Facility In Webster County And Hopkins County, Kentucky Pursuant To KRS 278.700 And 807 KAR 5:110 ORDER On September 27, 2024, Weirs Creek Solar, LLC (Weirs Creek Solar) filed a motion requ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- NASA issued the following news release: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. After launch, the spacecraft plans to fly by Mars in February 2025, then back by Earth in December 2026, using the gravity of each planet to increase its momentum. With help of these "gravity assists," Europa Clipper will achieve the velocity ne  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news on Oct. 14, 2024: The massive spacecraft heads for Europa to search for signs of whether the ocean thought to exist beneath the moon's icy shell could support life. NASA's Europa Clipper has embarked on its long voyage to Jupiter, where it will investigate Europa, a moon with an enormous subsurface ocean that may have conditions to support life. The spacecraft launched at 12:06 p.m. EDT Monday   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following news release: A new solar company called Ebon Solar has secured a $10 million grant from the state of New Mexico, along with $1 million in financing and another $1 billion in a state-backed bond, to build an 834,000-square-foot solar cell manufacturing facility near Albuquerque. This is one of at least three solar-related projects announced in the state since the passage of the Inflation Re  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-- Monopoly utility Duke Energy's proposal for a new methane gas-fired power plant near Roxboro in Person County, North Carolina, fails to comply with federal law and would saddle customers with excessive costs and climate pollution, according to a brief (https://starw1.ncuc.gov/NCUC/ViewFile.aspx?Id=6ff40c03-e54f-4efc-a988-73916abf08f9) filed by the Southern   more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 15 -- Sustainability, a peer-reviewed open access journal on environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 19): * Article - A Conceptual Framework for the Activation of Sustainable Cooperative Housing Production in Saudi Arabia * Article - A Global Resilience Analysis-Based Benchmark Framework for Comparing Reliability Surrogate Measures of Water Distribution  more

EXETER, England, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A new report on the solar industry warns 'the time is now' to implement circular economy measures that help it meet government Net Zero targets. The report "From Linear to Circular: Evidence from the UK solar sector" highlights a number of circular economy initiatives that are leading the way, including a project where used car tyres could play a role in manufacturing solar panels, and another where old s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 15 -- Vinson and Elkins, a law firm, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * Speck helps clients capitalize on energy transition tax incentives and brings unique experience from her corporate energy and accounting roles. * * * Vinson & Elkins today announced that it has added Jenny Speck as a Houston-based partner in its Energy Transition and Tax Practices. She advises clients on the qualification for and the monetization of energy transition tax incent  more