WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: Today, during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly secured commitments from Lee M. Zeldin--the nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)--to help address air and water quality challenges unique to Arizona. Arizona faces unique environmental challenges that require tailored solutions. In Maricopa County, 80 percent of  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 18 -- The Arizona Department of Public Safety issued the following news release: The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) has announced details of proposed investments included in Governor Katie Hobbs' Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2026. These initiatives aim to enhance the well-being of Arizona residents, improve emergency response capabilities, and bolster public safety statewide. Key highlights of the proposed budget include: * Pay Increases and Support for  more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA's mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These recipients are among nearly 400 federally funded researchers receiving the honor. Established in 1996 by the National Science and Technology Council,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego announced that the City of Tucson will receive $7,000,000 to expand access to affordable housing. This funding--awarded through the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) program--will support efforts to streamline permitting processes, eliminate local barriers, and update land use policies, making it easier to build more ho  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 17 -- Southwest Power Pool, a corporation mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure supplies of power, transmission infrastructure and wholesale electricity prices, issued the following news release: SPP's proposed Markets+ service reached a significant milestone Jan. 16 when it received approval of its tariff by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Markets+ is the regional, day-ahead energy market developed in collaboration between S  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Active galactic nuclei are supermassive black holes at the center of certain galaxies. As matter falls into these black holes, enormous amounts of energy are released, making active galactic nuclei, or AGN, one of the most energetic phenomena that can be observed in space. University of Arizona astronomers have now produced the sharpest direct images ever taken of an AGN in the infrared, using the   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Experimental, three-drug chemotherapy regimen didn't improve survival rates for patients, but treatment might still prove helpful for a small subset of patients. * * * The results of a clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showed that chemotherapy combining three different types of   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: A team of astronomers led by University of Arizona researcher Catherine Fielder has obtained the most detailed images of a small galaxy and its surroundings, revealing features typically associated with much larger galaxies. The observations provide a rare, elusive glimpse into how small galaxies form and evolve, suggesting that the mechanisms fueling galaxy growth may be more universal than previo  more