WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * 6 Things to Know About NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Sunlight gleams off NASA's Lunar Trailblazer as the dishwasher-size spacecraft orbits the Moon in this artist's concept. The mission will discover where the Moon's water is, what form it is in, and how it changes over time, producing the best-yet maps of water on the lunar surface. Lockheed Martin Space The small satellite mission will map the Moon to help scientists better  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 26 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * 6 Things to Know About NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Launching no earlier than Wednesday, Feb. 26, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will help resolve an enduring mystery: Where is the Moon's water? After sharing a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Intuitive Machines' IM-2 launch -- part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative -- the small satellite will take several months to  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL URGES CONGRESS TO END BASELESS NATIONAL ENERGY EMERGENCY Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with nine state attorneys general, sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources urging full consideration and support for Senate Joint Resolution 10, which would terminate the national energy emergency declared by President Tr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * BOST INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT PRIME FARMLAND AND PROVIDE MORE LOCAL CONTROL WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today introduced the Securing Our Lands And Resources (SOLAR) Act. This legislation establishes guidelines for solar panel projects on prime and unique farmland funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. It ensures rural communities have a s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following Monthly Budget Review for November 2024 on Dec. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * The federal budget deficit totaled $622 billion in October and November 2024, the first two months of fiscal year 2025, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. That amount is $242 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year. Outlays were $191 billion (or 18 percent) higher, and revenues were  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN BISHOP OPPOSES BUDGET THAT INCREASES DEFICITS, DECIMATES HEALTHCARE, TAKES FOOD FROM CHILDREN, ABANDONS SMALL BUSINESSES WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted against a proposed budget bill, H.Con.Res. 14, that would increase the deficit by $4.5 trillion dollars to pay for tax cuts for bill  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Covington, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Covington Awarded Three Deals of the Year at the PFI Awards 2024 LONDON--Covington's Project Development and Finance practice has been recognized at the PFI Awards 2024 for the team's work on three groundbreaking transactions around the world. Taiba-2 and Qassim-2, combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants in Saudi Arabia developed by Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC), have been named Power Deal of the  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Feb. 27 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * Electrical engineering students create a portable energy model for Duke Energy By Matt Salerno Ben Griffith and Hardin Kennedy, two seniors majoring in electrical engineering at Western Carolina University, have created a portable educational model for Duke Energy. It all started when Jerry Denton, professor in the College of Engineering and Technology, approached Griffith and Kennedy about c  more

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 27 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Hands-on Chemical Engineering Course at UC San Diego Brings Students Out into the Light Students huddled around a laptop--this is a common sight on the University of California San Diego campus. But it's less common when the students are outside, surrounded by pipes and hoses that attach a water tank to a large blue-black panel. A closer inspection reveals lots of colorful wires on   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * James Webb Telescope reveals planet-forming disks can last longer than previously thought If there were such a thing as a photo album of the universe, it might include snapshots of pancake-like disks of gas and dust, swirling around newly formed stars across the Milky Way. Known as planet-forming disks, they are believed to be a short-lived feature around most, if not all, young stars, providing the  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Lawdragon Recognizes Troutman Pepper Locke Lawyers Among 2025 Energy Leaders Seven partners in Troutman Pepper Locke's Energy Regulatory and Transactional Practice Groups have been recognized as standout lawyers in the Lawdragon list of 500 Leading Energy Lawyers. Partners Daniel Archuleta, Christine Byrnes, Brandon Marzo, Gerry Pels, Terry Radney, Bill Swanstrom, and Adrienne T  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 27 -- The New York State Public Service Commission has issued a notice soliciting public comments on proposed modifications to the state's Standardized Interconnection Requirements (SIRs) for distributed generators and energy storage systems of 5 MW or less. The request, under Case 24-E-0621, stems from a petition filed by the New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) seeking greater transparency and cost certainty in the interconnection process. NYSEIA's peti  more

MILPITAS, California, Feb. 27 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: * * * SEMI Energy Collaborative Releases Recommendations for Building Low-Carbon Energy Supply in Singapore MILPITAS, Calif. -- February 26, 2025 -- The SEMI Energy Collaborative today publicly released its analysis and report: Challenges and Potential Solutions for Acceleration of Low-Carbon Energy Deployment in Singapore. Now available  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Hickenlooper Speaks Out Against Trump Admin's False "Energy Emergency" Hickenlooper: "Let's call this political theater [out] for what it is: an attempt to accelerate oil and gas projects while at the same time, holding back our renewable energy." U.S. energy production exceeded consumption by widest margin in U.S. history in 2023 WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper s  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Feb. 27 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: * * * WKU Physics & Astronomy awarded NASA KY EPSCor Research Grant A team of four members of Western Kentucky University's Department of Physics & Astronomy faculty, including Dr. Gordon Emslie, Dr. Ali Er, Dr. Ivan Novikov, and Dr. Gongbo Liang, were awarded a "Solar Activity and Space Weather" NASA KY EPSCoR Research Award of $900,000 for their work on "Hotter Than the Sun, More Powerful Than a Nucle  more