Author: Peter Powell

In the nail-biting world of the US offshore wind industry, there is no such thing as a sure thing. However, the state of New Jersey did inch one step closer to its first offshore wind farm on June 30, when a helpful tax bill squeaked through the legislature by the skin of its teeth. Passage of the bill should help launch the 1,100 megawatt Ocean Wind 1 project off the drawing board and out to sea, though trouble lurks on the horizon. New Jersey Is Sitting On Offshore Wind Gold Like most Atlantic states, New Jersey enjoys the perfect setup…

Goorin Bros was founded in 1895 and currently has locations across the country A more than century-old hat boutique will shutter a location in San Francisco’s Union Square, the latest retail shop to close in the city in the aftermath of pandemic shutdowns and crime spikes.  Goorin Bros. haberdashery opened in 1895 and specializes in fedoras and leopard print hats, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The hat shop currently has nine locations in operation across the country. The store’s location at 111 Geary St. in Union Square closed on June 23, the outlet reported, noting the city has struggled to…

The commonwealth’s executive lauded the more than 100 national guardsmen that would be making their way from Fort Barfoot near Blackstone, Virginia, to Texas’ border with praise. Their goal? To support the Lone Star state’s border control mission. “On behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for your commitment, thank you for your love of nation, and thank you for your love of the commonwealth,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin told troops. Youngkin visited troops participating in the border security operation on July 6, just two days before soldiers, airmen, task force leadership and support…

A 23-year-old student hailing from Andhra Pradesh drowned while swimming in Silver Falls in Canada, said a family member on Wednesday. Polukonda Lenin Naga Kumar (23) of Chintaguntapalem near Machilipatnam, lived in Thunder Bay in Ontario. He went for swimming to Silver Falls with his three roommates and drowned around 1 am on Tuesday according to Indian time. “Silver Falls is about 40 km from where he lives. One of his roommates said that he managed to come out safely but my nephew could not come out of the water as it was deep there,” Naga Kumar’s uncle Nutan Kumar…

During this year’s observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans, along with the Department of Justice (DOJ), reaffirms their mission to combat elder abuse, by educating the public concerning the identification and reporting of elder abuse. Through public awareness and reporting, law enforcement officials are empowered to both investigate and bring to justice, the perpetrators of these heinous acts. Elder Abuse may take many different forms. Some forms include the illegal use of an older person’s money or property, through financial exploitation, or scams. In other forms, it may appear as physical, psychological, or…

Wildfires burning in Canada continue to create hazardous air quality conditions in several states in the northern U.S. Plumes of smoke from the fires blazing in Halifax, Nova Scotia, began drifting over New York City and the tri-state area on Tuesday, leading to a decrease in air quality, according to the National Weather Service. Patchy low-level smoke is expected to linger and expand through the region on Wednesday, creating a cloudy haze that will block much of the sunlight, the NWS announced. The smell of smoke will also be present in some areas. The jet stream, a high-speed, constantly shifting…

The gut does much more than just digest food. It also helps support the immune system, central nervous system, heart health, mental health and other essential bodily functions, per Healthline. “The gut microbiome is an ecosystem, and it is important that all the different microorganisms within it are balanced,” Abir Hamza-Goodacre, a registered nutritional therapist at Benenden Hospital in the U.K., said in a statement to Fox News Digital. When the bacteria in the gut microbiome are balanced, the body is better able to process food, distribute nutrients throughout the body and eliminate waste. When the gut microbiome is out of…

Recently, a group of researchers proposed a hypothesis that Tullimonstrum was a vertebrate similar to cyclostomes (jawless fish like lamprey and hagfish). If it was, then the Tully monster would potentially fill a gap in the evolutionary history of early vertebrates. Studies so far have both supported and rejected this hypothesis. Now, using 3D imaging technology, a team in Japan believes it has found the answer after uncovering detailed characteristics of the Tully monster that strongly suggest that it was not a vertebrate. However, its exact classification and what type of invertebrate it was is still to be decided. In…

D.C.’s luxury apartment buildings are tripping over each other to offer the best amenities in hopes of drawing in more residents. Why it matters: As homeownership remains out of reach for many potential buyers, renting is an increasingly attractive option, with exclusive resident offerings from art galleries to private music studios. Between the lines: The push to add hyper-luxury amenities inside D.C. apartment buildings started ramping up over the last 15 to 20 years, Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors former president Harrison Beacher tells Axios. In recent years, our pandemic shift to spending more time at home has furthered the amenities arms race.…