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SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CalExit.Now, the movement advocating for California sovereignty, today released a statement marking a historic shift in statewide public opinion. A recent California poll reports that, for the first time since polling on this question began, a majority of Californians now either strongly support, or do not oppose, pursuing California sovereignty. The combined figure stands at 51 percent. 

“These results establish a new political fact in California,” said CalExit.Now spokesperson, Marcu Ruiz Evans. “A majority threshold changes the strategic environment. California sovereignty now stands as a viable and durable public option, not a fringe aspiration.” 

CalExit.Now links this shift to the continuing degradation of the American political process and the public’s growing doubt about the long-term viability of the present form of government. CalExit.Now asserts that continued national devolution toward authoritarian governance will predictably intensify public demand for California to pursue a lawful, peaceful path to self-determination. 

Congressman Eric Swalwell, a candidate for Governor of California, recently referred to California as “the greatest country in the world.” CalExit.Now concurs with the substance of that claim. CalExit.Now will continue to advance California sovereignty as the governing framework most capable of delivering outcomes that Californians consistently demand.      
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CalExit.Now identifies the following as core policy outcomes enabled by California sovereignty: 

• Universal healthcare. 
• Protection of women’s rights. 
• Equality for all. 
• An effective end to the homelessness debacle through enforceable statewide standards, funding alignment, and program accountability. 
• Common sense gun legislation. 
• A living wage for all employees. 

CalExit.Now will continue to pursue public education, coalition building, and lawful political action consistent with democratic norms and nonviolence. CalExit.Now will also continue to advocate for a California that rejects militarism abroad and political repression at home.

CalExit.Now condemns the United States’ accelerating return to coercive, colonial patterns of foreign conduct. CalExit.Now calls for an immediate recommitment to peace, international law, and the equal sovereignty of all nations, including Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, and other sovereign entities subjected to pressure, destabilization, and punitive measures. 

About CalExit.Now
CalExit.Now is a California-based civic movement that advocates for peaceful, lawful California sovereignty through democratic processes, public education, and policy development. 

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CalExit.Now, the movement advocating for California sovereignty, today released a statement marking a historic shift in statewide public opinion. A recent California poll reports that, for the first time since polling on this question began, a majority of Californians now either strongly support, or do not oppose, pursuing California sovereignty. The combined figure stands at 51 percent. 

“These results establish a new political fact in California,” said CalExit.Now spokesperson, Marcu Ruiz Evans. “A majority threshold changes the strategic environment. California sovereignty now stands as a viable and durable public option, not a fringe aspiration.” 

CalExit.Now links this shift to the continuing degradation of the American political process and the public’s growing doubt about the long-term viability of the present form of government. CalExit.Now asserts that continued national devolution toward authoritarian governance will predictably intensify public demand for California to pursue a lawful, peaceful path to self-determination. 

Congressman Eric Swalwell, a candidate for Governor of California, recently referred to California as “the greatest country in the world.” CalExit.Now concurs with the substance of that claim. CalExit.Now will continue to advance California sovereignty as the governing framework most capable of delivering outcomes that Californians consistently demand.      
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVjytsjkmIw/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 

CalExit.Now identifies the following as core policy outcomes enabled by California sovereignty: 

• Universal healthcare. 
• Protection of women’s rights. 
• Equality for all. 
• An effective end to the homelessness debacle through enforceable statewide standards, funding alignment, and program accountability. 
• Common sense gun legislation. 
• A living wage for all employees. 

CalExit.Now will continue to pursue public education, coalition building, and lawful political action consistent with democratic norms and nonviolence. CalExit.Now will also continue to advocate for a California that rejects militarism abroad and political repression at home.

CalExit.Now condemns the United States’ accelerating return to coercive, colonial patterns of foreign conduct. CalExit.Now calls for an immediate recommitment to peace, international law, and the equal sovereignty of all nations, including Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, and other sovereign entities subjected to pressure, destabilization, and punitive measures. 

About CalExit.Now
CalExit.Now is a California-based civic movement that advocates for peaceful, lawful California sovereignty through democratic processes, public education, and policy development. 

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SOURCE CalExit.Now

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CalExit.Now, the movement advocating for California sovereignty, today released a statement marking a historic shift in statewide public opinion. A recent California poll reports that, for the first time since polling on this question began, a majority of Californians now either strongly support, or do not oppose, pursuing California sovereignty. The combined figure stands at 51 percent. 

“These results establish a new political fact in California,” said CalExit.Now spokesperson, Marcu Ruiz Evans. “A majority threshold changes the strategic environment. California sovereignty now stands as a viable and durable public option, not a fringe aspiration.” 

CalExit.Now links this shift to the continuing degradation of the American political process and the public’s growing doubt about the long-term viability of the present form of government. CalExit.Now asserts that continued national devolution toward authoritarian governance will predictably intensify public demand for California to pursue a lawful, peaceful path to self-determination. 

Congressman Eric Swalwell, a candidate for Governor of California, recently referred to California as “the greatest country in the world.” CalExit.Now concurs with the substance of that claim. CalExit.Now will continue to advance California sovereignty as the governing framework most capable of delivering outcomes that Californians consistently demand.      
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVjytsjkmIw/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 

CalExit.Now identifies the following as core policy outcomes enabled by California sovereignty: 

• Universal healthcare. 
• Protection of women’s rights. 
• Equality for all. 
• An effective end to the homelessness debacle through enforceable statewide standards, funding alignment, and program accountability. 
• Common sense gun legislation. 
• A living wage for all employees. 

CalExit.Now will continue to pursue public education, coalition building, and lawful political action consistent with democratic norms and nonviolence. CalExit.Now will also continue to advocate for a California that rejects militarism abroad and political repression at home.

CalExit.Now condemns the United States’ accelerating return to coercive, colonial patterns of foreign conduct. CalExit.Now calls for an immediate recommitment to peace, international law, and the equal sovereignty of all nations, including Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, and other sovereign entities subjected to pressure, destabilization, and punitive measures. 

About CalExit.Now
CalExit.Now is a California-based civic movement that advocates for peaceful, lawful California sovereignty through democratic processes, public education, and policy development. 

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SOURCE CalExit.Now

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CalExit.Now, the movement advocating for California sovereignty, today released a statement marking a historic shift in statewide public opinion. A recent California poll reports that, for the first time since polling on this question began, a majority of Californians now either strongly support, or do not oppose, pursuing California sovereignty. The combined figure stands at 51 percent. 

“These results establish a new political fact in California,” said CalExit.Now spokesperson, Marcu Ruiz Evans. “A majority threshold changes the strategic environment. California sovereignty now stands as a viable and durable public option, not a fringe aspiration.” 

CalExit.Now links this shift to the continuing degradation of the American political process and the public’s growing doubt about the long-term viability of the present form of government. CalExit.Now asserts that continued national devolution toward authoritarian governance will predictably intensify public demand for California to pursue a lawful, peaceful path to self-determination. 

Congressman Eric Swalwell, a candidate for Governor of California, recently referred to California as “the greatest country in the world.” CalExit.Now concurs with the substance of that claim. CalExit.Now will continue to advance California sovereignty as the governing framework most capable of delivering outcomes that Californians consistently demand.      
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVjytsjkmIw/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 

CalExit.Now identifies the following as core policy outcomes enabled by California sovereignty: 

• Universal healthcare. 
• Protection of women’s rights. 
• Equality for all. 
• An effective end to the homelessness debacle through enforceable statewide standards, funding alignment, and program accountability. 
• Common sense gun legislation. 
• A living wage for all employees. 

CalExit.Now will continue to pursue public education, coalition building, and lawful political action consistent with democratic norms and nonviolence. CalExit.Now will also continue to advocate for a California that rejects militarism abroad and political repression at home.

CalExit.Now condemns the United States’ accelerating return to coercive, colonial patterns of foreign conduct. CalExit.Now calls for an immediate recommitment to peace, international law, and the equal sovereignty of all nations, including Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, and other sovereign entities subjected to pressure, destabilization, and punitive measures. 

About CalExit.Now
CalExit.Now is a California-based civic movement that advocates for peaceful, lawful California sovereignty through democratic processes, public education, and policy development. 

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SOURCE CalExit.Now

AMSTERDAM, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Conow, an Al-powered global digital energy ecosystem powered by Tuya Smart (NYSE:TUYA), made a significant mark at Solar Solutions Amsterdam 2026 (March 10–12, Expo Greater Amsterdam) — unveiling a comprehensive residential energy lineup spanning balcony storage, whole-home systems, and AI-driven energy management, while demonstrating the growing commercial trust the brand has begun to earn among European distribution partners and industry players.

At Solar Solutions Amsterdam 2026, CONOW presented one of the most complete residential energy portfolios, unified by CONOW AI HEMS, an intelligent energy management platform powered by Tuya that enables dynamic tariff optimization across 800+ energy providers and real-time load control for thermostats, EV chargers, and heat pumps. It is one of the few solutions on the market backed by a proven installed device base, not just theoretical capability.

Lyra 2500 AC: The newly launched AI-powered AC-coupled plug-in balcony energy storage system featuring 1500W continuous output (3000W peak) and a 2560Wh LFP battery, parallelable to 5120Wh. It offers 10ms UPS backup, 1.5-hour fast charging, and universal microinverter compatibility for easy retrofitting.

Atlas 6000 AC (pre-sale): An AC‑coupled plug‑in storage system with a 3kW/6kWh “golden ratio” configuration, optimized to offset peak demand and cover daily household use. It plugs into any standard socket and the industrial‑grade safety ensures reliable power, on or off the grid.

CBE2000 Pro: A plug-and-play smart balcony solar and storage solution with 2500W bi-directional AC, 4 MPPT (2600W PV input), and 10ms backup. Driven by CONOW AI HEMS, it optimizes performance via dynamic pricing across Adaptive, Extreme, and Efficient modes.

CBE Expansion Battery 5000: This “Lego-style” modular system allows users to mix 2kWh and 5kWh units for customized capacity. Compatible with CBE2000/5000 Pro, it offers the lineup’s best value (€/kWh) with rapid capacity upgrades.

Residential all-in-one energy storage system (pre-sale): A full-scale whole-home solution (5kW–25kW) supporting single and three-phase setups. Its modular design scales from 8kWh to 48kWh, featuring IP66 durability for everything from apartments to EV-ready homes.

“European homeowners are asking harder questions about energy — and they deserve smarter answers. Every product we brought to Amsterdam is built around one idea: that your home should care for you, not the other way around,” noted Alain Zheng, Director of AI Energy Solutions, CONOW.

CONOW is actively building its community and long-term relationships in Europe. On March 11, the company hosted the invitation-only CONOW OPEN at its booth, bringing together European industry leaders for a keynote by Guy Vandendungen, Country Manager for the Netherlands and CTO at Perpetum Energy (also a Member of the Expert Committee, EAEST), on the Dutch energy storage market and competitive positioning — followed by an in-depth technical deep dive into CONOW’s AI-powered product lineup and technological strengths. The event also marked the signing of strategic cooperation agreements with three European partners: Flexisolar GmbH, an established German provider of bespoke balcony power systems and photovoltaic solutions; Lanergy GmbH, a German integrated renewable energy solutions provider; and GroenWoon B.V., a trusted home energy storage provider in the Netherlands.

Mason Sun, Director of Smart Solutions at CONOW, noted that, “Today, the question is no longer whether we will transition to a smarter, greener energy future — but how fast and how well we can build it together.”

Looking ahead, CONOW is committed to deepening its presence in Europe, not as a short-term entrant, but as a lasting partner building the intelligent energy infrastructure that European homes can rely on for years to come.

For more information, please visit www.conow.com.

Explore featured energy solutions: conow.com/Lyra2500AC | conow.com/CBE2000Pro | conow.com/ai-hems

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First investment of a landmark strategic partnership to accelerate clean infrastructure projects and businesses in Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi) and Allied Climate Partners (ACP) have jointly announced their combined anchor commitment of $50 million in catalytic capital to the first close of the African Transition Acceleration Fund (ATAF), a catalytic vehicle managed by African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM). The fund, which is targeting $200 million, is designed to accelerate investment in Africa’s energy transition, vitalise economies, and create sustainable jobs. ACP and FSDAi are joined by the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Frontier Opportunities Fund; and several senior equity co-investors including the IFC, KfW, Proparco, and other private investors.

“Africa’s energy transition will not be financed by waiting for projects to become safe enough for conventional capital,” said Anne-Marie Chidzero, FSDAi’s Chief Investment Officer. “Someone has to go first. This partnership with ACP – and our anchor commitment to ATAF – is us going first.” 

Across Africa, most infrastructure funds are not structured to commit significant capital to early-stage project development. As a result, promising opportunities stall before they can launch, scale, and reach bankability. ATAF was purposefully created through a structured market assessment and selection process to focus capital on this gap, and provide support to economically viable platforms and companies at the earliest and most critical stages of project development and company growth.

By anchoring the fund with catalytic capital, FSDAi and ACP aim to help close this gap, alongside partners. The fund seeks to invest in early-stage developers and companies looking to advance climate infrastructure projects toward bankability and scale across three core energy transition themes:

• Clean electrons such as on-grid and off-grid renewables, energy efficiency, and transmission
• Sustainable transport such as electric vehicles and low-carbon transport systems
• Clean molecules such as green ammonia, fertilizers, and biofuels

With its pan-African strategy, ATAF will invest with a focus on accelerating projects, attracting and strengthening management teams, and building platforms capable of scaling and attracting commercial capital. The fund intends to generate meaningful environmental, economic, and social benefits, including tens of thousands of green jobs, emissions reductions, and expanded access to clean power, green fuels, and low-carbon transport.

This investment builds upon the partnership established in 2024 between FSDAi and ACP which brings together two mission-aligned and complementary investment organisations. FSDAi, backed by the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), provides patient, risk-bearing capital and deep expertise in African financial market development. ACP, utilizing philanthropic capital, brings experience in architecting and anchoring catalytic climate investment funds with junior equity across emerging markets to promote sustainable development and positive climate outcomes. Together, FSDAi and ACP are backing ATAF to accelerate Africa’s energy transition, send a market signal, and help prove the model so more investors follow.

“ATAF is a testament to the power of purposeful partnership,” said Ahmed Saeed, CEO of Allied Climate Partners. “Together with FSDAi and others, we will empower ATAF to catalyse new markets and accelerate transformative infrastructure platforms and companies – creating jobs, powering economies, and strengthening communities across Africa at risk of the devastating impacts of a changing planet.”

ATAF will be managed by AIIM, one of Africa’s most experienced infrastructure investment managers with more than two decades’ experience investing across renewables, transport, and digital infrastructure on the continent. AIIM’s team of more than 40 locally-based investment professionals brings the execution capability and sectoral depth that early-stage energy transition investment demands. ATAF will be led by Lisa Pinsley, a seasoned investor with 18+ years’ experience investing in energy across Africa.

ATAF is the first investment of the FSDAi-ACP strategic partnership, and complements FSDAi’s wider portfolio of investments in African green growth, including InfraCredit Nigeria, the Acre Impact Fund, the Africa Local Currency Bond Fund (ALCB Fund), and ARM-Harith’s Africa Climate Transformation (ACT) Fund. Across these commitments, FSDAi’s consistent aim is to crowd in private capital and establish new financing channels for Africa’s energy and climate transition.

ATAF is ACP’s first catalytic investment in Africa. ACP has also supported SEACEF II (managed by Clime Capital) and the Green Investments Partnership (managed by Pentagreen) in Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean Community Resilience Fund (managed by Sygnus Capital) in the Caribbean.

For media enquiries, please contact:

FSD Africa Investments: 
Joyce Waihiga
Manager, Communications
joyce@fsdafrica.org

Allied Climate Partners: 
Shayna Berglas
Associate
media@alliedclimate.org

About FSD Africa Investments
FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi) is a specialist financial sector investor established by FSD Africa and the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to strengthen and deepen Africa’s financial markets. We bridge critical funding gaps by investing patient, risk-bearing capital in novel financial instruments, facilities, and intermediaries. Our strategic investments take on early risk, test new models and catalyse capital from others to gradually transition the financial sector to finance Africa’s economic resilience and growth. To date, FSDAi, backed by FCDO investment, has committed £150 million to 27 investments, and successfully exited two investments in the region, one at 2x money.

For more information, visit https://fsdafrica.org/fsdai-investments/.

About ACP
Allied Climate Partners (ACP) is a philanthropic investment organization working to address climate finance bottlenecks in emerging economies. ACP targets specific constraints blocking capital from reaching climate projects and businesses and partners closely with local investors to design and anchor funds that fill these gaps. Through this model, ACP helps launch and scale businesses to achieve catalytic environmental impact that might otherwise struggle to raise funding. Every investment seeks to crowd in a large multiplier in additional public and private investment and unlock the power of markets to serve our targeted communities.

ACP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and ACP’s net investment proceeds are recycled into future funds. ACP, through its investment activities, seeks to create positive impacts on vulnerable and at-risk communities, including improving access to clean and resilient infrastructure (e.g., energy, transport) and strengthening resilience against climate risks.

For more information, visit https://alliedclimate.org.

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BURLINGAME, Calif., March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Peak Energy, a U.S.-based company developing low-cost, giga-scale energy storage technology for the grid, today announced an agreement with RWE Americas, a leading global energy company with approximately 13 GW of operating assets in the U.S., to pilot Peak Energy’s proprietary passively cooled sodium-ion grid storage battery technology. The pilot project, which will be deployed in Eastern Wisconsin at the RWE lab, makes RWE Americas a first mover in bringing next generation, capital efficient energy storage to the grid, if fully adopted. Built to maximize sodium-ion’s stability and thermal advantages, Peak Energy’s battery storage system dramatically reduces the cost of energy storage and eases the need for costly new power plants, directly addressing the energy cost crisis in America.

“Energy storage is central to providing dispatchable, reliable energy on demand. Peak’s innovations, enabled by sodium-ion batteries, greatly reduce energy storage costs,” said Landon Mossburg, Chief Executive Officer of Peak Energy. “Delivering the lowest cost electron is Peak Energy’s north star, and we’re proud to work with RWE Americas to operate our cost-optimized batteries.”

Peak’s proprietary energy storage system enables safe operation at a wide temperature range without a performance decrease, dramatically altering the economics of energy storage. Relying on highly stable and better performing sodium-ion (NFPP) battery cells, Peak’s energy storage system eliminates costly routine maintenance, removes cooling systems that waste energy, and reduces “overbuild” – the amount of excess storage required to account for capacity degradation over time. Through these improvements, Peak’s energy storage systems reduce the lifetime cost of energy stored by an average of $70/kWh, which is equivalent to approximately half of the total price of a battery system today.

Like most of the United States, the MISO region – which encompasses Wisconsin – is facing unprecedented energy demand growth, rapid cost increases, and a dearth of energy storage capacity. Last year, a report from Aurora Energy Research concluded that the installation of 10 GWh of battery storage capacity over the next decade could reduce total MISO system costs by as much as $27 billion compared to a baseline scenario. Deploying that same capacity using Peak’s GS1.1 systems would reduce total storage system costs by more than 25% relative to conventional lithium-ion solutions, through Peak’s passive design that lowers operating costs and reduces lifetime maintenance. Batteries on the grid improve overall reliability and reduce consumer costs by storing surplus energy at low demand times and deploying it to the grid at peak demand, limiting reliance on expensive energy spot markets. This reduces the need for costly new generation technologies and maximizes the dispatchable use of economically efficient intermittent energy generation sources.

To learn more about Peak’s revolutionary battery storage solutions, visit www.peakenergy.com.

About Peak Energy
Founded in 2023, Peak Energy is a U.S.-based company developing low-cost, giga-scale energy storage technology to secure America’s energy economy. Founded by industry veterans from Tesla, Enovix and Apple, the company is on a mission to drastically lower the cost of energy storage and establish the U.S. as a global leader in the battery market. For more information, visit www.peakenergy.com.

Media Contact:
Inkhouse for Peak Energy
peak-energy@inkhouse.com

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BURLINGAME, Calif., March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Peak Energy, a U.S.-based company developing low-cost, giga-scale energy storage technology for the grid, today announced an agreement with RWE Americas, a leading global energy company with approximately 13 GW of operating assets in the U.S., to pilot Peak Energy’s proprietary passively cooled sodium-ion grid storage battery technology. The pilot project, which will be deployed in Eastern Wisconsin at the RWE lab, makes RWE Americas a first mover in bringing next generation, capital efficient energy storage to the grid, if fully adopted. Built to maximize sodium-ion’s stability and thermal advantages, Peak Energy’s battery storage system dramatically reduces the cost of energy storage and eases the need for costly new power plants, directly addressing the energy cost crisis in America.

“Energy storage is central to providing dispatchable, reliable energy on demand. Peak’s innovations, enabled by sodium-ion batteries, greatly reduce energy storage costs,” said Landon Mossburg, Chief Executive Officer of Peak Energy. “Delivering the lowest cost electron is Peak Energy’s north star, and we’re proud to work with RWE Americas to operate our cost-optimized batteries.”

Peak’s proprietary energy storage system enables safe operation at a wide temperature range without a performance decrease, dramatically altering the economics of energy storage. Relying on highly stable and better performing sodium-ion (NFPP) battery cells, Peak’s energy storage system eliminates costly routine maintenance, removes cooling systems that waste energy, and reduces “overbuild” – the amount of excess storage required to account for capacity degradation over time. Through these improvements, Peak’s energy storage systems reduce the lifetime cost of energy stored by an average of $70/kWh, which is equivalent to approximately half of the total price of a battery system today.

Like most of the United States, the MISO region – which encompasses Wisconsin – is facing unprecedented energy demand growth, rapid cost increases, and a dearth of energy storage capacity. Last year, a report from Aurora Energy Research concluded that the installation of 10 GWh of battery storage capacity over the next decade could reduce total MISO system costs by as much as $27 billion compared to a baseline scenario. Deploying that same capacity using Peak’s GS1.1 systems would reduce total storage system costs by more than 25% relative to conventional lithium-ion solutions, through Peak’s passive design that lowers operating costs and reduces lifetime maintenance. Batteries on the grid improve overall reliability and reduce consumer costs by storing surplus energy at low demand times and deploying it to the grid at peak demand, limiting reliance on expensive energy spot markets. This reduces the need for costly new generation technologies and maximizes the dispatchable use of economically efficient intermittent energy generation sources.

To learn more about Peak’s revolutionary battery storage solutions, visit www.peakenergy.com.

About Peak Energy
Founded in 2023, Peak Energy is a U.S.-based company developing low-cost, giga-scale energy storage technology to secure America’s energy economy. Founded by industry veterans from Tesla, Enovix and Apple, the company is on a mission to drastically lower the cost of energy storage and establish the U.S. as a global leader in the battery market. For more information, visit www.peakenergy.com.

Media Contact:
Inkhouse for Peak Energy
peak-energy@inkhouse.com

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OAKLAND, Calif., March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BKF is pleased to announce the acquisition of Lotus Water, a highly respected water resources and climate resilience engineering firm. United by a shared commitment to creating a more resilient water future, together, we are Stronger by Design. This strategic acquisition strengthens BKF’s water‑focused capabilities and positions the combined organization to better serve public agencies, utilities, and communities facing increasingly complex water and climate challenges.

Lotus Water is widely recognized for its specialized expertise in stormwater management, flood resilience, climate adaptation, green infrastructure, and integrated water systems planning. Its multidisciplinary team of civil and urban planners brings deep experience serving public utilities, municipalities, private and institutional clients, design professionals, and large urban infrastructure programs. By joining BKF, Lotus Water adds advanced technical depth and resilience-focused services that complement BKF’s broad civil, infrastructure, and environmental engineering practices. Together, the combined organization is sharpening its focus with a clear priority: to lead the industry in sustainable, resilient design that prepares communities, protects our watersheds, and strengthens infrastructure into the future.

“Water resilience is one of the defining infrastructure challenges of our time,” said Peter Wijsman, Executive Vice President of Infrastructure Solutions at BKF. “By bringing Lotus Water into BKF, we are intentionally building a premier water resources platform, one that combines deep technical experience, innovative thinking, and the scale required to help communities and utilities adapt to climate change, protect critical infrastructure, and plan confidently for the future. This acquisition accelerates our ability to lead in the water market and innovate solutions that are both resilient and enduring.”

“The acquisition creates a significantly larger and more experienced water resources practice, expanding BKF’s capacity to pursue larger and more complex projects while continuing to deliver first-class outcomes. Lotus Water’s established presence in California and the Pacific Northwest also supports BKF’s strategic growth in key West Coast markets,” says Greg Hurd, President and CEO of BKF.

The clients of both firms will benefit from a more comprehensive suite of services, combining BKF’s operational scale, geographic reach, and multidisciplinary expertise with Lotus Water’s leadership in water resilience, policy development, advanced modeling, nature-based solutions, and innovative design approaches. Lotus Water will operate as a critical part of BKF’s Water Resources practice, maintaining its strong technical culture and focus on sustainable solutions while gaining access to expanded resources and opportunities for growth.

Immediately following the acquisition, Lotus Water will operate as a standalone legal and operating entity within the BKF family of companies.

About BKF
With over 110 years in business, BKF is a leading planning, engineering, surveying, and construction management firm specializing in the Transportation, Water, Development, and Government Markets across the western United States.

About Lotus Water
Lotus Water specializes in integrated water resources engineering and climate resilience planning, delivering sustainable solutions rooted in technical excellence and environmental stewardship. Lotus serves a variety of public and private clients on the most challenging water and infrastructure issues, including working directly with all the major cities on the West Coast of the United States and Canada.

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Curriculum Associates, LLC, an educational assessment, instruction and support services company, allegedly discriminated against an employee by failing to provide job opportunities within the company after she took maternity leave.

ORANGE, Calif., March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Los Angeles employment law attorneys, at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, filed a class action complaint alleging that Curriculum Associates, LLC violated the California Labor Code. The Curriculum Associates, LLC class action lawsuit, Case No. 30-2025-01534071-CU-OE-CXC, is currently pending in the Orange County Superior Court of the State of California. A copy of the Complaint can be read here.

According to the lawsuit filed, employees of Curriculum Associates, LLC allegedly (a) failed to pay minimum wages, (b) failed to pay overtime wages, (c) failed to provide legally required meal and rest periods, (d) failed to provide accurate itemized wage statements, (e) failed to reimburse for required expenses, and (f) failed to pay sick wages, all in violation of the applicable Labor Code sections listed in California Labor Code Sections 201-203, 226, 226.7, 233, 246, 510, 512, 1194, 1197, 1197.1, 2802, and the applicable Wage Order(s), and thereby gives rise to civil penalties as a result of such alleged conduct.

The Complaint further alleges the named Plaintiff was discriminated against and denied an internal job opportunity due to her recent pregnancy and maternity leave. Plaintiff returned to work in or around June of 2025. Once she returned from leave, Plaintiff applied for a new job title within the company. However, Plaintiff was denied this job opportunity. Within the State of California there exists a substantial and fundamental public policy, set forth in the California Government Code §12900 et seq., which forbids discrimination based on one taking pregnancy disability leave.

For more information about the class action lawsuit against Curriculum Associates, LLC, call (800) 568-8020 to speak to an experienced California employment attorney today.

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