DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 15 -- The Colorado Senate Republicans issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2023: Anti-science Democrats in the Senate Transportation & Energy Committee killed Senate Bill 23-079, which would have reclassified the statutory definition of "clean energy," to include nuclear power. During the Committee hearing today, experts from the energy industry testified to nuclear energy's safety and viability. In recent years, many states, such as West Virginia, have voted to remove   more

WEST OLIVE, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2023: Consumers Energy today donated a locomotive that once supported the energy provider's J.H. Campbell coal plant to the Friends of Coopersville and Marne Railway, a nonprofit that preserves and operates historic passenger and freight trains in west Michigan. Consumers Energy revealed the new decal and provided an up-close look at the locomotive before officially transferring it to the Friends of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: The new administration took office in August 2022, with social equity and climate at the center of its agenda. Against a backdrop of high inflation and elevated fiscal and current account deficits, monetary and fiscal policies are being appropriately tightened, facilitating the needed transition towards more sustainable and inclusive growth. The approval of the 2022 tax reform, the prudent  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 15 (TNSsro) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00264) on Feb. 14, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: An Electronic Examination Of The Application Of The Fuel Adjustment Clause Of East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. From November 1, 2021 Through April 30, 2022 ORDER On September 30, 2022, East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) filed a motion, pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001E, Section 13, and KRS 61.878, requesting that th  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 15 (TNSsro) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00265) on Feb. 14, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: An Electronic Examination Of The Application Of The Fuel Adjustment Clause Of Kentucky Utilities Company From November 1, 2021 Through April 30, 2022 ORDER On September 30, 2022, Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) filed a petition, pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001E, Section 13, and KRS 61.878, requesting that the Commission grant con  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Bring up robot-human relations, and you're bound to conjure images of famous futuristic robots, from the Terminator to C-3PO. But, in fact, the robot invasion has already begun. Devices and programs, including digital voice assistants, predictive text and household appliances, are smart, and getting smarter. It doesn't do, though, for computers to be all brain and no heart. Computer scientist Anik  more

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 15 (TNSrpt) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Researchers at the QUT-operated National Battery Testing Centre (NBTC) have commissioned the biggest large-scale iron flow battery - and the first of its kind - outside of the United States. * * * QUT is collaborating with Energy Storage Industries - Asia Pacific (ESI) and the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) to enable large-scale energy storage solu  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 15 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club POSTED the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: Speakers from environmental, public health, and community groups gathered outside the EPA Region 6 Office in Dallas and urged the agency to strengthen its federal rule on regional haze. Embracing the Valentine's Day holiday, the groups advocated for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to show its love for people and parks and break up with the fossil fuel pollution that causes haze. Thi  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 15 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following news release: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 35th Day of Session The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS * SR 30: Recognizing February 14, 2023, as National Donor Day at Legislature * SR 31: Designating February 14, 2023, as Child Care Day at Legislature THIRD READING * Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 31: Relating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 15 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following news release: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 36th Day of Session The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. THIRD READING * Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 467: Providing county commissioners ongoing mechanism to consider compensation increases for elected officials every two years * Eng. HB 2310: Provide the Division of Motor Vehicles authority to develop an "Antique Fleet" program so that multiple antique motor vehicle  more