LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Nevada State Office issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comments to inform development of an environmental assessment and regional mitigation strategy for the proposed Dry Lake East Energy Center Solar Project in Clark County, Nevada. The proposed project is located on 1,635 acres of public land 10 miles northeast of Las Vegas in t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca L. Tepper today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Mahony to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Energy Resources (DOER). DOER develops and implements policies and programs aimed at ensuring the adequacy, security, diversity, and cost-effectiveness of the Commonwealth's ene  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 22 (TNSsro) -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order authorizing submetering (Case No. 22-E-0426) on Feb. 21, 2023: * * * Petition of Ryan Main, LLC dba Meadowbrook Commons to Submeter Electricity at 3195 Main Street, 1-35 Pondview Blvd, and 35-56 Jesmeral Court, Mohegan Lake, Located in the Territory of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. ORDER AUTHORIZING SUBMETERING BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION By petition filed July   more

BERKELEY, California, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California Law School issued the following news: California's tremendous thirst for water poses a grave challenge to its future, from an everyday perspective and in the longer battle of combating climate change -- and is a bellwether for the rest of America and the world. At Berkeley Law's Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE), protecting existing resources while exploring innovative solutions for the future is a key componen  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Feb. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: The red streaks crisscrossing the surface of Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, are striking. Scientists suspect it is a frozen mixture of water and salts, but its chemical signature is mysterious because it matches no known substance on Earth. An international team led by the University of Washington may have solved the puzzle with the discovery of a new type of solid crystal that forms when   more