DENVER, Colorado, March 17 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: The House Energy & Environment Committee today passed bipartisan legislation to make it faster, easier and less expensive for local governments to approve solar installation projects. This bill, sponsored by Representatives Kyle Brown and Matt Soper, helps local governments implement free automated permitting and inspection software by establishing a grant program to offer one-time fi  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on March 17, 2023: At a U.S. Senate Finance Committee Hearing today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) reiterated her support for Nevada's solar industry by calling on the administration to streamline implementation of solar tax credits she secured in the Inflation Reduction Act. She also urged her colleagues to oppose a proposed Senate resolution that would re-impose tariffs on solar pan  more

ALBANY, New York, March 17 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the release of the draft New York State Solid Waste Management Plan for a 60-day public comment period. The "New York State Solid Waste Management Plan: Building the Circular Economy Through Sustainable Materials Management" recommends actions to reduc  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today participated in a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing entitled "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture." During the hearing, Durbin questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack about how the federal government can support farmers in creating new revenue streams from clean e  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 17 (TNSres) -- Emory University issued the following news release: An important moment in the history -- and future -- of research at Emory University occurred Wednesday afternoon when a ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the new Health Sciences Research Building II, the largest facility if its kind in Georgia. Already widely regarded as one of the world's premiere research institutions, Emory broke ground on Health Sciences Research Building II (HSRB-II) in 2019 with  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 17 -- The Iowa Utilities Board issued the following news release: The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) today issued an order granting a certificate of public convenience, use and necessity to Interstate Power and Light Company, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy (Alliant), for the company's solar electric generating facility and battery energy storage system (BESS) project to be located near Creston in Union County, Iowa. On October 31, 2022, Alliant filed an application for its   more

LAUREL, Maryland, March 17 (TNSjou) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: Uranus -- the turquoise, tilted oddball of the solar system -- may have just joined ranks with Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune as host to at least one icy moon that's pumping particles into its planetary system. In a new study led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, researchers re-analyzed nearly 40-year-old energ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on March 16, 2023: Mayor Michelle Wu visited the Brian Honan Apartments in Allston-Brighton to announce the City's intention to adopt a new, green building code that will strengthen energy efficiency requirements for new construction in Boston. To achieve this, Mayor Wu will file an ordinance with the Boston City Council to adopt the State Department of Energy Resources' Municipal Opt-in Specialized Stretch En  more

KOLN, Germany, March 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * New research has shown that a strong coupling of light and material increases the colour brilliance of OLED displays. This increase is independent of the viewing angle and does not affect energy efficiency / publication in 'Nature Photonics' * * * A research team from the University of Cologne (Germany) and the University of St Andrews (Scotland) has shown in a new study how a fundamental p  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 17 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) in Southwest Virginia is spearheading a program to drive five cybersecurity research projects one step closer to market. In its second year, the Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization program creates avenues to commercialize research and technologies to benefit society and address challenges at the intersection of data, autonomy, and security. The program has provided   more