WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 27 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news story: * * * Grayson Hoy '23 secures a competitive graduate fellowship that boasts 42 Nobel laureates among its alumni. * * * While a junior in high school, Grayson Hoy '23 could not wait to get into college and finally be able to do research. "You can actually do research now," said his brother, who was a William & Mary student at the time. This led Hoy to reach out to the late Professor   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release and letter on April 24, 2023: A coalition of advocacy groups has submitted a comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission, asking the agency to revise its "Green Guides" to better manage corporate and fossil fuel greenwashing. The public comment period ended today, April 24. The "Green Guides" provide guidance to companies on how to make environmental claims in advertising and marketing. During the comment per  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Ahead of today's vote in the U.S. House on the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 proposed by Republican leaders, the AFL-CIO, America's largest labor federation representing more than 12.5 million working people, strongly urged Congress to reject House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's plan to careen our nation into default, which would tank the economy and put millions of workers at risk. In a letter to Congress, the  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 27 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Next month Governor Mike Dunleavy will welcome global leaders from both the public and private sectors to Anchorage for the 2023 Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference. "Alaska is uniquely positioned to lead the world in the energy of the future," said Governor Mike Dunleavy. "I look forward to hosting both speakers and attendees in Anchorage to share what Alaska has to offer and learn about work being d  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) spoke at the Ohio Building and Construction Trades Delegation breakfast to discuss how the investments he secured, including in the bipartisan CHIPS Act and the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will create job opportunities for workers in the skilled trades across Ohio. The historic, bipartisan infrastructure law includes Brown's Bridge Invest  more

MONTEREY, California, April 27 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Dr. Nate Hagens urged U.S. Homeland Security leaders to prepare for a much different future involving the effects of a finite global energy supply and the impact on economic growth during the Center for Homeland Defense and Security Alumni Hour on April 20. The Director of the Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future who holds advanced degrees in financ  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in the Senate's first hearing to discuss the need for substantive reforms to America's permitting and environmental review processes, and what it means for employers, workers, and consumers. HIGHLIGHTS: IMPACT OF DELAYS, BROKEN PERMITTING PROC  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release and letter on April 26, 2023: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter to Acting Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie Phillips and the other Commissioners demanding they return the agency to its core mission to help deliver abundant, reliable, and affordable ene  more

BAR HARBOR, Maine, April 27 (TNSres) -- College of the Atlantic issued the following news: * * * Close to three quarters of College of the Atlantic's electricity will be provided by a regional solar farm as part of a new agreement, marking an important step towards the school's goal of eliminating fossil fuel usage by 2030. * * * The agreement with Maine-based solar firm ReVision Energy sets COA up with renewable power for all non-residential uses from the Hampden solar energy project for at  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (TNStalk) -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following statement on April 26, 2023: * * * Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) President Heather Reams released the following statement after House passage of the debt ceiling package: "CRES recognizes the Limit, Save, Grow Act is a Republican   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 27 (TNSres) -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported first quarter 2023 earnings per share of $1.47 on an as-reported basis and $1.14 on an adjusted basis (non-GAAP). "We had a productive start to the year with strong execution on important operational and regulatory fronts," said Drew Marsh, Entergy chairman and chief executive officer. "We have positioned ourselves well to deliver on our stakeholder commitments for 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening statement at today's Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled: "Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration's Rush to Green Policies." Excerpts and highlights below: BIDEN ADMI  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following dissent on April 25, 2023, by Commissioner James Danly on a decision (Docket No. ER23-1108-000) involving Front Range-Midway Solar Project LLC: * * * I dissent from today's issuance[1] granting Front Range-Midway Solar Project, LLC (Front Range) waivers for: (1) section 4.4.5 of the Large Generator Interconnection Procedures (LGIP) in Public Service Company of Colorado's (PSCo) Ope  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 27 (TNSres) -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release: GRID Alternatives, the largest nonprofit installer of renewable energy in the U.S., announced a renewed partnership with Bank of America. Bank of America is a long-standing corporate partner that has renewed its investment of $300,000 in one of GRID's workforce development programs, the SolarCorps Fellowship Program. This funding will support GRID's 37 SolarCorps Fellows   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (TNSgov) -- George Washington University issued the following news: The Biden Administration will soon announce a proposal that would require power plants to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. According to The Washington Post, the proposal is still under final analysis and could change before the White House makes an official announcement. GW faculty experts are available to offer insight, commentary and analysis on a number of topics related to greenhouse   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following commentary on The Federalist, on April 25, 2023: * * * "For America To Grow, Washington's Swampy Spending Spree Has To Shrink" As the national media help President Biden whip Americans into a frenzy with claims of "defaulting on our debt" that can result only from a self-fulfilling prophecy, House Republicans are presented with a choice. Will we cave to the president, Wall Stree  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today's Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled: "Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration's Rush to Green Policies." Excerpts and hi  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter to Acting Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie Phillips and the other Commissioners demanding they return the agency to its core mission to help deliver abundant,   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening statement at today's Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled: "Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Securi  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: House Republicans today passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act to address the debt ceiling and implement commonsense spending reforms to limit wasteful spending, save taxpayer dollars, and grow the economy. This bill delivers on Republicans' commitment to America by tackling the chronic labor shortage hurting small businesses while reining in Presi  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following testimony by Lisa Ellman, executive director of the Commercial Drone Alliance, involving a hearing on March 23, 2023, entitled "Advanced Air Mobility: The Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Beyond": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts with you at this important hearing on how we can safely integrate uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), advanced air mobility (AAM), and related in  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following testimony by Lisa Ellman, executive director of the Commercial Drone Alliance, involving a hearing on March 23, 2023, entitled "Advanced Air Mobility: The Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Beyond": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Further, Congress should require a report on the extent to which DOD and other agencies can work together to expand the Blue UAS program and replicate the Army's e  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by Spencer Nelson, managing director of research and new initiatives at ClearPath Action, involving a hearing on March 23, 2023, entitled "Unleashing American Power: The Development of Next Generation Energy Infrastructure": * * * My name is Spencer Nelson. I am the Managing Director of Research and New Initiatives at ClearPath Action, a 501(c)(4) organization that advocates fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by Richard Boardman, a directorate fellow at Idaho National Laboratory, involving a hearing on March 23, 2023, entitled "Unleashing American Power: The Development of Next Generation Energy Infrastructure": * * * Chairman Williams, Ranking member Bowman, and members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss these topics, which are of great importance to our na  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by Jason Fuller, chief energy resilience engineer of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, involving a hearing on March 23, 2023, entitled "Unleashing American Power: The Development of Next Generation Energy Infrastructure": * * * I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the value of fundamental and applied research objectives as it relates to pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment issued the following testimony by Saildrone CEO Richard Jenkins involving a hearing on March 28, 2023, entitled "Reauthorizing the Weather Act: Data and Innovation for Predictions": * * * Thank you, Chairman Miller, Ranking Member Ross, and Members of the Environment Subcommittee, for providing me an opportunity to testify today and discuss how the U.S. commercial sector is building, developing, and ope  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by Arvind Ravikumar, co-director of the Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab at the University of Texas-Austin, involving a hearing on March 23, 2023, entitled "Unleashing American Power: The Development of Next Generation Energy Infrastructure": * * * I am Arvind Ravikumar, co-Director of the Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab/1 or EEMDL and a faculty in the Petroleum an  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 27 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: IEEFA guest contributor Dr Gabrielle Kuiper says the right regulations could help lower energy costs for all consumers as household solar, storage and load management becomes ubiquitous. For the first time ever, a study has looked at what will happen when Australia will reach saturation levels of distributed energy resources (DER). The study, by ITP Renewables, mode  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 27 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00371) on April 26, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Tariff Filing Of Kentucky Utilities Company For Approval Of An Economic Development Rider Special Contract With Bitiki-Ky, LLC ORDER On April 10, 2023, Kentucky Solar Energy Society, Mountain Association, and the Kentucky Resources Council, Inc. (collectively, Joint Intervenors) moved the Commission to admit pro hac vic  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) delivered opening remarks at today's Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing to expose the risks of the Biden administration's rush to green agenda. Excerpts and highlights from her remarks below: AMERICA'S LEADERSHIP TO REDUCE EMISSIONS "Thank you, Chair Johnson, for holding thi  more

ALBANY, New York, April 27 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on April 26, 2023: * * * To: Steven Kasselman, Kasselman Solar LLC, 279 Broadway, Building 2, Menands, NY, 12204, stevek@kasselmansolar.com RE: Kasselman Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Steven Kasselman: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS)  more

GUILFORD, England, April 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Mass adoption of perovskite solar cells will never be commercially viable unless the technology overcomes several key challenges, according to researchers from the University of Surrey. * * * Perovskite-based cells are widely believed to be the next evolution of solar energy and meet the growing demand for clean energy. However, they are not as stable as traditional solar-based cells.   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following floor statement on April 26, 2023: * * * Prior to today's vote on H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise spoke on the House Floor to slam the Biden Administration for tax-and-spend policies that are driving inflation and crushing the financial wellbeing of American families. As President Biden remains absent from debt ceiling negotiations, Leader Scalise unde  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Following the release of the House's extreme default plan and with a vote imminent this week, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today broke down the devastating gut punch that could hit Upstate families, workers, and small businesses. Schumer explained how this last-minute plan being rushed through the House cuts vital programs that Upstate New   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 27 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news release on April 26, 2023: SEM Wafertech Inc. (SEM Wafertech) and Solar4America Technology, Inc. (Solar4America), both 100% owned by SPI Energy Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: SPI), a global renewable energy company, today announced plans to establish their first South Carolina operations in Sumter County. The $65.9 million investment will create 300 new jobs. SEM Wafertech is a leading solar wafer man  more

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, April 27 (TNSres) -- Saint Mary's University issued the following news: * * * Green energy upgrades Saint Mary's has been working towards a greener campus by making several upgrades to buildings and campus operations. The university has already reached its 2025 target for greenhouse gas reduction, thanks to actions like replacing the steam heating plant with a high-efficiency hot water plant, using compact fluorescent and LED lights, switching from oil to natural gas an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), have announced the 2023 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE). Two of the nine national awards were presented to Rhode Island educators. This year's recipients are Margaret Brennan from Portsmouth Middle   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the Fort Mojave Aha Macav Power Service, Mojave, Arizona, to develop a new source of clean and renewable energy for the Fort Mojave Reservation through the construction of a 2.3 megawatt solar power system. T  more

HATFIELD, England, April 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hertfordshire issued the following news: Scientists have unlocked one of the biggest mysteries of quasars - the brightest, most powerful objects in the Universe - by discovering that they are ignited by galaxies colliding. First discovered 60 years ago, quasars can shine as brightly as a trillion stars packed into a volume the size of our solar system. In the decades since they were first observed, one of the biggest mysteries puzzling   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 26, 2023: * * * President Biden of the United States welcomed President Yoon of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on April 26, 2023, for a State Visit to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK Alliance. The two presidents reaffirmed their ironclad commitment to what has become a global alliance focused on deepening defense and security ties, expanding economic, commercial, and environmental cooperatio  more