WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: Late yesterday afternoon, Dominion Energy released its latest integrated resource plan (IRP) outlining the utility's projected future energy generation mix. Dominion is using the rapid growth of data centers as justification to over-rely on fossil fuel energy generation, instead of using it as an opportunity to accelerate the booming clean energy economy, and investing in energy efficiency commitment  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: On the heels of previous reporting on West Virginia's Republicans' "messy," "costly," and "bruising intraparty fight" between Alex Mooney and Jim Justice, new reporting highlights how the GOP "battle royale" Senate primary is continuing to escalate and Jim Justice is facing scrutiny over his debts, failure to show up to work and financial challenges. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The Intelligencer: Le  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Conservation Law Foundation filed a protest on Friday at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), regarding a plan by New England's grid operator, ISO New England (ISO-NE), that would increase costs to consumers because of the region's overreliance on methane gas for power generation. The protest is in response to the revisions ISO-NE's submitt  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today continued his efforts to push back on the Biden administration's harmful policies, which are undermining domestic U.S. energy production and resulting in higher prices for American consumers. At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Hoeven pressed Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to stop blocking oil and gas production on federal lands and:   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Langmuir, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it focuses on the science and application of systems and materials, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2, 2023 edition: Articles: * Microstructure Study of High-Rank Coal in an Alkaline Solution at the Chengzhuang Mine * Photochemically Induced Marangoni Patterning of Polymer Bilayers * Room-Temperature Self-Healing Glassy Luminescent Hybrid Film * Spatially Contr  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, May 3 (TNSper) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news on May 2, 2023: UC Santa Cruz's newly appointed Executive Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Kevin Domby credits his high school art teacher with introducing him to the idea of a career in public service. "Throughout my career, whether it was when I was a teacher or as a peace officer, I've enjoyed mentoring, training and teaching," Domby said. Domby grew up in southwe  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 3 (TNSper) -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: The Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University is pleased to announce new faculty appointments. These distinguished lecturers bring extensive experience from diverse areas including politics, medicine, and intellectual property and will make an immediate positive impact on our law school and our students beginning in fall 2023 semester. Distinguished Lecturers in Law and Experts in Res  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced more than $4.6 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Montana. Millions of Americans nationwide live less t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 2 (TNSgov) -- The Iowa Environmental Council issued the following news on May 1, 2023: The Iowa Utilities Board issued an order on April 27 setting conditions for MidAmerican Energy's ability to move forward with the Wind PRIME project, which includes 2,042 megawatts of new wind and 50 MW of new solar development. Importantly, the Board found solar generation is better situated to meet MidAmerican's reliability needs and that the utility's application did not adequately co  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy issued the following news release: Following a nine-billion-dollar electric utility nuclear cost overrun debacle, the Electricity Market Reform Study Committee at the General Assembly reviewed a finalized report on options to improve South Carolina's energy sector. The General Assembly paid Brattle Group--an expert consulting firm--$750,000 to work with multiple stakeholders to develop the report. The major bene  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.6 million grant to Georgetown County, South Carolina, for infrastructure improvements to support business growth and job creation. This project will provide site upgrades at Georgetown County Airport necessary for the development   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSrpt) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: A group of community and environmental justice leaders, electric grid analysts, and labor representatives today released new "Equitable Grid Principles" intended to guide electric grid infrastructure decision-making in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region. "The clean energy revolution is an exciting opportunity to transform an electricity system   more