WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following commentary with eight senators to The Hill on May 3, 2023: * * * Today Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) led 7 of their colleagues in an op-ed, highlighting the urgent need to vote against a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would repeal the solar tariff suspension issued by the Biden Administration in 2022. If the CRA were to pass, tens of thousands of jobs would be lost and the transiti  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNStalk) -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following statement on May 3, 2023: * * * Following tonight's Senate vote to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to impose retroactive solar tariffs, American Clean Power Association (ACP) CEO Jason Grumet issued the following statement: "The American Clean Power Association applauds President Biden's decision to veto this misguided legislation. The American solar industry is committed to taking aggressive acti  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Ahead of the vote in the U.S. Senate, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in an open letter opposing a Congressional resolution that would roll back a two-year pause on retroactive tariffs on solar panels and  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023. The Company also furnished supplemental information in conjunction with this press release in a Current Report on Form 8-  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNStalk) -- The American Council on Renewable Energy issued the following statement on May 3, 2023: * * * Statement From Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): "The Senate's approval of the Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the Biden administration's solar tariff moratorium poses a threat to the American economy and the clean energy transition. "The bill seeks to impose retroactive duties that will bring a halt   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Baldwin (D- WI) voted to support American solar manufacturers and overturn the Biden administration's rule that suspended trade tariffs on Chinese solar companies. These Chinese companies were found to be circumventing U.S. trade laws meant to protect American businesses and workers by routing their products through Southeast Asian countries, namely Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 3 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: Approximately 250 residents of Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood are in line to receive help with the purchase and maintenance of cleaner modes of transportation. The support comes courtesy of a one-time $450,000 grant made available through ComEd's Climate-Friendly Nonprofit Grant program to Equiticity, a Chicago-based racial equity movement that works to improve the lives of Black,   more

ITHACA, New York, May 4 (TNSjou) -- Cornell University issued the following news: While upstate New Yorkers are evenly split on utility-scale solar farms, naysayers object partly due to a perception that rural residents unfairly bear the burden of meeting downstate urban energy demands without compensation, a survey has found. At the same time, the fall 2020 survey of upstate New York residents found that the effects of socioeconomics, age, education, political ideology and beliefs about clima  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following dissent on May 3, 2023, by Commissioner James Danly on a decision (Docket No. EL23-40-000) involving American Electric Power Service Corp., et al. vs. Southwest Power Pool Inc.: * * * I dissent from today's issuance[1] because the Commission has failed to grapple with a core point raised by the Complainants. While it may be that the actual Planning Reserve Margin value (i.e., the numb  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution that will roll back a two-year pause on retroactive tariffs on imported solar panels and cells. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) estimates that  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Trevor Higgins, senior vice president for energy and environment at the Center for American Progress, involving a hearing on April 26, 2023, entitled "Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration's Rush to Green Policies": * * * I appreciate the opportunity to appear today to provide testimony  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Mark P. Mills, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, involving a hearing on April 26, 2023, entitled "Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration's Rush to Green Policies": * * * I'm a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute where I focus on science, technology, and energy issues. I am  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 4 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell's renewable energy team assisted Swift Current in the closing of debt financing and a tax equity commitment for a 266 MW solar project located in Southeast Texas. Husch Blackwell served as developer's counsel to Swift Current through the purchase, development, debt financing and funding, in the areas of real estate, environmental and permitting and electric regulatory, among others.   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: During a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) called on her Senate colleagues from both parties to oppose a resolution that rolls back a two-year pause on tariffs on imported solar panels and cells, which would kill Nevada jobs and hurt American workers. Nevada has the most solar jobs per capita in the nation, and the threat of additional tariffs will decimate many of  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 4 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, May 8, 2023 CAUSE NO.: 45793; ALJ: PAGONIS; TIME: 1:30 P.M.; COMMISSIONER: ZIEGNER; ROOM: PNC, Room 224 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPLAINT OF LONE OAK SOLAR ENERGY, LLC AGAINST THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS OF MADISON COUNTY, INDIANA FOR A DETERMINATION UNDER INDIANA CODE Sec.Sec. 8-1-2-54 THROUGH -67, 8-1-2-101, 8-1-2-115, AND REL  more

PASADENA, California, May 4 (TNSjou)(TNStalk) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following agency statement on May 3, 2023: * * * A star nearing the end of its life swelled up and absorbed a Jupiter-size planet. In about 5 billion years, our Sun will go through a similar end-of-life transition. * * * A new study published online Wednesday, May 3, in the journal Nature documents the first observation of an aging star swallowing a planet. After running out of fuel in its core, the   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, May 4 -- The Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, a peer-reviewed journal from American Institute of Physics that says it covers renewable and sustainable energy relevant to the physical science and engineering communities, posted research articles on the following topics in its March 2023 edition: REVIEW ARTICLES: * Research progress in the co-pyrolysis of renewable biomass with plastic wastes for the synergetic production of chemicals and biofuels: A review   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNStalk) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement on May 3, 2023: * * * In response to the Senate passing S.J. Res 15, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval which seeks to end the temporary pause on tariffs for solar components imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, LCV released the following statement from Government Affairs Advocate Art Terrazas: "Unfortunately, this bill could slow down efforts to speed th  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSrpt) -- The National Association of Realtors issued the following news release: * * * Nearly half of Realtors(R) find that consumers are interested in sustainability Key Highlights * A majority (63%) of agents and brokers said promoting energy efficiency in listings is valuable. * Half of Realtors(R) said they were directly involved with a property that had green features. * Almost half (48%) of agents and brokers found that consumers were interested in sustainability  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that he will vote to pass H.J. Res. 39, a joint resolution of disapproval of the Administration's rule allowing tariff waivers for solar modules and cells from four Southeast Asian countries. Chairman Manchin is the only Democratic co-sponsor of the identical Senate resolution, S.J. Res. 15. "For too  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: On the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) condemned a resolution to reinstate solar tariffs that would kill clean energy jobs in Nevada and across the country. Cortez Masto has led efforts to support the solar industry and the clean energy jobs it creates. She secured vital extensions of the investment tax credit and the residential renewable energy tax credit in 2020 to boost  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Today on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) called out the urgent need to protect the solar industry and the tens of thousands of jobs it has created. He highlighted the dire situation that could result from the passage of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would repeal the solar tariff suspension issued by the Biden Administration and urged his colleagues   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Yesterday, on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on his colleagues to join him in voting in favor of congressional action to overturn the Biden Administration's suspension of tariffs on Chinese solar product importers, to level the playing field for American manufacturers and workers. The Department of Commerce (DOC) released preliminary findings that Chinese solar panel pr  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, May 4 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Less pessimism over interest Rates * * * Farmer sentiment improved modestly in April as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 6 points to a reading of 123. Both of the barometer's sub-indices were also higher in April, the Current Conditions Index was up 3 points to 129 and the Future Expectations Index was up 7 points to 120. The Ag Economy Barometer is calculated each m  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, voted for a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution he cosponsored to rescind a rule which waives tariffs on China-made solar products imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. "President Biden's suspension of tariffs on imported solar tech is a shining example of environmental virtu  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs issued the following testimony by Brendan Owens, assistant secretary of Defense for energy, installations and environment, involving a hearing on April 19, 2023, entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for Military Construction and Family Housing": * * * Chairwoman Murray, Ranking Member Boozman, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that he will vote to pass H.J. Res. 39, a joint resolution of disapproval of the Administration's rule allowing tariff waivers for solar modules and cells from four Southeast Asian countries. Chairman Manchin is the only Democratic co-spon  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the President's budget request for the U.S. Department of the Interior for Fiscal Year 2024. The hearing featured testimony from the Honorable Deb Haaland, Secretar  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety issued the following testimony by Andrew Boyle, first vice chair of the American Trucking Associations, involving a hearing on April 18, 2023, entitled "Cleaner Vehicles: Good for Consumers and Public Health": * * * I appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today on behalf of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and my company, Boyle Transportation. In addition to my   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety issued the following written testimony by Kathy Harris, a senior advocate for clean vehicles and fuels at the Natural Resources Defense Council, involving a hearing on April 18, 2023, entitled "Cleaner Vehicles: Good for Consumers and Public Health": * * * Thank you for the opportunity today to discuss the benefits of cleaner cars in the United States. My name is Kathy Harris, an  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following commentary with Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, on May 3, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a group of their Senate colleagues in an op-ed in opposition to ending the current pause on tariffs of imported solar panels and cells as the solar industry continues to grow and create good jobs. Bennet also spoke on the Senate floor ahead of a vote on the measure that would reimpose th  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The U.S. Geological Survey is providing more than $1 million to map critical mineral resources in Alabama in partnership with the Geological Survey of Alabama. The funding comes from a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investment in the USGS Mineral Resources Program's Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI), which dedicates more than $74 million for new mapping work each yea  more

MORRIS, Minnesota, May 3 (TNSres) -- University of Minnesota Morris campus issued the following news: When Cameron Berthiaume '23, Eagan, was looking for a summer internship, they really didn't have too far to look. They found it at the UMN West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC), just across Highway 59 from the UMN Morris campus. Berthiaume is passionate about environmental policies and programs and was looking for something that aligned with those interests. The WCROC project was t  more