NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, May 12 (TNSpar) -- Christopher Newport University issued the following news: A partnership between Christopher Newport and the City of Newport News focused on increasing sustainability practices both on campus and throughout the community has received the Governor's Environmental Excellence Bronze Award. "This award makes me think of an African proverb that says, 'If you want to go faster, go alone; if you want to go far, go together,'" said Dr. Linda Manning, director   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) has been accepted into the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Regional Innovations Program and will receive an initial $999,905 to conduct critical lithium-battery research, supporting Nevada's growing clean energy economy. Through her championing of Nevada's battery industry and her greater support for the   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to bolster hydropower production in Montana, Washington, and throughout the United States. The "Community and Hydropower Improvement Act" would streamline the permitting process, increase tribal engagement and oversight, expedite low impact projects, promote healthy habitat and  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 12 (TNScapv)(TNSgov) -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release and letter on May 11, 2023: As a fiercely contested, two-year challenge over rules for residential solar power heads into the courts, Duke Energy is quietly seeking changes that would similarly damage the state's solar power companies and their business and nonprofit customers. Today some 68 pro-solar nonprofits and businesses (about half are solar comp  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNStalk) -- Earthworks issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * BACKGROUND: Today White House climate and energy advisor John Podesta spoke at the Bipartisan Policy Center about the administration's approach to energy infrastructure. In his remarks, Podesta spoke about the need to reform our mining law in order to accelerate development of clean energy infrastructure like solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles-all of which require minerals. Unfortun  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, May 12 (TNSfund) -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: Two multi-institutional teams involving East Carolina University faculty members have been awarded $1 million each from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines, program to create economic, societal and technological opportunities in their regions. Dr. Reide Corbett, dean of Integrated Coastal Programs at ECU and executive director of the Coastal  more

NEW YORK, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on May 11, 2023, by President Fred Krupp: * * * "EPA's proposal to limit climate pollution from power plants is an urgently needed step toward protecting people from the devastating harms of climate change, from increasingly severe flooding, hurricanes and drought to worsening wildfires. Coal and gas-fired power plants are one of the largest sources of climate pollution in the U.S. They are responsible   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSgov) -- GreenLatinos issued the following news release: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their proposal to set enforceable carbon pollution limits for new and existing coal and gas power plants. Power plants are the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. and these rules are a critical regulatory lever in the Biden Administration's toolbox to reach the climate goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 50 percent by 2030   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 12 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan visited Oklahoma City for a ribbon cutting event to announce the completed installation of new grid-interactive and smart building technologies that make the Oklahoma City Federal Building a national model for clean energy innovation and efficiency. The "deep energy retrofit" project was made possible t  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee hearing titled "The Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Energy Budget." Excerpts and highlights below: PRICES ARE TOO HIGH, OUR GRID IS BECOMING UNSTABLE "Foundationa  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) today brought Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm before the Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee to answer questions about how her agency plans to use its budget to implement the Biden administration's misguided efforts to shut down American energy. Excerpts and highlights from her remarks be  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and New Jersey's U.S. Senator Cory Booker introduced the Pollinator Power Act, new legislation that would help reverse the decline in pollinator populations by incentivizing pollinator habitats surrounding new solar projects carried out through the Rural Energy for America Program. "Pollinators are critical to maintaining life as we know it, and as our nation embarks on a hu  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 12 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II announced that four companies will receive $520,000 in total funding through the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform (MMFP) for the real-world testing and deployment of mobility projects across the state. With these grants, Michigan will enable new mobility solutions that will help to upgrade existing infrastructure and capabilities to accommodate a new era of   more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jeffrey Cheng, Aegis Solar, LLC, 396 Springfield Ave, Suite 2, Summit, NJ, 07901, jeff@nautilussolar.com RE: Aegis Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jeffrey Cheng: 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). This letter is   more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jared Donald, ASA DeKalb NY Solar I, LLC, 518 17th St., Suite 950, Denver, CO, 80202, jdonald@amp.energy RE: ASA DeKalb NY Solar I, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jared Donald: 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). This l  more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jared Donald, ASA DeKalb NY Solar II, LLC, 518 17th St., Suite 950, Denver, CO, 80202, jdonald@amp.energy RE: ASA DeKalb NY Solar II, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jared Donald: 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). This  more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jared Donald, ASA DeKalb NY Solar III, LLC, 518 17th St., Suite 950, Denver, CO, 80202, jdonald@amp.energy RE: ASA DeKalb NY Solar III, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jared Donald: 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). Th  more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jeffrey Cheng, Dover Solar, LLC, 396 Springfield Ave, Suite 2, Summit, NJ, 07901, jeff@nautilussolar.com RE: Dover Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jeffrey Cheng: 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). This letter is   more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jeffrey Cheng, Ellsworth Solar, LLC, 396 Springfield Ave, Suite 2, Summit, NJ, 07901, jeff@nautilussolar.com RE: Ellsworth Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jeffrey Cheng: 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). This le  more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jeffrey Cheng, Ellsworth Solar II, LLC, 396 Springfield Ave, Suite 2, Summit, NJ, 07901, jeff@nautilussolar.com RE: Ellsworth Solar II, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jeffrey Cheng: 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). T  more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jeffrey Cheng, Frog Hollow Solar, LLC, 396 Springfield Ave, Suite 2, Summit, NJ, 07901, jeff@nautilussolar.com RE: Frog Hollow Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jeffrey Cheng: 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). Thi  more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jared Donald, Grand Island Solar, LLC, 518 17th St., Suite 950, Denver, CO, 80202, jdonald@amp.energy RE: Grand Island Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jared Donald: 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). This letter   more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jeffrey Cheng, Hollygrove Solar, LLC, 396 Springfield Ave, Suite 2, Summit, NJ, 07901, jeff@nautilussolar.com RE: Hollygrove Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jeffrey Cheng: 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). This   more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jeffrey Cheng, Howell Solar, LLC, 396 Springfield Ave, Suite 2, Summit, NJ, 07901, jeff@nautilussolar.com RE: Howell Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jeffrey Cheng: 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). This letter i  more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jeffrey Cheng, Howland Solar, LLC, 396 Springfield Ave, Suite 2, Summit, NJ, 07901, jeff@nautilussolar.com RE: Howland Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jeffrey Cheng: 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). This letter  more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Christopher Lowe, Johnstown 2 Solar, LLC, 954 Lexington Ave, Suite 1022, New York, NY, 10021, cml@c2.energy RE: Johnstown 2 Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Christopher Lowe: 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). Thi  more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jeffrey Cheng, Pearl Solar, LLC, 396 Springfield Ave, Suite 2, Summit, NJ, 07901, jeff@nautilussolar.com RE: Pearl Solar, LLC- 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jeffrey Cheng: 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). This letter is t  more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jeffrey Cheng, Pearl Solar II, LLC, 396 Springfield Ave, Suite 2, Summit, NJ, 07901, jeff@nautilussolar.com RE: Pearl Solar II, LLC- 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jeffrey Cheng: 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). This lette  more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 11, 2023: * * * To: Jeffrey Cheng, Strauss Solar, LLC, 396 Springfield Ave, Suite 2, Summit, NJ, 07901, jeff@nautilussolar.com RE: Strauss Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jeffrey Cheng: 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). This letter  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news on May 11, 2023: Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed plan to cut climate pollution from coal and natural gas power plants. These climate standards have the potential to slow the rise in global temperatures, improve air quality, and accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to clean electricity. Combined with the buildout of clean energy that is being accelerated through t  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, May 12 (TNSfund) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: The rapidly growing field of astroinformatics is spurring new scientific research all over the world, and NAU astronomers and informatics experts are helping to lead that growth. Professor David Trilling, chair of the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, was recently awarded a $452,885 grant from the National Science Foundation for a new project focusing on using advanced technologies to dev  more

NEW YORK, May 11 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on May 10, 2023, at a Democratic National Committee reception: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, you know, it's one thing to be invited to a person's home once. They can make a mistake. But to invite the same person back twice, it's their fault. (Laughter.) So, thank you for the hospitality. You know, there's an expression we have. I got -- Father, I got to -- and, by the way, I get in trouble in my Roman Catholic Church because I'm bl  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: New federal funding is now available to modernize and upgrade eligible federally-assisted multifamily housing serving low-income residents to cut energy bills and reduce pollution, thanks to a provision U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) helped include in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169). The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today rolled out the Green and Resilien  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 12 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Governor Polis will sign legislation into law to help save people money on energy and build upon the Polis administration's work in partnership with the legislature to help Colorado achieve 100% renewable energy by 2040. This session, Governor Polis and members of the legislature announced a plan to help save people money, cut red tape to accelerate the clean energy transition, and advance Colorado's po  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs issued the following written testimony by Gillian Caldwell, chief climate officer and deputy assistant administrator for environment, energy and infrastructure at the U.S. Agency for International Development, involving a hearing on May 2, 2023, entitled "Advancing Security and Prosperity Through International Conservation": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify about U.S. ef  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on May 10, 2023: * * * President Biden's EPA proposed tough new federal climate pollution standards for the electric power sector, the nation's second-largest source of climate-disrupting greenhouse gas pollution. The proposal sets mandatory carbon dioxide limits under the Clean Air Act for existing coal plants and both new and existing gas plants. Once finalized, these safeguards would significantly reduce greenho  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy issued the following news release: In a win for low-income households, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the N.C. Justice Center, N.C. Housing Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and Vote Solar, along with the Sierra Club, the Public Staff, and Duke Energy, reached a partial settlement on affordability issues in the ongoing Duke Energy rate proceedings   more