MESQUITE, Texas, June 29 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following statement on June 28, 2023: * * * Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) released the following statement applauding Canadian Solar's $250 million investment in building a solar manufacturing plant in Mesquite, which is part of the 32nd District. The plant will create 1,500 jobs and will produce as many as 20,000 solar panels a day. Importantly, this project would not be possible without the financial incentives in the Infl  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, June 29 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Before earning diplomas, many undergraduates need to complete projects addressing real-world challenges * * * Before earning diplomas, many Watson College undergraduates need to complete senior capstone projects addressing real-world challenges. Here are projects from each Watson department this academic year (except computer science, which doesn't have a capstone requirement). MECHANICAL ENGINE  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 29 (TNSres) -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: Families living within 80 unsubsidized, privately-owned affordable housing units across Chicago's South and West sides will soon get help connecting to solar energy options to save money and the environment. This effort is the result of a one-time $450,000 grant made available through ComEd's Climate-Friendly Nonprofit Grant program to Community Investment Corporation (CIC), on  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news: On June 7, Rocky Flats Stewardship Council board members toured the Rocky Flats Site near Denver. Covering more than 1,300 acres, DOE's Rocky Flats Site sits on a plateau at the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains Front Range, at an elevation close to 6,000 feet. "We appreciate the opportunity to share the long-term care and stewardship of the Rocky Flats Site with the Rocky Flats Stewardsh  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on June 27, 2023: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that applications are open for the $25 million Enhancement & Innovation (E&I) competitive grant program that aims to accelerate the clean energy transition through demonstration projects. These projects will not only support low-income homes by making them more comfortable and safer, but the  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a $7 billion grant competition through President Biden's Investing in America agenda to increase access to affordable, resilient, and clean solar energy for millions of low-income households. Residential distributed solar energy will lower energy costs for families, create good-quality jobs in communities that have been lef  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSgov) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a $7 billion Solar for All competitive grant program to help low-income communities across the U.S. install residential solar panels. "This historic investment underscores the Biden administration's unwavering commitment to building a more equitable and sustainable energy future for all Americans," said Environmental Working Gro  more

SAN LUIS, Arizona, June 28 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony with local, state, and federal officials to commemorate the launch of the $308 million project to modernize and expand the San Luis I Land Port of Entry through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda. Fun  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on June 22, 2023, entitled "Review of Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request: Agency Perspectives (Part I)": * * * Today's hearing is part one of two in a series of hearings this Subcommittee will hold on the President's Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal. We will hear from the rest of the a  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following written testimony by Tennessee Valley Authority President and CEO Jeffrey J. Lyash involving a hearing on June 22, 2023, entitled "Review of Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request: Agency Perspectives (Part I)": * * * Thank you Chairman Rouzer, Ranking Member Napolitano, and members of the subcommittee for allowing me to represent the more than 10,000 employees and 2  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management held an auction for utility-scale solar energy development in Nevada this week, resulting in $105.15 million in high bids. The auction of four parcels across 23,675 acres in the Amargosa Desert could support nearly 3 gigawatts of renewable energy to the electrical grid. This is the highest-yielding onshore renewable energy auct  more

KENT, Ohio, June 29 (TNSeco) -- Kent State University issued the following news: The Kent State University Board of Trustees approved resolutions that advance programs for students studying aeronautics during the Board's regular quarterly meeting held June 28 on the Kent Campus. With more than 1,100 students enrolled in fall 2022, the College of Aeronautics and Engineering saw the largest annual enrollment growth among Kent State's colleges, and the additional support approved by the Board will  more

RICHLAND, Washington, June 29 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: This week, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and the House Committee on Natural Resources hosted a field hearing to discuss the importance the four Lower Snake River Dams have to Central Washington and the Pacific Northwest. Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-OR), House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and U.S. Rep.   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The U.S. electric grid is more than just power plants and transmission lines - it's a web of connections among millions of small components, working together to allow you to flick on the lights when you walk in the door. That mechanical switch is only the last of many between the power plant and your home. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news release: Since 2018, ORISE has hosted scholarship competitions twice a year for all undergraduates as a way to increase awareness about ORISE programs among young college students. The competitions achieve this increased visibility by asking the undergrads to research and create a product on a topic that is of special interest to DOE. The idea for the 2023 sp  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: An amendment authored by Rep. Eric Davanzo (R-Westmoreland) to require the use of American-made products in solar energy projects at Pennsylvania schools was included in legislation that passed the House today. House Bill 1032 creates the Pennsylvania Solar for Schools Grant Program, which will provide financial assistance to schools to fund solar energy projects. "Solar   more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 29 (TNSjou) (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: New technology developed by Rice University engineers could lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide from all types of emissions, a potential game-changer for both industries looking to adapt to evolving greenhouse gas standards and for the emergent energy-transition economy. According to a study published in Nature, the system from the lab of chemical and biomolecular engineer Haotian Wang can di  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, June 29 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: At an event today in Waterbury, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced a $7 billion grant competition for rooftop and residential solar that will increase access to affordable, resilient, and clean solar energy for millions of low-income households in Vermont and across the country. Sanders and Administra  more

WATERBURY, Vermont, June 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: Today, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) joined United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) in Waterbury for an event highlighting the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to ensuring everyone is included in the green energy transition. The event was hosted at SunCommon, a Vermont-b  more

DOVER, Delaware, June 28 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: After a nearly three-year push by community members and advocates, the Delaware Senate has passed the Climate Change Solutions Act, marking a victory for clean air, local jobs, and strong infrastructure across the state. The Climate Change Solutions Act, alongside several other priority clean transportation and energy bills, now awaits Governor John Carney's signature. Once signed, the foll  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: International team of scientists including University of Michigan astronomers have used data collected by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to detect for the first time a molecule critical to forming planetary systems that can sustain life. The molecule, known as the methyl cation (CH3+), was detected in the protoplanetary disk, a disk of dust rotating around a cent  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The White House issued the following agency statement on June 28, 2023: * * * Bidenomics Is Working: The President's Plan Grows the Economy from the Middle Out and Bottom Up--Not the Top Down President Biden and Vice President Harris came into office determined to rebuild our economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down--and that strategy is working. Even as they faced an immediate economic and public health crisis--with a raging pandemic, elevated u  more