WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: More than 170 social justice, environmental, faith, health and labor groups urged key policymakers today to implement lifesaving bans on utility disconnections, ramp up renewable energy and resilient water systems, and phase out fossil fuels -- the root cause of this summer's extreme heat. The groups say President Biden's Thursday announcement of limited measures to help communities su  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 29 -- The California Natural Resources Agency issued the following news: Following Governor Gavin Newsom's enactment of the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) have begun work to create a conservation plan for the iconic tree which will further enable the state's clean energy transition away from fossil fuels and support California's actions to build more new h  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: More than 170 social justice, environmental, faith, health and labor groups urged key policymakers today to implement lifesaving bans on utility disconnections, ramp up renewable energy and resilient water systems, and phase out fossil fuels -- the root cause of this summer's extreme heat. The groups say President Biden's Thursday announcement of limited measures to help communities survive deadl  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced the introduction of the Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Act, legislation that would allow the Department of Energy to create a testbed to pilot and study new, safer materials processing technologies needed to bolster our battery supply chain. This testbed would aim to kick-start a domestic materials processing industry in the U  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the U.S. Senate, securing several key priorities for Hawaii and the U.S. military. As Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Senator  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) growing foothold that should alarm every American. This week, Senator Marshall introduced legislation that would stop the Biden Administration from using taxpayer dollars to fund research in China. He also introduced a resolution to block Biden's rule that pushes electric vehicle chargers to be m  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 29 -- Landmarks Illinois issued the following news release and letter: The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the federal agency for historic preservation, recently closed a call for comments on the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. First published in 1979, the Secretary's Standards are widely used in the preservation field to guide the treatment of historic buildings and resources. Landmarks Illinois was glad to  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 29 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 28, 2023, by Chair Bev Uhlenhake: * * * Today, President Biden will be in Maine to discuss how Bidenomics is building the economy from the bottom up and middle out. Ahead of the visit, Maine Democratic Party Chair Bev Uhlenhake issued the following statement: "Mainers are proud to welcome President Biden to the Pine Tree State to talk about how Bidenomics is rebuilding our economy from the bottom up a  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 29 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Governor Janet Mills has signed the following bills into law: * LD 46, An Act to Amend the Statutory Balance Limit on the Finance Authority of Maine's Loan Insurance Reserves * LD 62, An Act to Require Antipinch Sensors on School Bus Doors * LD 79, An Act to Ensure a High-quality Education for Students with Disabilities by Clarifying the Definition of "State Agency Client" and Who Provides Special Educat  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed bipartisan bills to help Michigan communities foster clean energy growth, create good-paying, high-skill clean energy jobs, and lower energy costs for Michiganders by removing the sunset on the Michigan Energy Assistance Program. "We are taking a step forward on our MI Healthy Climate Plan goals, lowering energy costs for Michiganders, and creating good-payin  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Using the full capabilities of the Quantinuum H1-1 quantum computer, researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory not only demonstrated best practices for scientific computing on current quantum systems but also produced an intriguing scientific result. By modeling singlet fission - in which absorption of a single photon of light by a mo  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 29 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Reed Smith has advised MaxSolar GmbH on a Euros410 million asset-backed portfolio facility provided by three private credit funds - Infranity, I Squared Capital, and Rivage Investment. MaxSolar is a rapidly growing independent provider of renewable energy construction, development and storage services in Germany, which was acquired last year by National Infrastructure Capital and Gre  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: After seven months of House Republicans' majority, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the progress House Republicans have made in fulfilling their Commitment to America agenda: "Since taking the majority, House Republicans have worked tirelessly to achieve win after win accomplishing the goals laid out in our Commitment to America: pres  more

BRISBANE, Australia, July 29 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at a joint news availability: * * * DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MARLES: Well, welcome, everyone, this afternoon. The 2023 AUSMIN has been conducted with heavy hearts, given the news that we woke up to this morning. I know I spe  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: Today the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) was approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop 11 new solar and energy storage standards, less than two months after being approved as an Accredited Standards Development Organization. The approved proposals, which appear in the latest ANSI Standards Action publication, include standards for resident  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Financing Our Energy Future Act of 2023 A bipartisan bill to level the playing field by giving investors in renewable energy projects access to a decades-old corporate structure with a tax advantage now available only to investors in fossil fuel-based energy projects. * * * Background At a time when the United States needs to increase domestic energy production and leaders of both political pa  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, July 29 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: Boats of all shapes and sizes - from some of the world's largest, most-luxurious yachts to sleek powerboats - cruise the waters near the Monaco Yacht Club on the Mediterranean Sea. Add a solar-powered boat designed and built by University of Louisiana at Lafayette mechanical engineering students to the fleet. The five-member Southern Solar team became the first from the U.S. to land  more