MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release: Power plant rules recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have dramatic health impacts here in Wisconsin, according to a new analysis from Clean Wisconsin. More than 75 percent of the state's electricity still comes from burning coal and methane gas, making the power sector the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Wisconsin. Burning fossil fuels also produces a dangero  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 30 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy has chosen eight organizations to receive its 2023 Power Partner Award. The annual program founded in 1992 honors businesses and other organizations that have demonstrated excellence in sustainability, safety, service, and problem solving. "We value our large commercial, industrial and government customers and encourage them to strive for organizational excellence," said Chris Edge, Duke Energy vi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association issued the following news release: The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association's (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for July was $9.9 billion, down 2 percent year-over-year from new business volume in July 2022. Volume was down 9 percent  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 30 -- The Kentucky Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) has been awarded $332,336.26 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) as part of a $79.2 million investment to increase opportunities for farmers, ranchers and other growers across the country. This USDA grant will help the Kentucky Department of Agriculture fund projects that enhance the compet  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: Mountain Regional Water Special Service District, a special service district of the state of Utah that serves drinking water to the Snyderville Basin area of Park City, Utah, has awarded Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, a contract to design and install   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Madhavi Martin brings a physicist's tools and perspective to biological and environmental research at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, supporting advances in bioenergy, soil carbon storage and environmental monitoring, and even helping solve a murder mystery. Martin's research revolves around the interaction of ligh  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to clean up legacy pollution and revitalize the environment and economy of coal communities, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has awarded $30,000 in a cooperative agreement for a watershed restoration project in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. OSMRE's Watershed Cooperative Agre  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 29 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) and Low Emission Technology Australia (LETA) was signed last week for collaborative research efforts in the advancement of energy technology. The new MOU, signed by SER Executive Director Holly Krutka and LETA representatives, enables the exploration of joint research for carbon capture, utilization and   more