WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management has issued two new leases in the Amargosa Valley Solar Energy Zone in Nevada, which will allow the leaseholder to proceed with next steps in the development of utility-scale solar energy. In June, BLM auctioned four parcels across 23,675 acres in the Amargosa desert. This highest-yielding onshore renewable energy auction in agency hi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 13 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Joel Brown Trace her interest in renewable energy all the way back to the source and you'll find that Paulina Carregha Garcia joined the new dual degree program at Boston University because of...Al Gore. "It sounds like a joke, but in the fourth grade, the teacher made us watch An Inconvenient Truth," says Carregha (Questrom'24, GRS'24), who attended elementary school in her native Mexico. "I was basically trau  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: The High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) has announced awards totaling $900,000 to support cutting-edge research projects focused on multi-disciplinary aspects of the climate and energy problem as part of its Climate and Energy Challenge. Nine Princeton faculty, representing 8 academic departments in the natural sciences, social sciences, and engineering disciplines have receiv  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 13 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: The National Law Journal has named Reed Smith an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Community Impact Leader for the second year in a row, having similarly honored the law firm in 2022. Reed Smith receives this honor with other winners in this category at the upcoming 2023 NLJ Legal Awards on Oct. 26 in Washington, D.C. Reed Smith will again be honored for its global ESG practice and its  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Lafayette, CO -- Today, Congressman Joe Neguse was joined by Governor Jared Polis and leadership from Colorado State University and the University of Colorado to discuss the impact both schools have on every sector of Colorado's economic landscape. The lawmakers were joined by Amy Parsons, President of Colorado State University, and Philip DiStefano, Chancellor of the University of Colorado Boulder in adv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) along with several members of the Senate Western Caucus released the following statement in response to the Department of Interior's (DOI) out-of-touch Interagency Working Group (IWG) recommendations on mining. This report includes an 8% royalty rate while failing to address permitting delays. "The Biden administration's prob  more