WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: RENO, Nev. - As part of the Bureau of Land Management's efforts to support the Biden-Harris Administration's goal to permit 25 gigawatts of solar, wind, and geothermal production on public lands by 2025, the BLM today announced it has leased 33 parcels covering 96,605.5 acres for $1,025,396 in a competitive geothermal lease sale. The sale offered 45 parcels totaling 134,866.93  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 16 -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office issued the following news release: The California Community Colleges Board of Governors has recognized a select group of innovative college leaders and programs with the 2023 Energy and Sustainability Awards for their ceaseless efforts in combatting the impacts of climate change in line with goals spelled out in the recently adopted Vision 2030 strategic plan. "California's community colleges are committed  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14), former Chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, released the following statement on the Biden-Harris Administration's Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5): "Carbon pollution from burning fossil fuels is inflicting significant harm and raising costs on American families. The Fifth National Climate Assessment and the hundreds of scientis  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release: Due to a drop in coal generation, the U.S. power sector saw a marginal reduction of less than 1% in carbon emissions in 2022, according to the latest analysis of air emissions for the country's top 100 power produce  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Nov. 16 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus issued the following news: While the closest ocean -- the Pacific -- may be nearly 900 miles from campus, CU Boulder is advancing marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) techniques to cut harmful greenhouse gasses by providing new methods for monitoring verification and reporting. Juliet Gopinath, the Alfred T. and Betty E. Look Endowed Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, is spearheadin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: * * * Five Projects Each Receive $10,000 to Advance Equitable Community Solar in Their Communities * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s National Community Solar Partnership today announced the winners of the 2023 American-Made Sunny Awards for Equitable Community Solar. DOE selected five teams to receive a $10,000 Grand Prize for   more

SAN DIEGO, California, Nov. 16 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release: EDF Renewables North America and Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) have announced an agreement that will see Enbridge become a 50 percent partner in the Fox Squirrel Solar Project. The project, located in Madison County, Ohio, is set to become EDF Renewables' largest onshore renewable project and Ohio's largest solar complex. The Fox Squirrel Solar is a ground-mounted solar fac  more

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 16 -- Fujifilm USA issued the following news: FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (President and CEO, Representative Director: Teiichi Goto) announced today that FUJIFILM Holdings America Corp. has entered into a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA)1 for 300,000 MWh of annual sustainable solar energy from the Blevins Solar Project. The VPPA offsets 100% of the company's total electricity use in the United States and Canada and is equivalent to avoiding approximately 90,000 metr  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 16 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: GE Vernova's Digital business today announced the release of Fleet Orchestration, a new software solution designed to help power utilities successfully maximize the use of renewable energy. The software helps make it possible to accelerate carbon reduction targets with existing assets without sacrificing the ability   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 -- Global Atlantic Financial Group, a U.S.-focused retirement, life insurance and reinsurance company, issued the following news release: Global Atlantic Financial Group ("Global Atlantic"), a leading insurance company meeting the retirement and life insurance needs of individuals and institutions, has sold its 33% minority interest in a portfolio of 26 operating solar facilities and two energy storage facilities in North America to APG, the largest pension provider in the Net  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: Hispanic Federation (HF), the nation's premier Latino nonprofit membership organization, announced the distribution of $1.125 million to 23 local, grassroots organizations that are leading equitable and sustainable long-term recovery and resilient effo  more

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 16 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: The Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) are failing to fulfill Aden residents' right to electricity and water, Human Rights Watch said today. Since the start of the conflict in Yemen, the residents of Aden, the largest city in southern Yemen and the provisional capital of the Yemeni government since 2015, have experienced frequent and increasingly common restrictions on, and shutoffs of,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on Nov. 14, 2023: * * * Key Takeaways 1 Michigan has now passed climate laws that force people to buy more carbon-free electricity faster than California's law. 2 The law requires that the state generate 80 percent of its electricity from wind, solar and other carbon-free sources by 2035 and 100 percent by 2040. 3 Michigan will need to dedicate more than a dozen times more land to producing wind a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint statement on Nov. 14, 2023, with Japan on the second ministerial meeting of the Japan-U.S. Economic Policy Consultative Committee: * * * The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Government of Japan on the occasion of the second ministerial meeting of the Japan-U.S. Economic Policy Consultative Committee. * * * We, Japan's Minister for Foreign Affair  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration is celebrating the two-year anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), signed into law by President Biden on November 15, 2021. To date, Massachusetts has been allocated $6 billion in federal funds to support over 190 different projects across the state. This includes $3.3 billion in funding for repairing, rebuilding, an  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 15 -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following news on Nov. 14, 2023: Michigan's fight against climate change took a huge leap forward last night as the Michigan House of Representatives approved landmark legislation advancing renewable energy generation, helping consumers save energy at home, and creating the foundation for a just transition to clean energy. "Over the last few years we've seen the consequences of an aging power system and climate change   more

DULUTH, Minnesota, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Minnesota Power, a division of Allete, issued the following news release: Minnesota Power, a utility division of ALLETE Inc. (NYSE: ALE), took an important step in advancing its EnergyForward vision for 100% carbon-free energy with the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 300 megawatts of regional solar energy to come online by 2027. The RFP follows Minnesota Power's 2021 Integrated Resource Plan approved by the Minnesota Public Utilities C  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the number of individuals with clean energy jobs in New York State reached the highest level ever with a record 171,000 workers at the end of 2022, reflecting the quality career opportunities in clean energy sectors that continue to outpace overall job growth statewide as New York accelerates efforts to meet its climate goals. Today's ann  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 15 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced nearly $16 million is being awarded through Round 7 of the Climate Resilient Farming Grant Program to help 116 farms across the state address the impacts of climate change. The Climate Resilient Farming Program is a part of the State's Agricultural Environmental Management framework that is locally led by county Soil and Water Conservation Distric  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 15 -- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority issued the following news on Nov. 14, 2023: The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced more than $29 million has been awarded through Round XIII of the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) Initiative to 15 innovative projects that will reduce carbon emissions. The projects, nine of which are located in disadvantaged communities, were selected by NYSERDA t  more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: A new study could explain the 'missing' exoplanets between super-Earths and sub-Neptunes. Some exoplanets seem to be losing their atmospheres and shrinking. In a new study using NASA's retired Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers find evidence of a possible cause: The cores of these planets are pushing away their atmospheres from the inside out. Exoplanets (planets outside our solar system) co  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 16 -- Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it features synthesis, synthetic methodology or physical and theoretical organic chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 28, 2023, edition (Vol. 25, Issue 44): * Rashba effect: a chemical physicist's approach * Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for energy production and gaseous fuel and electrochemical energy storage applications  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 16 -- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it features physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 28, 2023, edition (Vol. 25, Issue 44): * Rashba effect: a chemical physicist's approach * Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for energy production and gaseous fuel and electrochemical energy storage applications * Structures,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Nov. 14, 2023, on actions to address the climate crisis: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Well, I told Ritika: When she's president, don't forget me. (Laughter.) Ritika, thank you for that introduction and your beautiful artwork. You all see the artwork? Can you see it up here? It's on the right side; I don't know if they can see it. And thank you to all of you -- to the climate scientists and ex  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 16 -- The College of St. Rose issued the following news: Since late 2018, The College of Saint Rose has been involved in the Community Solar project. This project allows institutions like Saint Rose to save money and do their part to mitigate climate change. Community Solar is a New York state program that enables businesses, institutions, and families alike to participate in solar energy by subscribing their utility account to a piece of a larger shared solar farm in New  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko, Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Chellie Pingree, and Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, released the following statement after the publication of the Biden Administration's Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA), a new  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Paul M. Dabbar, former under secretary of Energy for science, involving a hearing on Nov. 1, 2023, entitled "The Science of Extreme Event Attribution: How Climate Change Is Fueling Severe Weather Events": * * * Chair Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and Members of the Committee, I am honored to be before the Senate again, and the first time before this Committee, to discuss climate impact,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSres)-- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: At a U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing today, Republican politicians repeated disproven claims about the impact of the Biden administration's proposed carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel power plants, wrongly alleging the standards would raise costs for consumers and threaten energy reliability. These urgently needed standards will help the U.S. curtail its greenhouse gas  more

CUMBERLAND, Maryland, Nov. 16 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Communities in Maryland will be able to breathe easier before the end of the decade with AES Corporation's announcement of its intent to retire the Warrior Run coal plant in June 2024. The 23-year-old facility in Cumberland was the last remaining coal-fired power plant in the state without plans to cease operations. Maryland joins 14 other states that either no longer have operating coal plants   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2023: * * * Today, JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. bank and the world's biggest funder of fossil fuels, released its newest climate report, in addition to an updated methodology report and a white paper on methane emissions. In the climate report, Chase takes some encouraging steps forward, including disclosing, for the first time, its absolute financed emissions, and adjusting its sectoral emissions red  more

PERTH, Australia, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: Thirteen academics including three women from The University of Western Australia are among 6,849 researchers from institutions in 67 countries and regions to have been recognised on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list from Clarivate. World-leading agricultural scientist Hackett Professor Kadambot Siddique, WA's Scientist of the Year and Director of The UWA Institute of Agriculture, w  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Nov. 16 -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: The Fifth National Climate Assessment is out and Prof. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, the University of Vermont (UVM) co-author of the flagship U.S. climate change report, calls the findings stark, but hopeful. "This report gives Americans the best available science and understanding of climate change risks, impacts, and projected changes in the United States," says Dupigny-Giroux, who now joins a select group of   more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Observations by the MIRI instrument on NASA's Webb telescope are providing new clues about the time window when planets can form around a young star. * * * Scientists are following neon signs in a search for clues to one planetary system's future and the past of another - our own solar system. Following up on a peculiar reading by NASA's previous infrared flagship observatory, the now-  more