CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Jan. 26 -- Albemarle County Public Schools issued the following news: The non-profit Public Education Foundation of Charlottesville-Albemarle (PEFCA) awarded teacher innovation grants to support fifteen classroom projects in Albemarle County Public Schools and Charlottesville City Schools in 2024. With a funding range from a few hundred dollars to a top-level of $4,500, these grants will impact nearly 4,000 students in specific classrooms or programs. "Our goal for   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Jan. 26, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement regarding the Biden Administration's announcement that it will temporarily pause pending approvals of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. "We can't claim to be decarbonizing our economy while increasing the natural gas we send overseas. Natural gas is mostly methane, one of the most powerful global warming  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Lindsay, thank you for your introduction and your leadership of WRTP | BIG STEPa. I am excited to announce that WRTP | BIG STEP will soon be starting construction to expand and modernize this training facility, using $1.5 million in federal funds. These funds are thanks to Senator Baldwin's tireless work, part of her long commitment to grow Wisconsin's manufacturing economy. A  more

LAREDO, Texas, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. announced $271,290 in federal funding for the City of Laredo to complete electrical infrastructure upgrades. The funding comes from the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Dr. Cuellar helped pass in 2021. "I helped pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of the Energy and Water Subcommittee of Appropriations, hosted recently appointed Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) Director Dr. Stephen K. Streiffer and EPB to announce the new Collaborative for Energy Resilience and Quantum Science (CERQS). The new joint research effort builds on over $180 million in joint research between EPB and ORNL   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 26 -- Richland County issued the following news: Kirstin Bullington, a Next Energy engineering instructor at Richland Two Institute of Innovation (R2i2), is the state's Conservation Teacher of the Year (Secondary) for 2023. The S.C. Association of Conservation Districts (SCACD) recognized Bullington on Tuesday during the state's Conservation Partnership Conference in Myrtle Beach. She was nominated for the award by local environmental educator Jane Hiller through  more

LUANDA, Angola, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Jan. 26, 2024, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Angolan Foreign Minister Tete Antonio at a joint news availability: * * * MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) His Excellency Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America; His Excellency Ambassador Tete Antonio, Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Angola; distinguished members of both delegations; dear journalists - good afternoon, a  more

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * Former TU/e students worked in Innovation Space for years on their product. * * * Taylor, a spin-off from Eindhoven University of Technology, has raised an investment of eight million euros. Pension fund ABP is joining as a new investor in the company that develops electronics that make solar panels more cost-effective. Taylor will use the money to improve thei  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 26, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Temporary Pause on Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports President Biden has been clear that climate change is the existential threat of our time - and we must act with the urgency it demands to protect the future for generations to come. That's why, since Day One, President Biden has led and delivered on the most ambitious climate agenda i  more