WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * CRA Tracker: Congressional Review Act in Recent Years By Dan Bosch and Dan Goldbeck EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * The Congressional Review Act (CRA) allows Congress to effectively void rules promulgated by federal agencies. * Due to the CRA's structure, however, it has been seldom used as to be successful, and it typically must be used when a new president from a different party than the predeces  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * * Aston University is to help one of the world's largest cassava processers develop a sustainable way to dry its crops * The University has entered a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) with the Tropical Starch Company * Current dryers use electricity or fossil fuels, are difficult to regulate and expensive to run. * * * Aston University is to help one of the world's largest cassava processers devel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * Making Green Industrial Policy Work for the Climate By Ilaria Mazzocco Three spheres of policy that until recently were thought of as more separate have been merging in ways that are reshaping the future of the energy transition in the United States and beyond. National security, economic policy, and climate policy are becoming increasingly interlinked as economic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Feb. 21 , 2024: * * * What China, Germany, and Texas Tell Us about Capacity Adequacy By Cy McGeady The Power Line is a newsletter series that reviews key stories in the electric power sector--ranging from grid reliability, transmission issues, and emergent technology and business models. The Power Line will highlight the connections and relevance between the sector's technical, local,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability issued the following news on Feb. 21, 2024: The electrical grid stands as a marvel of modern engineering, intricately designed to transmit power from various sources to end users across vast distances. It tirelessly supplies electricity to buildings, industries, schools, and households, ensuring uninterrupted service around the clock, every day of the year. Yet today's power grid faces increa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 22 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Feb. 21, 2024: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Shoals Technologies Group officials announced today the company will invest $80 million over the next five years to expand its existing manufacturing and distribution operations to a new, larger location in Portland, Tennessee. Shoals will create   more

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Feb. 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: The Sierra Club and Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) filed a motion today to intervene in the State's lawsuit against the Alcoa Warrick aluminum smelting plant in Indiana for repeated violations of Indiana and federal clean water laws. The groups are taking this action to finally end Alcoa's pollution of the Ohio River with toxics like mercury and to ensure that the company will be held acc  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: FRAMINGHAM, MA and KAHULUI, HI -- Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced its award from Hawaiian Electric Company for the proposed 'Ukiu Energy 40-megawatt (MW) renewable energy site in Maui. This innovative facility will add   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- 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: * * * Report recommends new policies that protect communities from displacement, promote affordable housing, and regulate short-term rentals as a business, among others. To continue the discussion started by the report, Hispanic Federation a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chair Willie L. Phillips and the other Commissioners regarding the threats to the reliability of the electric grid if the Lower Snake Rive  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 22 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Washington, DC-based partner Richard Bonnifield has been named to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Energy Lawyers guide. Bonnifield represents utilities, renewable energy developers and independent power producers before FERC in obtaining the approvals and regulatory mechanisms necessary for their businesses. Bonnifield routinely assists  more

MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, Idaho, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Mountain Home Air Force Base (366th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman Keagan Lee, 366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The 366th Fighter Wing Innovation Cell STRIKE WERX hosted the eLoran Co-Primary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Demonstration on Jan. 30-31, 2024. "The eLoran system is a modern take on the long-range navigation system that was used in the '60s and '70s, and it is going to be used in conjunction with GP  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 22 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the following letter on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * To: William Boer, Senior Environmental Services Project Manager, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, 700 Universe Blvd., June Beach, Florida 33048, William.Boer@nexteraenergy.com Re: Case 17-F-0599 - Application of East Point Energy Center, LLC, for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 of the Public Service Law for Construction of  more

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Daniel Kane Nanoengineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff), together with his family, have pledged a $2.1 million gift to the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. The gift will support research, education and student activities in the Department of NanoEngineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. This departmen  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 22 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP advised the lender and the agent on the recapitalisation of Energy Infrastructure Partners' (EIP) minority interest in Boralex, one of France's largest renewables platforms, with more than one gigawatt of generation capacity across wind and solar plants. The Paul Hastings team was led by Energy and Infrastructure Finance partners Stuart Rowson and Ally McKechnie and included ass  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: Solar photovoltaic (PV) is now the lowest-cost source of electricity in most places around the world. But cheap solar threatens to become too much of a good thing. According to Too Much Sun? Heavy Focus on Solar Might Create Volatile US Electricity Markets, allowing solar to become the dominant source of energy without adequate storage capacity might fuel greater volatility in US electricity wholesale markets--and pot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chair Willie L. Phillips and the other Commissioners regarding the threats to the reliability of the electric grid if the Lower Snake River dams were breached and whether FERC was involved in Pre  more

QUEENS, New York, Feb. 22 -- St. John's University issued the following news: A vibrant contingent of students from the Nursing and Physician Assistant (PA) programs within St. John's University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences were recent recipients of an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the multimillion-dollar St. Vincent Health Sciences Center scheduled to open in the fall on the Queens, NY, campus. The tour was given on February 15 by the University's Department of Design and   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 21 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: What's happening at Penn State? Here's a look at some of the cultural events -- both in-person and virtual -- taking place across the University: Performances "Urinetown" -- Feb. 20-March 1, Playhouse Theatre, Theatre Building, University Park campus. Penn State Centre Stage presents "Urinetown," a musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, co  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Ultralight membrane can regulate heartbeats with the aid of an optic fiber * * * Sometimes our bodies need a boost. Millions of Americans rely on pacemakers--small devices that regulate the electrical impulses of the heart in order to keep it beating smoothly. But to reduce complications, researchers would like to make these devices even smaller and less intrusive. A team of researchers with th  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 22 -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release: The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has received pound sterling2.7m in funding under the Public Services Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) launched by Salix on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). This funding is a crucial step forward in LSE's Sustainability Strategic Plan - accelerating the further decarbon  more