PLAINFIELD, Indiana, April 5 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: A modernized electric grid more resistant to power outages, hundreds of miles of new power lines, environmental responsibilities, increased electric grid security and new systems for customer convenience are some of the key parts of Duke Energy's Indiana rate request submitted to state utility regulators. "Since our last base rate increase in 2020, we've invested $1.6 billion in our electric grid, power plants and o  more

CANBERRA, Australia, April 5 (TNSres) -- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued the following news release: Australia's east coast gas market is expected to have a six petajoule (PJ) surplus in the third quarter of 2024, even if the three LNG producers export all their uncontracted gas, the ACCC's March 2024 interim gas inquiry report shows. This forecast is a 10 PJ improvement since the ACCC's December 2023 gas inquiry report and is the first time the ACCC has forecast a su  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- The Bezos Earth Fund, an organization that fight against climate change with a commitment to climate and nature protection, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: * * * The new initiative founded by Resources for the Future, the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, and the Bezos Earth Fund will fund research and bring together scholars and practitioners to develop strategies that build economic resilience. * * * Resources for the  more

NEW YORK, April 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces eight selections under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund's National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator through President Biden's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, April 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its selections for $20 billion in grant awards under two competitions within the historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Redu  more

TUNIS, Tunisia, April 5 -- The African Development Bank issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Canada reaffirmed its partnership with the African Development Bank Group during a meeting between Cheryl Urban, Canada's Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for International Affairs for Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Bank's Senior Vice President, Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala. Urban visited the Bank's headquarters in Abidjan on Monday, 25 March 2024. The meeting provided an opportunity to  more

CALGARY, Alberta, April 5 -- Ecojustice issued the following news release: Ecojustice is celebrating the Alberta Court of Appeal decision to dismiss Altius Royalty Corporation's case, stating the test for constructive expropriation had not been met. Ecojustice intervened in this case to support the ability of governments across the country to enact sensible environmental regulations. Following the decision, Ecojustice lawyer, Randy Christensen said: "We are celebrating the court's decision t  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 5 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order granting request for confidential classification (Docket No. 20240001-EI; Order No. PSC-2024-0087-CFO-EI) on April 4, 2024: * * * In re: Fuel and purchased power cost recovery clause with generating performance incentive factor. ORDER GRANTING TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY'S REQUEST FOR SPECIFIED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND MOTION FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDER (DOCUMENT NO. 00444-2024) On January 31,   more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, April 5 -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following news release: The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state's leading environmental advocacy organisation, has recognised grassroots conservation groups and individuals in the NSW Environment Awards. The NSW Environment Awards highlights and supports the good work for nature protection taking place across the state. "There are so many amazing grassroots campaigns across NSW protecting  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news on April 4, 2024: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced changes to the Ten-Day Notice rule that will make it easier for citizens to report mining concerns, safeguarding people and the environment from the adverse effects of coal mining. "OSMRE could not do its job as effectively without citizen input, which is critical fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: * * * The new initiative founded by Resources for the Future, the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, and the Bezos Earth Fund will fund research and bring together scholars and practitioners to develop strategies that build economic resilience. * * * Resources for the Future (RFF), the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University's School of Interna  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Form Energy's leadership to tour the company's new iron air battery manufacturing plant, Form Factory 1, which is under construction in Weirton, West Virginia. Form broke ground on Form Factory 1 -- it  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 5 -- Southwest Power Pool, a corporation mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure supplies of power, transmission infrastructure and wholesale electricity prices, issued the following news release: Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is prepared for the effects of the April 8, 2024, eclipse. The majority of SPP's service territory will experience 50-75% eclipse coverage with a portion of the region and its operating center directly in the eclipse's path  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Vice President Kamala Harris and EPA Administrator Michael Regan will announce selections for $20 billion in awards to stand up a national financing network that will fund tens of thousands of climate and clean energy projects across the country, especially in low-income and disadvantaged communities, as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. This investment is part of the Environme  more