LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management today announced approval of the Dry Lake East Energy Center Solar Project on 1,635 acres of public lands in Clark County. The project is designed to generate up to 200 megawatts (MW) of electricity and provide up to 600 MW of battery energy storage reliability for the Nevada grid through the Harry Allen Substation. "This  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management invites the public to review and provide comment on the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Jove Solar Project located in La Paz County, in an area that experiences frequent clear skies, contains high solar resources, and has access to electric transmission. The project would produce up to 600 megawatts of clean electricity -- e  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 19 -- Brown University issued the following news: The daylong conference brought together scientists, engineers and technical experts from Brown and the Department of Energy's National Laboratories to strengthen existing partnerships and enable new collaborations. Brown's National Labs Day concluded with a poster session for attendees to further network and engage with each other while also setting the stage for future partnerships and breakthroughs. Photo by   more

SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, April 20 -- Cape Breton University issued the following news: Adam Brown grew up exploring the many shorelines and forests of Cape Breton Island before taking his scientific curiosity to the next level by pursuing his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at CBU. Following this, Adam moved to Halifax for nearly ten years where he pursued his graduate studies at Dalhousie University and worked in the science education field at the Discovery Centre. Adam has since returned to Ca  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 19 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study: Climate change will impact the value and optimal adoption of residential rooftop solar (DOI 10.1038/s41558-024-01978-4) Climate change will increase the future value of residential rooftop solar panels across the United States by up to 19% by the end of the century, according to a new University of Michigan-led study. The study defines the value of solar, or VOS, as household-level financial benefits  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 19 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Legislation to revitalize Colorado's community solar program and set new standards for equitable clean energy policy was recently introduced in the Senate. Sponsored by Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, and Chris Hansen, D-Denver, SB24-207 would put Colorado in a strong position to leverage hundreds of millions of federal dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act to expand access to the clean  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12636) on April 18, 2024, by environmental policy analyst Jonathan D. Haskett and energy policy specialist Mark Holt. Here are excerpts: * * * Nuclear Energy in a Climate Change Context: Current Appropriations for Nuclear Energy Development The potential role of nuclear energy in mitigating climate change has been a significant element of recent congressional discussions about energy a  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 19, 2024: * * * Energy Considerations at the Dawn of Strategic Manufacturing By Cy McGeady, Hatley Post and Jane Nakano A new era of U.S. industrial policy has begun thanks to three pieces of recent federal legislation: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IJJA), the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS act), and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). A wide range of industrial and   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released details for 35 projects across 20 states that voluntarily shared with DOE they received a total of $1.93 billion in allocations of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C). 48C is an allocated tax credit funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda through the Inflation Reduction Act, aimed at accelerating clean energy manufacturing and recycl  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 (TNSres) -- Environment America Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Earth Week 2024 is almost here. All year long, Environment America Research & Policy Center and our partners at Environment America and our state groups work tirelessly to protect clean air, clean water and open spaces. We've won some hard-fought victories, but, while states across the country are ramping up clean energy initiatives such as rooftop solar power and  more

LONDON, England, April 20 (TNSres) -- Imperial College London issued the following news: By Hayley Dunning Professor Jenny Nelson has won a prestigious European Research Council grant to learn lessons from plants and apply them to solar technologies. She will use the grant to unpick how plants convert sunlight to energy efficiently, and use their principles to design more efficient materials for solar-harvesting technologies.' Professor Nelson, from the Department of Physics at Imperial Coll  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following fact sheet: * * * Updates to Frequently Asked Questions About Energy Efficient Home Improvements and Residential Clean Energy Property Credits * * * Note: These frequently asked questions supersede earlier FAQs that were posted in FS-2022-42 on Dec. 2022. This fact sheet updates frequently asked questions about energy efficient home improvements and residential clean energy p  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it advances in physical chemistry, chemical physics and materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its April 18, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 15): Viewpoints: * Hydrogen Bonds Are Never of an "Anti-electrostatic" Nature: A Brief Tour of a Misleading Nomenclature Mini-Reviews: * Foundations of Quantum Information for Physical  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 20 -- The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet issued the following news: The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) Office of Energy Policy (OEP) announces two new funding opportunities to help improve energy efficiency in Kentucky's transportation sector, for local government buildings and facilities, and to assist local governments in reducing energy use through the installation of renewable energy technology such as solar, wind, fuel cells and/or biomass  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 20 -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Local residents and other interested members of the public are invited to comment on a plan by Chaberton Solar Snow, LLC to build a 4.0 MW community solar generating facility in Worcester County. The virtual hearing will take place on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. before Chief Public Utility Law Judge Chuck McLean. Chaberton Solar Snow has applied to the Maryland   more

ALBANY, New York, April 20 (TNSres) -- The New York State Association of Counties issued the following news release: Ahead of Earth Day, the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) is calling for action on legislation to modernize and strengthen local recycling, regulate harmful chemicals, and safeguard public health and the environment. Central to NYSAC's priorities is the reinstatement of paper products like direct mail and office paper into the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infra  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 19 (TNSres) -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: Discovery Education--the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital resources nurture student curiosity and drive deeper engagement in instruction--presents educators a wide array of new, free digital resources designed to nurture student curiosity about the natural world on Earth Day and beyond. The Earth Day resources from Discovery Educ  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced the selection of five research and development (R&D) projects to receive nearly $8 million for the treatment and management of produced water--or wastewater associated with oil and natural gas development and production--and the management of legacy wastewate  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The Biden Administration is moving to the next development stage on a proposed plan that could reshape renewable energy deployment across the West. Today marked the closing of the public comment period on the administration's draft plan to update the Western Solar Plan. A coalition of climate, conservation, environmental justice, and tribal organizations submitted a letter (https://www.wilderness.org/s  more

EUGENE, Oregon, April 20 (TNScapv) -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The Biden administration is moving to the next development stage on a proposed plan that could reshape renewable energy deployment across the West. Today marked the closing of the public comment period on the administration's draft plan to update the Western Solar Plan. A coalition of climate, conservation, environmental justice, and tribal organizations submitted a l  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article: * * * Abstract Radiation-topography interaction plays an important role in surface energy balance over the Tibetan Plateau (TP). However, the impacts of such interaction over the TP on climate locally and in the Asian regions remain unclear. This study uses the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) to evaluate the regional and teleconne  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State students are making an impact on climate change at the local level by helping officials across Pennsylvania track the carbon footprint in their communities and recommending ways to reduce it. On Earth Day 2024, Penn State is recognizing more than 30 undergraduate and graduate students from the University Park campus and Penn State World Campus who have participated in the Local Climat  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As prepared for delivery Thank you for having me, and thank you all for participating in TACRE. I am Treasury's Chief Economist, so I spend a lot of time at conferences focused on aggregated economic statistics, macro data, and trying to find the most efficient way to grow GDP. But I especially love coming to TACRE because this talented group reminds us that Treasury's economic goals are not just abo  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following testimony by Theresa McKenney, director of sustainability and government affairs at Nemo Equipment Inc., involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "Recreation at Risk: The Nature of Climate Costs": * * * Chair Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and members of the Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on climate-related costs in the outdoor recreation sector. It is an honor to be here. My name   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, slammed the U.S. Department of the Interior's decision to block the Ambler Road Project. "President Biden is determined to make the United States more dependent on China. By mandating electric vehicles and s  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on April 19, 2024: * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the details of 35 projects across 20 states that received a total of $1.93 billion in allocations of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C). The companies behind these projects committed to invest many billions more in order to qualify. 48C is an allocated tax credit funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda through the Inflat  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 20 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: The creators of a plant-based, cheese-alternative sauce took first place April 18 at the University at Buffalo's Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition (Panasci TEC). Hosted by UB's Startup and Innovation Collaboratory powered by Blackstone LaunchPad, the event brought together UB students from science, technology, business and other disciplines to ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news call via teleconference by National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard and senior administration officials previewing President Biden's remarks on steel: * * * MR. KIKUKAWA: Good afternoon, everyone. And thank you for joining our call previewing President Biden's remarks tomorrow at the United Steelworkers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This ca- -- call will feature on-the-record remarks from National Ec  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Elisa Smith Eight UC Santa Cruz research teams focusing on some of the most pressing issues of our time, such as cancer detection, data encryption, and climate change, received more than $350,000 in awards as part of this year's Innovation Catalyst Grant program, administered by the university's Innovation & Business Engagement Hub. The Innovation Catalyst Grant program he  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 20 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Strides have been made in energy efficiency, food systems, water use and more since the plan's launch in 2022 Key takeaways * UCLA is providing progress updates on its Sustainability Plan, an ambitious agenda of institutional goals on how the campus operates, leads, teaches, conducts research and engages within the community. * Expanding energy efficiency --a key sustainable   more

BAVARIA, Germany, April 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Erlangen-Nuremberg issued the following news: * * * FAU chemists conduct research into novel approach of using an organic module for storing solar energy * * * Until now, the generation and storage of electricity from solar energy has been dependent on various devices, leading to conversion losses. That may change soon: chemists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) and other research institutes in Germany, Austral  more

MANCHESTER, England, April 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: Researchers from The University of Manchester investigating waste management practices for off-grid solar technologies in Malawi have discovered life-threatening quantities of lead pollution from improperly managed battery waste. Common informal recycling activities for lead-acid batteries used in solar energy systems were recorded to release 3.5-4.7 kg of lead pollution from a typical bat  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: In advance of the global observance of Earth Day on April 22, Senator Reverend Warnock released a new video touting the environmental and economic benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act in Georgia Senator Reverend Warnock championed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which is the nation's largest investment ever in combatting the climate crisis The IRA has delivered more than $23 billion in clean   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 17, 2024: * * * On One-Year Anniversary of President Biden's Care EO, the Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates New Progress toward Providing Care and Other Supportive Services for Workers White House Hosts Event and Issues Call to Action to Government Leaders, Employers, and Others to Build on These Efforts During Care Workers Recognition Month and the Month of Action on Care, the Biden-Harris Admini  more