ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 20 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Duke Energy Florida for its tree care practices by naming the company a "Tree Line USA" utility for the 18th year in a row. Duke Energy achieved Tree Line USA status by meeting certain criteria such as following industry standards for quality tree care, including proper pruning, annually training employees and contractors in best practices, sponsoring tree plantings and p  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09) joined Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) in introducing a bipartisan resolution to designate April 18th, 2024 as National Lineman Appreciation Day and recognize the more than 115,000 hardworking men and women maintaining America's electrical infrastructure. Cosponsored by nearly twenty-five Members of Congress, the resolution highlights the critical work do  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 19, 2024: * * * Modernizing U.S. Commercial Privacy Standards for a Digital Economy By Caitlin Chin-Rothmann Earlier this month, the chairs of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee released a discussion draft of an American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) that would set basic boundaries on how most companies in the United S  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The U.S. Department of State, the Bezos Earth Fund, and The Rockefeller Foundation today announced next steps for the future governance and structure of the Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA), a high-integrity carbon finance platform aimed at catalyzing private capital to support ambitious just energy transition strategies in developing and emerging economies. The Center for Climate and Ener  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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 20 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP represented Alsym Energy, a developer of rechargeable batteries intended for applications such as stationary storage, maritime shipping and electric vehicles, in its $78 million funding round jointly led by Tata Limited and General Catalyst, with additional funding by Thrive Capital, Thomvest and existing investor Drads Capital. Alsym Energy will use the funds to grow its Boston-area team and e  more

COVENTRY, England, April 20 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: The University of Warwick has showcased its leading role in research into decarbonisation at a roundtable event. The event, attended by key figures from government, industry, and academia, including Baroness Sheehan, Chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Select Committee, focused on heat networks. Heat networks have a vital role to play in the race to decarbonise UK heating and coo  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