FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, June 7 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, was today named the winner of a Gold Stevie(R) Award in the Company of the Year - Energy category in The 22nd Annual American Business Awards(R). The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.'s premier busin  more

NEW YORK, June 7 -- Blackstone, an investment firm, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: LONDON, UK and LUXEMBOURG -- Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced today that private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone ("Blackstone") have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SEVES Group S.a r.l, the parent company of SEDIVER Group ("SEDIVER" or the "Company"), a provider of specialised electrical insulator solutions for the high-voltage transmission grid, from Triton Partners ("Tr  more

TWIN FALLS, Idaho, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: At almost half of the project's originally proposed size, the BLM's preferred alternative was shaped by public input and meetings, listening sessions, and significant engagement with local landowners and ranchers, Tribal Nations, federal, state and county elected leaders, interested organizations, the BLM's Resource Advisory Council for the area, and the National Park Se  more

ALAMEDA, California, June 6 (TNSres) -- The Center for International Environmental Law issued the following news: The Center for International Environmental Law welcomed the Alameda City Council's decision to say no to a highly contentious geoengineering experiment, echoing concerns from civil society organizations from across the world. Alameda City Council members voted unanimously on June 4 against the go-ahead of a controversial experiment to test a highly speculative geoengineering techni  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 7 -- The Connecticut Department of Administrative Services issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM), and the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) proudly hosted the annual GreenerGov Awards Ceremony today. This event celebrated the exceptional work taken on by agency staff to reduce their agencies' environmental impact and a  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 7 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM), and the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) proudly hosted the annual GreenerGov Awards Ceremony today. This event celebrated the exceptional work taken on by agency staff to reduce their agencies' environmental   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 5, 2024: * * * States Weekly: June 5, 2024 By Akshat Singh, Visiting Fellow, Japan Chair Big News: India announces results for the Lok Sabha elections with PM Modi set to return for a third term; Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh announce the results for the legislative assembly elections; The Union government starts granting citizenship under the Citizenship Am  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on June 4, 2024: * * * Research will identify innovative practices that benefit communities and facilitate solar deployment * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today invested $9.5 million in four new projects supporting social science research that examines the ways that siting practices can influence public attitudes toward and permitting of large-scale sola  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSres) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release: * * * Companies Launch 11 Large-Scale Clean Energy Projects; New Projects Announced in 2024 Jumps to 41 * * * Companies announced 11 new large-scale clean energy projects last month that are expected to employ at least 1,300 new workers and invest $950 million, according to the monthly tally of private-sector announcements from E2. The 11 new projects announced in May brings the total number of new   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) joined a bicameral effort today to push for the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce to level the playing field for American solar workers by supporting a set of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed by the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee.In a letter to the Secretary of Commerce and the Chair of the  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSres) -- Green America issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: * * * 9 Out of 10 Major U.S. Communications Companies Received "C" Grades or Lower. * * * A new analysis of 10 top U.S. communications companies found that T-Mobile was the best-performing company for renewable energy goals, renewable energy usage, greenhouse gas (GHG) goals, energy justice, transparency, and supply chain policy. The new report from Green America, titled Clean and Just Energy is C  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 7 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: On the heels of Governor Healey's keynote address at the Vatican Climate Summit, in which she announced the launch of the new Climate Careers Fund designed to support workforce training in climate, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that they have awarded $3.4 million in state funding to three minority serving institutions to significantly increase the number o  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials released the following testimony by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan from a hearing dated May 15, 2024, on the fiscal 2025 budget request: * * * Thank you, Chair Carter, Chair Rodgers, Ranking Member Tonko, Ranking Member Pallone, and members of the Committee. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the U.S. Environmental  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security released the following written testimony by Rob Howard, president of Howard Building Science Inc., from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Green Building Policies: Jeopardizing the American Dream of Homeownership": * * * Good morning. Chairman McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member Pallone, Chairman Duncan, Ranking Member DeGette, thank you for allowing me to testify this afternoon. My name is   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security released the following written testimony by Ashlar Homes LLC President Shawn Woods, on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders, from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Green Building Policies: Jeopardizing the American Dream of Homeownership": * * * 1. Impact of Federal Push to Adopt Costly Energy Codes * Rising Construction Costs: Federal efforts to coerce or mandate the use  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security released the following written testimony by Phillip Bonnell, president of Pabco Building Products, from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Green Building Policies: Jeopardizing the American Dream of Homeownership": * * * Summary of Key Points * U.S. energy policy has reduced coal fired electrical generation by more than 50% since 2010 * Reduced coal fire baseload has been supplanted by   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: This week, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, introduced the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act, legislation to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from procuring batteries from six companies owned and operated in the P  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee released the following testimony by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm from a hearing dated May 23, 2024, entitled "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Energy": * * * Thank you, Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Committee. It is an honor to represent the Department of Energy (DOE)'s activities before the House of Representatives. My testimony will discuss at a high level the topics of interest identi  more

SYDNEY, Australia, June 7 (TNSres) -- Macquarie University issued the following news release: Three Macquarie University researchers have been successful in the 2024 round of the Australian Research Council's Early Career Industry Fellowship scheme, announced today. Associate Professor Noushin Nasiri and Dr Theotime Colin, both from the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and Dr Madeline Taylor from the Faculty of Arts have been awarded a total of more than $1.3 million, which will support the  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 7 -- Miles and Stockbridge, a law firm, issued the following news release: Miles & Stockbridge is pleased to announce that Chambers USA, a go-to guide in the legal industry, has ranked the Government Contracts practice at Miles & Stockbridge in Band 1 on its list of "Highly Regarded" law firms nationwide for the fourth year in a row. Sources interviewed by Chambers shared that the team provides "invaluable expertise" and "consistently produces high quality work on tim  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 7 (TNSres) -- PennEnvironment issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: * * * Nearly one in four PA legislators lobbied by concerned constituents during annual citizen climate lobby day * * * As members of the state legislature buckle down for what could be a protracted budget battle over the next month, concerned residents from across the commonwealth participated in Pennsylvania's largest annual environmental lobby day, calling for comprehensive clim  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 6 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Twelve energy startups from six states and two countries that are innovating in advanced materials, carbon management, digital tech, energy efficiencies, hydrogen and solar power and corrosion detection will participate in Class 4 of the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator. The accelerator, hosted by Rice University's Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, supports the success of emerging, tech-enabled   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSres) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Florida and Texas charge ahead on solar installs while California stumbles due to policy changes * * * A record-setting 11 gigawatts (GW) of new solar module manufacturing capacity came online in the United States during Q1 2024, the largest quarter of solar manufacturing growth in American history. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2024 report [signup required to acce  more