INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Results of a new study by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture found that the state lost nearly 2% or 345,682 acres of farmland between 2010 and 2022 primarily due to residential home building around cities and suburban areas, according to State Reps. Kendell Culp (R-Rensselaer) and Michael Aylesworth (R-Hebron). In 2023, Culp authored a new law charging the ISDA with determining h  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 2 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following joint statement on July 1, 2024: * * * Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick today issued the following statement concerning the future of the Texas Energy Fund: "In recent testimony before the Senate Business and Commerce committee, ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas testified that Texas may need 150,000 megawatts of power to power our grid by 2030. That is only six years away. Currently, Texas typically has appro  more

ALBANY, New York, July 2 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: * * * U.S. Department of Labor Funding Will Support Two-Year Climate Justice Fellowships for Priority Populations Supports State's Climate Act Goal To Ensure Clean Energy Investments Are Directed to Disadvantaged Communities * * * Governor Kathy Hochul and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez today announced $3 million in U.S. Department of Labor funding is now available through   more

DENVER, Colorado, July 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, Governor Polis, joined by the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC), announced two important new reports [active link not provided by source] that outline how Colorado can further harness emerging clean energy solutions, like geothermal and hydrogen energy, to help reach the State's climate and air quality goals. Directed by a law signed by Governor Poli  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 2 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Ad Hoc Committee on Community Solar, chaired by State Representative Beth Camp (R-Concord), will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. in room 400 of the Kennesaw State University Center in Kennesaw. To watch a live stream of this meeting, please click here (https://www.legis.ga.gov/schedule/house/AQIARgAAAxpEc5Cq  more