PERTH, Australia, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- Curtin University issued the following news release: Curtin University has played a major role in an out-of-this-world international study which has taken the search for extraterrestrial life into exciting new territory. In collaboration with the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute and the Berkley SETI Research Center, both based in the US, the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) used the Murchison Widefield Arra  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The California Air Resources Board issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Educational entities can apply to receive up to $470,000; program expected to get 1,000 new zero-emission buses on the road * * * California is launching a new statewide funding program that will put 1,000 new, zero-emission school buses on the road, furthering the state's lead in having the most clean buses in the nation (https://www.wri.org/insights/where  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Q&A on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Fossil Fuel Subsidy Swaps: A Path to Reform at the WTO By Dhari AlSaleh and William Alan Reinsch Fifteen years after the initial attempt to reform international fossil fuel subsidies (FFSs) by the G7 and G20 in 2009 (https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/g7-fossil-fuel-subsidy-scorecard-tracking-phase-out-fiscal-support-and-public), there remains no end in sight. While  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 28 (tnsRES) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Radiation from dark matter may have kept hydrogen gas hot enough to condense into black holes Key takeaways * Supermassive black holes typically take billions of years to form. But the James Webb Space Telescope is finding them not that long after the Big Bang -- before they should have had time to form. * UCLA astrophysicists have discovered that if dark matter decays, the pho  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Now, Biden-Harris Administration Awarding $521 Million in Grants to Continue Building Out National Electric Vehicle Charging Network * * * The Biden-Harris Administration today announced $521 million in grants to continue building out electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure across 29 states, two Federally Recognized Tribes, and the District of Columbia, includi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $19,944,576 in community grant funding for Dillard University and their partner United Way of Southeast Louisiana. The City of New Orleans will receive $49,975,589 from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program (CPRG) to implement community-driven solutions that tackle the climate crisis. "New Orleans, more than any other city, kn  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 28 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell represented Swift Current Energy in closing a tax equity investment from Google for the Double Black Diamond Solar project, an 800 MWdc (593 MWac) facility located 30 miles west of Springfield, Illinois. Double Black Diamond Solar is expected to be the largest solar project east of the Mississippi River and the second-largest single-phase solar project in the U.S. once it comes onl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Now, Biden-Harris Administration Awarding $521 Million in Grants to Continue Building Out National Electric Vehicle Charging Network The Biden-Harris Administration today announced $521 million in grants to continue building out electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure across 29 states, eight Federally Recognized Tribes, and the District of Columbia, including the deplo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: Now, Biden-Harris Administration Awarding $521 Million in Grants to Continue Building Out National Electric Vehicle Charging Network The Biden-Harris Administration today announced $521 million in grants to continue building out electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure across 29 states, eight Federally Recognized Tribes, and the District of  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 28 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00099) on Aug. 26, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Weirs Creek Solar, LLC For A Certificate To Construct An Approximately 150 Megawatt Merchant Solar Electric Generating Facility In Webster County And Hopkins County, Kentucky Pursuant To KRS 278.700 And 807 KAR 5:110 SITING BOARD STAFF'S SECOND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO WEIRS CREEK SOLAR, LLC Weirs Creek S  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 28 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00334) on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * GREEN ASH SOLAR, LLC, Request for Good Cause Exemption Pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 3209-A ORDER BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT/1, Commissioners I. SUMMARY The Commission grants the request of Green Ash Solar, LLC (Green Ash Solar or Petitioner) for a good-cause exemption pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 3209-A(7). II. STATUTORY BACKGROUND During its 2021   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: The United States Army Reserve's Private Public Partnership Office (P3O) continues to expand its network of partners, bringing more internships, employment, and education opportunities to Soldiers, their dependents, and veterans. Featured Partners Frontline Healthcare Optimization Veterans Alliance Fleet Reconditioning Services Mass General Brigham Road Builders Multnomah County Sheriff Ramt  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Schumer Secured Funding For Program In Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Which Will Increase Energy Efficiency And Lower Energy Costs For Families In Ulster & Wayne County While Supporting Good-Paying Clean Energy Jobs Schumer: As Winter Approaches, We Must Prioritize Energy-Efficient Ways To Keep Homes Warm U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced $5,247,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following news release: Over the past few months, solar imports from Vietnam have been surging. As shown in Figure 1, imports from Vietnam have doubled since January 2024, reaching an all-time monthly high of 2.55 GW in June 2024. These surging imports have prompted the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee to file critical circumstances allegations against Vietnam, as well as Tha  more

GOLD COAST, Australia, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: Ten Griffith University academics are among the 200 early career researchers who have been named in the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRAs). Griffith's 10 new DECRAs represent the Science, Health, Griffith Business School and Arts/Education/Law academic groups, with the research projects winning a combined total of $4,579,244 from this round's  more