BOONE, North Carolina, Sept. 7 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: Rural electric cooperatives in Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania are among the first round of 16 recipients of $7.3 billion in financing for clean energy initiatives through the Empowering Rural America, or New ERA, program. The money is part of the funding made available with passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. The funding will be used to build or purchase more than 10 gigawatts of clean energy f  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Gov. Jim Justice issued the following statement tonight after learning about the death of a coal miner in Logan County. Gary Chapman, 33, of South Williamson, Kentucky passed away from injuries sustained this evening at the Mountaineer II Mine near Sharples, West Virginia. "When we lose a miner, it's not just a loss for the community, but a loss for the entire State  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * A UNSW geophysics expert explains what geoenergy and geostorage are, and why they are likely to be crucial on the journey to a cleaner future. * * * The world is in an era of energy transition - shifting from a reliance on fossil fuels to a future powered by sustainable energy sources including solar, wind and hydropower. A key reason is the urgent need to combat climate change and redu  more