WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten, 109 House Democrats Demand GAO Track Federal Fund Disbursement Delays Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Sean Casten led 109 House Democrats in a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) demanding the GAO develop and maintain a database to systematically track delays in disbursing appropriated and obligated funds to American communities.   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on February 19, 2025, entitled "Short-term ecological effects of solar energy development depend on plant community, soil type, and disturbance intensity." Here are excerpts: * * * 1. Solar energy is rapidly growing to decarbonize the electrical grid. Maintaining ecosystem function with solar energy generation can be promoted through construction methods that mini  more

AMES, Iowa, March 19 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Charging toward greener chemicals AMES, Iowa - Jean-Philippe Tessonnier shifts his office computer to show an illustration of a greener future that, over in the upper left, features a farmer driving a combine through a cornfield. The illustration depicts that farmer's harvest heading to the right to be processed by a fermentation plant powered by wind turbines and solar panels. The resulting fermentation b  more

NEW YORK, March 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * New Study Demonstrates Feasibility and Benefits of Small Vessel Electrification in The Bahamas (The Bahamas) A new report, led by Environmental Defense Fund and University of The Bahamas, in collaboration with the Bahamas Sportfishing Conservation Association and Photon Marine, examines the feasibility of and possible pathways for the electrification of small vessels in The Ba  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Helps Notch Verdict for Piedmont Park Conservancy in High-Profile Contract Dispute ATLANTA - Troutman Pepper Locke secured a defense verdict after an eight-day jury trial in a contract construction dispute in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia. The case, Be Our Guest Invs. v. Piedmont Park Conservancy, Inc., concluded on Wednesday, Feb.   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release: * * * Trump admin reportedly rescinds national monuments in California Opaque rollback of national monument designations paves the way for reckless leasing in beloved places WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 15, 2025)--According to New York Times and Washington Post reporting, the Trump administration has rescinded the proclamations that established two national monuments totaling nearly a million acres in California: Ch  more