ARGONNE, Illinois, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Argonne innovations squeeze more out of used nuclear fuel and rare earth materials Rotating packed bed contactor technology may be safe, scalable solution that helps the U.S. expand the potential of nuclear energy Nuclear scientists advance a technology for more efficient uranium and rare earth element recovery. Nuclear energy has enormous potential to power cu  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Calls On Hyundai To Address Environmental Concerns In $6B Louisiana Steel Mill BATON ROUGE, LA -- Environment and community groups are calling on Hyundai to ensure its $6 billion investment in a new steel mill in Louisiana, which was announced Monday, March 24, uses zero carbon steel methods that do not contribute to already high pollution levels in the region, known as 'Cancer A  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 25 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Boosting Rural Business Development: Governor Polis and OEDIT Introduce Rural Jump-Start Operating Grants DENVER - Today, the Business Funding & Incentives division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced a three-year Rural Jump-Start (RJS) grant program to continue to encourage economic development and job creation in economically distressed, r  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Administrator Zeldin Addresses Environmental Council of States' 2025 Spring Meeting, Highlights Commitment to Cooperative Federalism WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin addressed the Environmental Council of the States' 2025 Spring Meeting, which convenes state environmental agency heads, highlighting his commitment to cooperative federalism. Ad  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Europe's Message to Moscow: We Will Keep Sanctions From the beginning of Russia's invasion, the European Union has stood together with our American allies, providing military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine and imposing tough sanctions. Whatever the US now does, no reason exists to change course. The facts speak for themselves: sanctions are working. Russia faces increasing economic difficulties  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Daniel Kochis, a senior fellow in the Center on Europe and Eurasia at the Hudson Institute, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Arms Control, International Security and U.S. Assistance to Europe: Review and Reforms for the State Department": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, my name is Daniel Kochis, I am a Senior Fellow in   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 26 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a formal request for information to Big Rivers Electric Corporation (BREC) as part of its annual review of the company's Marginal Resource Support Mechanism (MRSM) charge for the 2024 calendar year. The request, documented in Case No. 2025-00021, mandates BREC to provide detailed financial data and explanations by April 8, 2025. The PSC's request, issued under 807 KAR 5:001, requires BREC to submit electron  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 26 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * N.C. A&T Researchers Use Unique Design to Produce Renewable "Green Hydrogen" By Jamie Crockett EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 25, 2025) -- According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, nonrenewable sources like "fossil fuels -- petroleum, natural gas, and coal -- accounted for about 84% of total U.S. primary energy production in 2023." When fossil fuels  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 26 -- Tampa Electric, an Emera company, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Port Tampa Bay and Tampa Electric Announce Strategic Land Deal Tampa Electric's sale of 22 waterfront acres supports economic growth at the Port Following formal approval from the Port Tampa Bay board today, Tampa Electric and Port Tampa Bay have announced a mutually beneficial land deal involving the sale of nearly 22 acres of waterfront property, marking a milestone for   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 25 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Reporter exposes network of AI-generated 'local' newsletters Nieman Lab reporter Andrew Deck knew something seemed off when he received the "Good Day Fort Collins" e-newsletter despite claims it was produced by the local community. After discussing it with a local journalist source, they agreed it was AI-generated. Andrew Deck His recent story, " Inside a network of   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Calls On Michigan To Invest in Clean Steel as Cleveland-Cliffs Idles Dearborn Plant DETROIT, MI - Cleveland-Cliffs announced today that it will temporarily idle its aging Dearborn Works steel plant and lay off 600 workers starting in July, just as Hyundai revealed a $6 billion investment in a new U.S. steel mill in Louisiana that it says will create more than 1,300 jobs. This u  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on Energy Holds Hearing on Grid Reliability WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, led a hearing titled Keeping the Lights On: Examining the State of Regional Grid Reliability. "Today's grid operators made it clear that America needs more energy to be pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Trout Unlimited President and CEO Chris Wood from a March 12, 2025, hearing on the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (S.544), Critical Materials Future Act (S.596), Critical Minerals Security Act (S.789) and the Mining Waste, Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (S.859). * * * Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich and Committee Members: My name is Chris Wood. I am the President and CEO of Trout  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 26 -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: * * * Fixing the damn . . . waterways In the U.S., ships transport $770 billion worth of commodities via inland lakes and rivers each year. IMSE Associate Professors Zhen Hu and Armagan Bayram aim to make this system more cost-effective and efficient. Last Friday, one of Michigan's largest tourist attractions -- which also happens to be a tremendous driver of the state and nation's economy  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Utah Mining Association President Brian Somers from a March 12, 2025, hearing on the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 (H.R. 2925): * * * Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, Senator Curtis, and other members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to testify. My name is Brian Somers and I am the president of the Utah Mining Association (UMA). UMA was founded in 1915 and a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 26 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * With the Richmond area eyed for a world-first nuclear plant, VCU expert outlines the remarkable potential for clean energy - and the uncertainty Nuclear engineering leader Supathorn Phongikaroon distills the opportunity and challenge of fusion. By Leila Ugincius The term "ground zero" is rooted in ominous nuclear overtones, marking the detonation spot of an atomic weapon. But it also has come t  more