WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Press Utility Companies to Answer for Rise in Profits as Marylanders Face Soaring Energy Bills Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) wrote to Maryland utility companies, pressing them for answers regarding Marylanders' rising energy costs. In their letter, the Senators ask senior executives of Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE), Pepco, Delmar  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release: * * * Businesses warn clean energy rollback will increase risk to North Carolina ratepayers Leading companies in North Carolina are urging the state's House of Representatives to vote against legislation that would rollback Duke Ener  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 2 -- Bechtel issued the following news release: * * * Bechtel Applauds Green Light for Thacker Pass Lithium Project Nevada lithium mine to bolster American energy security and domestic supply chain Bechtel praised the final investment decision from Lithium Americas to begin work on its Thacker Pass lithium mine and processing facility in northern Nevada. Thacker Pass is now the largest measured lithium reserve and resource in the world and has the potential t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Top Scientists Issue Urgent Warning on Fossil Fuels In a new review, Mary Willis, Jonathan Buonocore, and other environmental health experts present a bevy of evidence that details how fossil fuels are harmful to humans, wildlife, and the environment, and identifies ways to transition to clean, renewable energy. In a new review published in the peer-reviewed journal Oxford Open Climat  more

FOLSOM, California, April 2 -- The California Independent System Operator issued the following news release: * * * California ISO releases 2024-2025 Draft Transmission Plan Stakeholder call scheduled for April 15 to review the plan and collect feedback FOLSOM, Calif. - The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has released its draft 2024-2025 Transmission Plan, recommending 31 total projects costing an estimated $4.8 billion at buildout. The vast majority of the projects - 28 of the 3  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 1 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Court of Appeals Must Undo Orders that Allowed the Unlawful Expansion of Methane Gas Infrastructure in Puerto Rico, Groups Argue Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's unlawful authorization of a modification to a methane gas terminal in Puerto Rico's San Juan Bay area, na  more

MERCED, California, April 2 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Researchers Make the Case for Charging Cars During the Day By Patty Guerra Many people with electric vehicles drive them to work during the day and then charge them overnight after returning home. But a simple reversal of that schedule could make it cheaper and easier to charge your electric car. That was the conclusion reached by a team of UC Merced researchers, who recently published a pape  more