LA JOLLA, California, April 22 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * 6 Ways UC San Diego Research is Future-Proofing the Planet By Sara Bock Our planet is under growing pressure--whether it's the safety of the food we eat, the quality of the air we breathe or the stability of the systems we rely on--and UC San Diego researchers are stepping up with science-driven solutions. In honor of Earth Day, we're spotlighting six innovative efforts to tackle   more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, April 23 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco and Matchbook Learning Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Mark the Opening of The Match High School and Career Center The celebration marked a major $20M school project by Ameresco to improve energy efficiency and resiliency in Indianapolis FRAIMINGHAM, MA and INDIANAPOLIS, IN - April 22, 2025 - Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: A  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Padilla, Reed Introduce Bills to Permanently Protect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans from Offshore Drilling WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Earth Day, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Jack Reed (D-RI) announced a pair of bills to permanently protect the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean from the dangers of fossil fuel drilling. The package includes Booker and Reed's Clean Ocean an  more

FOLSOM, California, April 23 -- 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   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 23 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Sydlik, Wang Use Expertise To Make Upcycling Plastic Easier By Giordana Verrengia Thanks to a one-two punch of chemistry and computational modeling, a seed grant project supported by Carnegie Mellon University's Scott Institute for Energy Innovation is giving plastics a new lease on life. Stefanie Sydlik, an associate professor of chemistry, and Gerald Wang, an assistant professor of civil and  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 23 -- Creighton University issued the following news: * * * Creighton's path to sustainability: Where hope meets innovation With its Sustainable Creighton Initiative, the University seeks to meet "the needs and aspirations of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to do the same" (1987 UN "Our Common Future" report) while also remaining true to our Catholic, Jesuit mission in giving the Creighton family reasons to be optimistic about the fut  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Farmers, Clean Energy Trades Urge Michigan Lawmakers to Oppose Anti-Business Legislation House Bills 4027 and 4028 would take rights away from landowners, scramble an otherwise business-friendly environment, and raise electricity costs for consumers LANSING, MI - Diverse stakeholders are joining together to encourage Michigan legislators to oppose House Bills 4027 and 4028. Today  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 22 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis, Office of Just Transition and OEDIT Announce $2 Million for New Multi-Use Events and Resiliency Center in Moffat County DENVER -- Today, the Office of Just Transition (OJT) within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) and the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced their intent to award Moffat County a $2 million Just Transition  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 23 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * iPR Pharmaceuticals Earns its 1st EPA's ENERGY STAR Certification for Superior Energy Efficiency Outperforms similar U.S. Plants on measure of energy efficiency iPR Pharmaceuticals, Inc., part of AstraZeneca, is proud to announce that it has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ENERGY STAR certification. This prestigious recognition confirms that the facilit  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Matsui, Neguse, Cohen Lead Resolution to Celebrate Earth Day Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), member of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) joined Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) to lead a group of 48 lawmakers in introducing a resolut  more

PASADENA, California, April 22 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's EZIE Mission Captures 'First Light' Following its mid-March launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, NASA's EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission has taken its first measurements, beginning a campaign to help scientists better understand Earth's connection to space and mitigate the negative impacts of space weather on society. These "first light" observ  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 23 -- Northwestern University's Institute for Sustainability and Energy issued the following news: * * * 'Turning the Ship' of Climate Change Former Energy Secretary charts a path to net-zero emissions during a packed lecture at Northwestern Nobel Prize-winning physicist and former U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu shares insights on possible ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. By 2050, over 215 million people--more than the population of Brazil--will be dis  more

NEW YORK, April 22 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals Details Systemwide Climate Resilience and Sustainability Achievements Since Earth Day 2024 Since Earth Day 2024, the public hospital system has reduced annual operational carbon emissions by nearly 6,000 metric tons and achieved nearly $2.5 million in annual energy cost savings NYC Health + Hospitals completed climate resilience projects at NYC Heal  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * On Earth Day, Governor Hochul Announces Approval of Three Large-Scale Energy Projects To celebrate Earth Day, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) has issued final siting permits to develop and operate Foothills Solar, a 40 megawatt (MW) solar facility in the Town of Mayfield in Fulton County; Rock District Solar  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Booker, Reed Introduce Bills to Permanently Protect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans from Offshore Drilling WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Earth Day, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) announced a pair of bills to permanently protect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans from the dangers of fossil fuel drilling. The package includes Padilla's West Coast   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 22 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * REMINDER: Lombardo and Trump Continue to Undermine Climate Action, Costing Jobs and Halting Projects On Earth Day, here's a reminder that Donald Trump and Joe Lombardo are undermining the environment and costing the state jobs and federal investments. Trump's efforts to freeze Inflation Reduction Act dollars is threatening the more than $15.5 billion in investments and the more than 20,000 go  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Supporting Next-Generation Workforce Development: Governor Hochul Announces Work Now Underway on Expansion of Advanced Technology Center at Monroe Community College Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that work is now underway on the expanded Advanced Technology Center at Monroe Community College's main campus in the Town of Brighton, Monroe County. The $69.6 million project will move criti  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 22 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * TMEIC Earns Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global Company of the Year Award for Leading the Industrial Carbon-Neutral Solutions Market San Antonio, TX -- 23 rd April, 2025 -- Frost & Sullivan recently researched the industrial carbon-neutral solutions industry and, based on its fi  more

ITHACA, New York, April 22 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Trading some corn-ethanol land for solar offers 'tremendous opportunity' In the U.S., 12 million hectares of land - an area about the size of New York state - are currently used to grow corn for ethanol. But strategically converting a small portion of that to solar facilities could vastly increase energy production per hectare, as well as provide ecological benefits and financial resiliency for farmers. In a p  more