PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * ACC Summer Preparedness Workshop 2025 Highlights Phoenix, Ariz. -- The Arizona Corporation Commission's Summer Preparedness Workshop is an important annual exercise, where state utility providers present their plans to the Commission regarding their capacity to meet peak demand during the extreme heat in the summer months. The Commission also ensures that regulated utili  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces Environmental Justice Community Impact Grant Awards to 21 Community-Based Organizations The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that approximately $2 million in Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants is being awarded to support 21 community-based organizations with projects that address environmental a  more

OAKLAND, California, April 25 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * DEEP-SEA MINING EXECUTIVE ORDER FAST-TRACKS DESTRUCTIVE OCEAN MINING Deep sea mining risks irreversible ecological harm, adds to climate change, creates risk to the global fishing industry, and is not necessary to obtain these minerals. MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, 310.730.9407 EL CERRITO, CA--April 25, 2025 -- Yesterday's Executive Order would invest massive U.S. resources to   more

LAUREL, Maryland, April 25 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Dragonfly Mission Passes Critical Design Review NASA's Dragonfly, the first rotorcraft designed for scientific exploration on another ocean world, has passed its Critical Design Review. Led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, the mission to Saturn's icy moon Titan will investigate prebiotic chemical processes   more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 26 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: * * * DTE Energy completes its second new solar park of 2025 funded by Michigan's largest community solar program Approximately 20,000 homes to be powered with clean, renewable energy from DTE's Pine River Solar Park when fully online this spring DETROIT, April 25, 2025 -- DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE), Michigan's largest producer of and investor in renewable energy, announced that construction has been completed at P  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 26 -- George Mason University issued the following campus news: * * * This campus greenhouse is powered by the sun--and student innovation By Lauren Reuscher Gardening season is here, and those with green thumbs are preparing their planting strategy for the season. In any garden, plants need basic essentials to grow: sunlight, soil or nutrients, air, and water. Through a new solar array at George Mason University's Fairfax Campus, the sun will play double duty in t  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 26 -- Lewis and Clark College issued the following news: * * * A Quantum Leap for Physics Students Ben Olsen, assistant professor of physics, is establishing Lewis & Clark's first Quantum Information Science and Engineering lab to probe how unusual types of matter behave at the subatomic level. But first he and his students have to build "The Apparatus." The steel structure occupying one end of a long table in Ben Olsen's lab consists of two tower-like structures and   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Lunar Space Station for NASA's Artemis Campaign to Begin Final Outfitting NASA continues to mark progress on plans to work with commercial and international partners as part of the Gateway program. The primary structure of HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) arrived at Northrop Grumman's facility in Gilbert, Arizona, where it will undergo final outfitting and verification testing. HALO will provide Artemis astronauts w  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Michigan Awards Over $8 Million to Local Governments Hosting Solar Projects On April 14, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced $8.1 million in new Renewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA) funds to support solar energy development across the state. This fourth round of funding will help crea  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Students to present solar design project at expo on April 30 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Students in Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering Nelson Dzade's "EGEE 437: Design of Solar Energy Conversion Systems" class worked with Greenwood Furnace State Park this spring semester as part of a Sustainable Communities Collaborative (SCC) project in partnership with Pennsylvania's Dep  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 26 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * Teton County, WY becomes the world's first county certified as an International Dark Sky Community Teton County, Wyoming Teton County, Wyoming, was certified as an International Dark Sky Community on April 11th, 2025, by DarkSky International. This achievement culminates a decade of collaborative work between the Town of Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming Stargazing, Dr. John Barentine, Dr. Bryan Boulange  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * This Week in Climate Action - April 25, 2025 Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering legislative action at the state and federal levels to combat climate change and the Trump administration's dangerous agenda. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook,   more