NEW YORK, April 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Americans Want More Opportunity and Safer, Healthier Communities. The Trump Administration Has Only Delivered Less. "The Trump administration took office 100 days ago promising American families that life would change for the better. The administration said it would strengthen the economy, supercharge domestic manufacturing and energy production, and supply new jobs. "They p  more

NEW YORK, April 30 -- Barnard College issued the following news: * * * Barnard Talks Climate Across Scales Community members tuned into a cross-disciplinary faculty panel discussion on climate politics, research, and debates. Over at least four decades, Barnard has remained at the forefront of climate action from all angles -- being a leading circular campus in the U.S., earning a STARS gold rating, and pledging to reach net-zero emissions by 2040. This Earth Month, the Office of the Provos  more

FOLSOM, California, April 30 -- The California Independent System Operator issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * 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 pro  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 30 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release: * * * Constellation Energy Corporation Declares Dividend BALTIMORE (April 29, 2025) - The Board of Directors of Constellation Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CEG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3878 per share on Constellation's common stock. The dividend is payable on June 6, 2025, to shareholders of record as of  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Exploring new frontiers in mineral extraction The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules." Elsewhere, along active and inactive hydrothermal vents and the deep ocean's ridges, volcanic arcs, and tectonic plate boundaries, and on the flanks of seamounts, lie other types of mineral-rich deposits contain  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Governor Shapiro's "Lightning Plan" Introduced in General Assembly with Broad Support to Secure Pennsylvania's Energy Future Harrisburg, PA - Last week, Governor Josh Shapiro's "Lightning Plan" -- a bold, all-of-the-above energy strategy to secure Pennsylvania's energy future -- was introduced in the General Assembly. The plan is backed by a broad coalition of labor, indust  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 30 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Gov. Evers Wraps Up Statewide Earth Week Tour, Highlights 2025-27 Budget Investments to Protect State's Natural Resources, Support Climate Resilience MADISON -- Gov. Tony Evers last week wrapped up his statewide tour celebrating Earth Week, during which he visited local parks, communities, fish hatcheries, conservation groups, and more across the state to celebrate Earth Day, Forest   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 29 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * Astrophysicists Strike Gold Since the big bang, the early universe had hydrogen, helium, and a scant amount of lithium. Later, some heavier elements, including iron, were forged in stars. But one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics is: How did the first elements heavier than iron, such as gold, get created and distributed throughout the universe? A new answer has come from an unexpecte  more

PASADENA, California, April 29 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Juno Mission Gets Under Jupiter's and Io's Surface NASA's Juno mission has gathered new findings after peering below Jupiter's cloud-covered atmosphere and the surface of its fiery moon, Io. Not only has the data helped develop a new model to better understand the fast-moving jet stream that encircles Jupiter's cyclone-festooned north pole, it's also revealed for the first time th  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Madam Speaker, I rise to draw your attention to mid-Michigan, where we will find the blueprint for how we should be investing in the next generation of American manufacturing. Transformative investments in high-tech manufacturing are not only creatin  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1721, the Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act. This bipartisan legislation that I co-lead with Representative Schrier directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a comprehensive study ex  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 29 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * The Science of a Better Built Environment Alumni of the USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) reflect on how to innovate for resilience, energy-efficiency, and wellbeing in the built environment. Chat with just a handful of CEE graduates who studied building science - whether as an undergraduate or a master's student - and   more