WASHINGTON, May 12 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Advanced Energy United Warns Tax Package Will Lead to Higher Costs and Threatens America's Energy Supply Advanced Energy United urges bipartisan support for policies driving affordable, reliable energy and economic growth. WASHINGTON, DC -- Today Advanced Energy United's CEO Heather O'Neill issued the following statement in response to the release of the House Ways and Means Committee  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * E2: Now Not Time to Raise Taxes on American-Made Energy, Manufacturing WASHINGTON - The House Committee on Ways and Means introduced legislation--set to begin markup Tuesday-- that would raise taxes on U.S. energy, rolling back critical clean energy tax credits that have driven more than $131 billion in private-sector investments into clean energy related projects and factories nationwid  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak statement on Ways and Means Committee budget reconciliation text Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) gave the following statement after key provisions from her legislation, the Ending Intermittent Energy Subsidies Act, were included in the budget reconciliation text released by the House on Ways and Means Committee today. "I came to Congress to be a voice for re  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * House Natural Resources Democrats Reject Republicans' Scorched-Earth Plan to Sacrifice our Public Lands, Waters & Wildlife for Billionaire Tax Cuts GOP's "Environmental Liquidation for Billionaires Act" MOST EXTREME ANTI-ENVIRONMENT BILL IN AMERICAN HISTORY" Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, House Natural Resources Committee De  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: The Week Ahead -- Most Extreme Anti-Environmental Bill in U.S. History Charges Forward in the House FROM: Sara Chieffo, VP of Government Affairs, LCV TO: Interested Parties MEMO: The Week Ahead -- Most Extreme Anti-Environmental Bill in U.S. History Charges Forward in the House Despite the overwhelming public support for the lower costs, good-paying jobs, and   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 13 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) has accepted the 2024 Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (CEPS) compliance plans filed by Duke Energy Progress, LLC (DEP) and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (DEC). The decision, detailed in an order issued on May 12, 2025, confirms that the utilities have outlined how they will meet the state's clean energy targets for the next three years. North Carolina's CEPS, which requires electric power suppli  more

NEW YORK, May 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * New Tax Bill Threatens U.S. Clean Energy Boom (Washington, D.C. -- May 12, 2025) The latest budget reconciliation proposal before two key U.S. House committees this week would dramatically roll back federal clean energy tax incentives and overturn critical EPA programs, undermining an American-made energy boom and domestic manufacturing, raising costs for businesses and families  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 13 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sayre and Rep. Gere applaud Community Action Grant funding for Kennebunk and Kennebunkport AUGUSTA - On May 1, the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future announced that the towns of Kennebunk and Kennebunkport have been selected as recipients of Community Action Grant awards from the Community Resilience Partnership. Kennebunk will receive $75,000 to install rooftop solar to the   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Proposed Reconciliation Legislation in U.S. House Committee Markups WASHINGTON D.C. -- Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on the reconciliation bill text released by the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee: "At a time wh  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Third Way issued the following news release: * * * Third Way Statement on Republican Energy Tax Increase WASHINGTON--House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the text today of planned changes to clean energy tax credits through Republicans' budget reconciliation bill. If passed, the bill will raise taxes on new energy and manufacturing projects, an increase that is virtually guaranteed to be passed on to consumers. Third Way Senior Director   more

MERCED, California, May 13 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Dust is a Danger to Central Valley Health and Will Likely Get Worse, Researchers Find By Lorena Anderson People don't think about dust much until it's time to clean the house, but a new report by UC researchers could raise awareness of the growing threat of dust and dust storms. Dust affects everything from cardiovascular and brain health to traffic collisions and agricultural yield. "Beyond t  more