CHICAGO, Illinois, June 5 -- The Citizens Utility Board issued the following news release: * * * AMID 50% INCREASE IN AMEREN'S POWER PRICE, CUB CALLS ON UTILITY TO WORK WITH CUSTOMERS TO KEEP THEM SAFE, COOL, CONNECTED THIS SUMMER As Ameren Illinois customers face a 50 percent increase in the price of power, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) on Wednesday called for the utility to work with people struggling to afford their bills this summer so they can keep their electricity on and protect the  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Babin, McCormick Probe $27 Billion Biden-Era EPA Climate Fund Amid Oversight, Favoritism Concerns (Washington, D.C.) - Yesterday, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin and Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Rich McCormick sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Admin  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- NASA issued the following news on June 4, 2025: * * * Core Components for NASA's Roman Space Telescope Pass Major Shake Test By Ashley Balzer The core portion of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully completed vibration testing, ensuring it will withstand the extreme shaking experienced during launch. Passing this key milestone brings Roman one step closer to helping answer essential questions about the role of dark energy and other cosmic mysteries.  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2026 Budget Request * Heinrich and Lujan: "Trump's budget is an attack on New Mexicans" WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, released the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 (F  more

ITHACA, New York, June 4 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Microbes that extract rare earth elements also can capture carbon * A small but mighty microbe that can safely extract the rare earth and other critical elements for building everything from satellites to solar panels has another superpower: capturing carbon dioxide. Three papers published in the last month by Cornell researchers explore new strategies to recruit the bacteria Gluconobacter oxydans (G. oxydans)   more

LONDON, England, June 2 (TNSxrep) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * Solar Shines the Path for the Philippines to Reduce Reliance on Fossil Fuel Imports KEY TAKEAWAYS * BloombergNEF's The Philippines' Path to Clean and Affordable Electricity report finds that solar power is already the cheapest source of electricity generation in the Philippines * 2025 is a pivotal moment for the country to accelerate the decarbonization of its power sector * Sol  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, June 5 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release: * * * Vishay Intertechnology Introduces New High-Reliability Isolation Amplifiers with Industry-Leading CMTI for Precision Applications MALVERN, Pa. -- June 4, 2025 -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced the release of its latest isolation amplifiers, the VIA0050DD, VIA0250DD, and VIA2000SD. These new devices offer enhanced performance for a wide range of industrial, automotive  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * WHAT KIGGANS & WITTMAN VOTED FOR: "Trump's Budget Wish Could Threaten Billions in Clean Energy Investment in Virginia" [Inside Climate News] * Kiggans and Wittman voted to gut clean energy tax credits that are currently bringing $18.2 billion in investment and almost 11,000 jobs to Virginia Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman cast decisive votes in Congress to gut clean energy tax credit  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 5 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy provides update on Ten Mile Creek Solar Project to St. Croix County officials EAU CLAIRE, Wis. June 4, 2025- During a recent meeting with St. Croix County officials, Xcel Energy provided a comprehensive update on the Ten Mile Creek Solar Project, highlighting a number of significant milestones including the completion of successful discussions with private landowners who have agreed to lease 100  more