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TNS Tipoffs - Energy and Gov't Newsletter for Thursday June 12, 2025 ( 9 items )  

Bourns Introduces Thick Film on Steel Product Line Offering Advanced Capabilities That Support High-Energy Applications
RIVERSIDE, California, June 12 -- Bourns, a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, issued the following news release: * * * Bourns Introduces Thick Film on Steel Product Line Offering Advanced Capabilities that Support High-Energy Applications New Thick Film on Stainless Steel Model TFOS30-1-150T is AEC-Q200 compliant with an exceptional power rating and extended temperature range * RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 11, 2025 - Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electron  more

Competitive Power Trade Group Applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Rollback of an Unrealistic and Unachievable Power Plant Rulemaking
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Competitive Power Trade Group Applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Rollback of an Unrealistic and Unachievable Power Plant Rulemaking Statement From EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchler * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this afternoon that it is initiating the process of dissolving a 2024 New Source Performance Standards final rule c  more

Gallego in Fox: 'Nuclear is the Future - So Why are Republicans Blocking It?'
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego in Fox: 'Nuclear is the Future - So Why are Republicans Blocking It?' WASHINGTON - In an op-ed published on Fox News this morning, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) makes the case for Congress to invest in the next generation of nuclear technology, small modular reactors (SMRs). This comes as Congressional Republicans debate a budget plan that would cut funding and roll back tax credits for nucle  more

Groups challenge Duke Energy refusal to power multifamily affordable housing unit using rooftop solar
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Groups challenge Duke Energy refusal to power multifamily affordable housing unit using rooftop solar * CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-Nonprofit EMPOWERment Inc., represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, filed a consumer complaint at the North Carolina Utilities Commission over Duke Energy's refusal to provide electrical service to an EMPOWERment m  more

Media Tip Sheet: Tech Industry Hopes to Save Clean-Energy Tax Cuts
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Tech Industry Hopes to Save Clean-Energy Tax Cuts * The tech industry is hoping to save clean-energy subsidies in the tax-and-spending bill through congress. The Wall Street Journa l reported that AI backers have also been leading backers of technologies including solar projects and battery storage, citing that the fear of rising prices and power shortages will disrupt investments. Exper  more

Miami University: Students Give Back With Honors College Senior Projects
OXFORD, Ohio, June 12 -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * Students give back with Honors College senior projects From research to entrepreneurship, Miami students dive into the real-world applications of their passions By Vivian Kolks There's no better place at Miami University to explore and investigate the unanswered questions of the world around us than the Honors College. Engaging learning experiences, faculty mentorship, and flexibility to design their own path means s  more

Northumbria Students Selected for Prestigious Space Weather Summer School
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, June 11 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Northumbria students selected for prestigious space weather summer school Two PhD students from Northumbria University are taking part in a highly competitive space weather summer school at the world-renowned Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico, USA, this summer. Ishbel Carlyle and Dylan Weston are spending two months at the research facility, known globally for its cuttin  more

Rolling Back Power Plant Rule Threatens to Leave Consumers Behind and Limits Energy Options
WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Rolling Back Power Plant Rule Threatens to Leave Consumers Behind and Limits Energy Options * Trump Administration move would dismantle cost-effective safeguards for the power sector Today, in response to the Trump administration's announced plans to repeal emissions regulations from existing coal-fired power plants and new gas plants, Advanced Energy United President and CEO Heather  more

Sen. Schumer Issues Comments on Senate Floor About One Big Beautiful Bill
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, on reconciliation, Republicans continue their tortured effort to ram Donald Trump's "Big Ugly Betrayal" through Congress. In the last few days, Senate Democrats have made the argument that the House Republican bill does not meet the requirem  more