WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, Gallego, Hobbs and Other Arizona Leaders Call on Congress to Protect Arizona's Energy & Manufacturing Investments * Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) joined Governor Katie Hobbs, Arizona elected officials, and business leaders in opposing provisions in Trump and House Republicans' budget bill that would jeopardize Arizona's economic momentum as a hub for innovation in  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 14 -- Arizona Public Service Co. issued the following news on June 13, 2025: * * * APS Requests Rate Adjustment to Support Reliable Service for Customers New rates would not go into effect until the second half of 2026, if approved by the ACC * PHOENIX - Arizona Public Service (APS) today filed an application with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to update its rates to ensure it can continue providing customers with the energy they need, when they need it, whi  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, June 13 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Connecticut DEEP Launches New Online Tool to Support Solar Projects * The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently launched the Community Renewable Energy Siting Tool (CREST), a digital application that will lead to more trans  more

ITHACA, New York, June 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New approach models potential and trade-offs of floating solar * Floating solar, the practice of placing solar panels on bodies of water, can generate even more electricity per square foot than terrestrial solar. But researchers are just starting to understand the impacts of floating solar on biodiversity and climate - so how should the new technology be implemented? At what pace, extent and at what costs? In   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 13 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Public Advocates Fight Attempt to Fast-Track Fossil Fuels * Washington, D.C. -- The Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Earthjustice filed a protest at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against the Southwest Power Pool's unnecessary proposal to fast-track more gas power plants mostly at the expense of wind, solar, and battery storage projects.  Despite  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego, Stanton, Ansari, Hobbs, and Other Arizona Leaders Call on Congress to Protect Arizona's Energy & Manufacturing Investments * 69,000 jobs and $58 billion in investments in Arizona in jeopardy without federal tax credits Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined Governor Katie Hobbs, Arizona elected officials, and business leaders in opposing provisions in Trump and House Republicans' budget b  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 14 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Amazon trees under pressure: New study reveals how forest giants handle light and heat Why this matters: * Scientists use satellite images of light given off by plants -- called solar-induced fluorescence, or SIF -- to check how healthy the Amazon forest is. SIF is often used to estimate how much photosynthesis is happening. But this study shows that SIF may not be a reliable predictor of p  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 14 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Farmington science center to host field day July 24 Researchers and staff at New Mexico State University's Agricultural Science Center at Farmington are promising another exciting field day to showcase the center July 24. This year's field day takes place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the center, 300 County Road 4063 in Farmington, New Mexico. The center is situated on 254 acres leased fro  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future issued the following news release: * * * PennFuture & CVPA denounce Bresnahan move to sell out Pennsylvanians' health to advance Trump's extreme fossil fuel agenda Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Executive Director Molly Parzen and PennFuture President and CEO Pat McDonnell issued the following statement in response to Rep. Rob Bresnahan's decision to support Donald Trump's rollbacks of air emissions standards: It is  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Applauds Reversal of Flawed Biden-era Anti-Dam Agreement * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement today celebrating President Trump's move to undo the Biden administration's disastrous "Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative." "The Biden administration's one-sided, backroom agreement blatantly disregarded the essential role the lower Snake River dams play   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Health, Labor Leaders, Educators, Climate Advocates Host Virtual Teach-In on Trump Administration's Cuts to Critical Funding * Health Care and Food Justice Cuts | Climate and Education Cuts Washington (June 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee,  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Public Advocates Fight Attempt to Fast-Track Fossil Fuels * The Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Earthjustice filed a protest at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against the Southwest Power Pool's unnecessary proposal to fast-track more gas power plants mostly at the expense of wind, solar, and battery storage projects.  Despite having no solid evidence of a ca  more

ITHACA, New York, June 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * SPROUT Awards cultivate early-stage engineering research * From designing a reversible male contraceptive to detecting life on distant ocean worlds, the latest Cornell Engineering SPROUT Awards are cultivating breakthroughs across medicine, space exploration, robotics and environmental sensing. SPROUT - which stands for Support for Promising Research Opportunities and Unconventional Teams - launched in 2022. T  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Praise EPA's Proposed Repeal of Biden-Harris EPA Regulations for Power Plants, Which Would Spark Industry and Save Americans More than $1B * WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that EPA is proposing to repeal all "greenhouse gas" emissions standards for the power sector under Section 111 of the Clea  more