WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Hernandez Call on Trump Administration to Maintain Funding for Puerto Rico Energy Resilience * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico Pablo Jose Hernandez (D-P.R.) led 19 Members of Congress in a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright calling on the Trump Administration to reverse its   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 19 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Iowans Household Energy Costs Could Increase by $550 Annually Under Republican's Budget Cuts Iowa's Republican Lawmakers in Congress Voted for the Cuts as Part of the Big, Bad Budget-Busting Bill * Washington D.C. - A bill that Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Zach Nunn, Randy Feenstra and Ashley Hinson voted for could increase Iowa household energy costs by up to $550 annually. The cuts, which were mad  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Jen Kiggans "Flip-Flopped on Energy Credits," Jeopardizing VA Jobs & Investment * "Yet in the end, she cast the deciding vote in favor of the bill despite its blow to wind and solar... put[ting] Kiggans at odds with many in her district" New reporting from Bloomberg today is highlighting how vulnerable Republican Congresswoman Jen Kiggans flip-flopped like a fish out of water. Bl  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 19 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release: * * * Major U.S. Grid Operator Quickly Resubmits Discriminatory Energy Plan to FERC Less than a month after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied Midcontinent Independent System Operator's (MISO) discriminatory energy plan, the grid operator ran roughshod on the stakeholder process and resubmitted an updated discriminatory plan with federal regulators. There are issues with both the content of M  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: Senate Republican's Big Ugly Bill Is Still a Disaster for Household Energy Costs and Clean Energy * FROM: Matthew Davis, Vice President of Federal Policy, League of Conservation Voters TO: Interested Parties MEMO: Senate Republican's Big Ugly Bill Is Still a Disaster for Household Energy Costs and Clean Energy Senate Finance Republicans Follow the House's Le  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 19 -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * MSU research A to Z An alphabetical look at how Spartan research is changing the world * As the premier land-grant university in the United States and a leading global public research institution, Michigan State University is where big questions meet real-world solutions. Spartan researchers are exploring the unknown, solving urgent problems and advancing knowledge that changes lives -- in Michigan  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NJ HAX Plasma Forge, a new strategic innovation center, is coming to the Princeton area * New Jersey is forging ahead with plans to create a new Strategic Innovation Center for plasma research, thanks to a new partnership between the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (Link is external) (NJEDA), venture capital firm SOSV (Link is external) and the U.S. Department o  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * North Carolina Solar for All Community Advisory Board to meet June 24 * The North Carolina Solar for All (EnergizeNC) Community Advisory Board will meet at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, virtually. Members of the public may attend using Webex. An agenda and supporting documents are available on the Solar for All Community Advisory Board webpage. Event :   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news on June 18, 2025: * * * Six Scientific Advances Made Possible by Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry By Laurie Chong Since 2006, the Molecular Foundry at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has empowered thousands of researchers to explore, engineer, and understand materials at the atomic scale--unlocking discoveries with far-reaching impact. As a nat  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Ten Groups Push Back Against Trump's Illegal Campbell Plant Extension * West Olive, MI --Today, 10 public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy's illegal extension of the J.H. Campbell power plant past its planned expiration. On May 23, the Department of Energy issued an order forcing the power plant to remain operational past its planned May 31 expiration date.   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Ten Groups Push Back Against Trump's Illegal Campbell Plant Extension * West Olive, MI \- Today, 10 public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy's illegal extension of the J.H. Campbell power plant past its planned expiration. On May 23, the Department of Energy issued an order forcing the power plant to remain operational past its planned May 31 expiration date. The order   more

LOGAN, Utah, June 19 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Announces Additions to Solar Energy Capacity, Advancing Sustainability, Energy Stability LOGAN, Utah -- Utah State University has partnered with Castle Gate Engineering to significantly expand its on-campus solar energy production. This initiative, which will add more than 1 megawatt DC of solar generation across four Cache Valley locations, marks a major step forward in the university's commitment to sustaina  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * West Virginians say "enough is enough" at AEP rate hike hearing * Wheeling, WV \- West Virginians' electric bills will rise, making them the fastest-rising rates in the nation, if the rate hike proposed by American Electric Power (AEP) is approved by the Public Service Commission (PSC). The proposal would affect customers of AEP's subsidiaries, Wheeling Power (serving Ohio and Marshall Cou  more