TUSTIN, California, June 21 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following commentary on June 20, 2025: * * * The Hypocrisy of San Francisco's Hetch Hetchy Reservoir By Edward Ring, Director, Water and Energy Policy When it comes to self-congratulatory, performative environmentalism, San Franciscans probably lead the pack. They declared a "climate emergency," and then,   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Questions Energy Secretary Why DOE is Spiking Clean Energy Projects, Increasing Electricity Costs * 06.20.25 Cantwell presses Secretary Wright on whether DOE will renege on $1B promised for PNW green hydrogen hub On hydropower, Secretary acknowledges to Cantwell that "hydro has been a great resource for this country" that is "quite beneficial to our electricity grid" WASHINGTON, D.  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Holds Press Conference on Energy Choice Act, Vows to End Blue-State Wars on American Energy * ELMIRA, N.Y. - Today, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) held a press conference in Elmira, NY, on the Energy Choice Act to prohibit states or local governments from banning an energy service's connection, reconnection, modification, installation, or expansion based on the t  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 21 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release: * * * Constellation, Treehouse Join Forces to Offer Customers Broader, Stronger Home Charging Installation Network Companies to bolster home charging options for first-time electric vehicle owners. * BALTIMORE and SAN FRANCISCO (June 20, 2025) -- Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG), a leading supplier of energy products   more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following news release: * * * CRES Tax Credit Blog Series: 45Y and 48E Technology-Neutral and 45X Advanced Manufacturing Credits WASHINGTON - In partnership with Invenergy, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) released the following blog related to the 45Y a  more

BOONE, North Carolina, June 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Groups speak out about federal bill that would cut healthcare and raise energy prices West Virginia * CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Next Tuesday, West Virginia groups will host an in-person press conference to speak on the negative impacts of the reconciliation bill, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."  In May, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, which slashes clean energy ta  more

MERCED, California, June 21 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Idea for Powering UC Merced Smart Farm a Winner in Solar Energy Contest By Patty Guerra A UC Merced team competing in a U.S. Department of Energy contest won its division with a proposal to use floating solar panels to power the campus's Experimental Smart Farm. The Solar District Cup is a collegiate competition that challenges teams to design and model distributed energy systems for a mixed-  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Panetta Lead the Charge to Protect Monarch Butterflies * Lawmakers also introduce bipartisan resolution marking National Pollinator Week Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) today teamed up to introduce the Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat (MONARCH) Act. The bicameral bill would help prevent the extinctio  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Rewriting a scientific law to unlock the potential of energy, sensing and more * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A research team from Penn State has broken a 165-year-old law of thermal radiation with unprecedented strength, setting the stage for more efficient energy harvesting, heat transfer and infrared sensing. Their results, currently available online, are slated to be published in Physica  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on June 17, 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, first of all, I just want to say how powerful the presentations were talking about the tragedy in Minnesota and how all of our hearts go out to the families and to the entire State because it is obviously something that had a profound imp  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 20 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Solar Regulations Go Into Effect in Virginia Years in the making, regulations governing large-scale solar projects in Virginia have been finalized and went into effect Wednesday, June 18. These regulations establish standards for mitigation when a solar project causes significant impacts to farms and trees. To mitigate, a developer can secure their own permanent conservation easement o  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Policies Will Increase Electricity Costs & Kill Jobs, Burning Consumers and Businesses Alike * WASHINGTON, DC - On the campaign trail, Donald Trump pledged to cut energy costs in half. As president, his policies are causing home energy prices to increase, with consumer electricity prices set to climb by hundreds of dollars under Trump and Republicans' supposedly 'Big Beautiful Bill' which   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, June 21 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Revolutionary Rubin Observatory debuts with first images taken by world's largest camera UC Santa Cruz researchers have made key contributions to the decade-long collaboration By Mike Pena On June 23, the first images from the much-anticipated Vera C. Rubin Observatory atop Chile's Cerro Pachon will be shown to the world in grand fashion, coinciding with a celebration in Washi  more