WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The American Energy Alliance issued the following news release: * * * AEA Calls on House of Representatives to Remain Firm on Ending the Green New Deal (07/01/2025) - This morning, the U.S. Senate passed H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The vote was 51-50, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The bill will now return to the House of Representatives where a vote is expected on Wednesday. Notably, the final Senate version of the bill grants   more

SEATTLE, Washington, July 2 -- Amazon issued the following news: * * * Amazon's latest fulfillment center features geothermal technology, vertical solar panels New building in Japan will be heated and cooled by geo-exchange, and will be Amazon's largest onsite solar project outside the US. * Amazon's newest fulfillment center in Japan is designed not only to ensure customers receive their orders, but to operate more sustainably--using the Earth's own underground temperature to heat and cool  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 1 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * Ameresco Receives Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global Company of the Year Award for Excellence in Energy Services * San Antonio, TX -- July 1, 2025 -- Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that Ameresco has been awarded the 2025 Global Company of the Year Award in the energy se  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association posted the following news release: * * * American Clean Power Statement: Senate Final Passage of Budget Bill * The American Clean Power Association (ACP) issued the following statement from CEO Jason Grumet after the Senate passed, in a 51-50 vote, the reconciliation bill:  "The Senate reconciliation package is a step backward for American energy policy. The intentional effort to undermine the fastest-growing sou  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The American Energy Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Senate's Version of Big Beautiful Bill Vastly Improved, Needs Some Clarity (6/28/25) - The Senate may begin voting as soon as today on a revised version of H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In May, the House passed this legislation, prioritizing energy security and affordability by eliminating most of the costly green energy subsidies and wasteful green grants to outside organizations. American E  more

BOONE, North Carolina, July 1 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Appalachian Voices statement on Senate passage of H.R.1, slashing clean energy in favor of billionaire and polluter tax breaks * Today, the U.S. Senate passed the reconciliation bill, H.R. 1, officially known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." The bill will hinder new energy production and lead to an increase in electricity prices for the entire country by repealing energy   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 1 (TNSxrep) -- The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Senate Budget Bill: 2.3 Million Jobs & $419 Billion at Stake Updated Model Outlines Job Losses, Economic Risk in Latest Senate Reconciliation Bill New Analysis: 2.3 Million Jobs & $419 Billion at Stake While Electricity Costs Rise * WASHINGTON--Today, in partnership with the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), Greenline Insights released  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 2 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release: * * * Ugly Impact of Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' on Wisconsin's Environment Press Releases, Clean Air, Clean Water, Climate and Energy, Government and Policy * Senate Republicans have passed a bill that will mean more pollution, higher energy costs, more extraction on public lands, and lost jobs here in Wisconsin. The so-called 'Big, Beautiful, Bill' is a gift to big oil at the expense of Wisconsin families a  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Accelerator Behind the Scenes of Essential Tech The impact of Berkeley Lab's 88-Inch Cyclotron spans areas you might not expect, from GPS and Mars missions to cancer treatment and fusion materials. * At the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), the 88-Inch Cyclotron is a powerful machine built to accelerate ions and explore the ato  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 1 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Fear, trust and other human factors are vital yet overlooked piece of solar geoengineering research * Study: Models and scenarios for solar radiation modification need to include human perceptions of risk (DOI: 10.1088/2752-5295/addd42) Human perceptions hold the key to the future of solar geoengineering and other approaches to cool our warming planet. A new study from the University of Michigan ur  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Five Years Later, the Virginia Clean Economy Act Is Delivering, and United Is Still Leading the Way * Celebrating the progress Virginia has made, and reaffirming our commitment to ensuring the full promise of the VCEA is realized in the years ahead RICHMOND, VA - Today marks the five-year anniversary of the landmark Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA), the historic legislation that set  more

LONDON, England, July 2 -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: * * * Government announces support for solar energy Widespread roll out of solar panels is "simply common sense", but need to ensure communities local to renewable developments benefit, says Friends of the Earth * Responding to the UK government's strategy for accelerating the roll out of solar energy, published today by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Mike Childs, head of science, policy   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * GOP Senate Votes To Take Away Health Care for Millions In Exchange for Billionaire Tax Breaks * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate passed their own version of Trump's budget bill. Vice President Vance broke a tie to pass the bill after three GOP senators -- Susan Collins, Thom Tillis, and Rand Paul -- voted against it. The bill will now go back to the House for consideration. Lisa Gilbert  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * GOP Votes Down Warnock Amendment to Save Georgia Jobs, Protect Rural Manufacturing Boom * Senator Reverend Warnock took to the Senate floor to offer a bipartisan amendment to protect hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs across the country Senator Warnock was instrumental in passing these clean energy tax credits, which are responsible for 42,000 good-paying jobs in Georgia In his effo  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Votes Against Republicans' Budget Bill That Strips Health Care from Americans, Closes Rural Hospitals, Explodes National Deficit * Republicans' legislation will increase prices for Coloradans, strip health care from 17 million Americans, increase the deficit, and give tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy Republicans blocked Hickenlooper-backed amendments to protect funding for Medicaid   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * I'm Voting NO on Trump's Big Ugly Budget * I believe in supporting working families. That's why I am voting NO on Republicans' big, ugly bill that would gut health care, food assistance, and basic needs programs that everyday Americans rely on. It is a handout to billionaires at the expense of middle-class and working families. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Trump's bu  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 2 (TNSxrep) -- The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Latest Model Outlines Job Losses, Economic Risk in Final Senate Reconciliation Bill New Analysis: 1.6 Million Jobs & $290 Billion at Stake While Electricity Costs Rise * WASHINGTON--Today, following passage of the budget reconciliation bill in the U.S. Senate, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and Greenline Insights released new analy  more

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, July 1 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * New collaboration to pioneer solar technology for space Loughborough and Swansea universities have joined forces on a pioneering mission to transform solar power in space by developing lightweight cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells on ultra-thin glass - a game-changing technology set to revolutionise energy systems for satellites and space-based manufacturing. With the global space industry bo  more

NEW YORK, July 2 -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news: * * * Senate Budget Bill Delivers a Blow to Clean Energy, but Public Lands Sell-Off Averted WASHINGTON (July 1, 2025) - The U.S. Senate today passed its federal budget bill, legislation that could have a lasting impact on our nation's ability to halt the decline of migratory birds across the hemisphere. If enacted, the bill would result in a significant setback in U.S. manufacturing and deployment of utility-scale win  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 2 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on July 1, 2025: * * * Oceantic Statement: Senate Passes Shortsighted Reconciliation, Raising Energy Prices and Ceding Global Competitiveness * BALTIMORE - Earlier today, the Senate passed the latest reconciliation text, which maintained clean energy tax provisions of the Investment Reduction Act (IRA), while introducing shortsighted energy policy that fails t  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Senate passes federal tax bill that hurts the South's economy * The Senate pushes harmful policies in the "Big, Bad, Not-so-Beautiful Bill," including slashing clean energy tax credits. WASHINGTON - Today, the Senate passed a harmful budget reconciliation bill that would gut clean energy and electric vehicle tax credits and strip funding to protect forest  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Advancing Agenda for a Strong, Prosperous America * ***Click here for audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate voted today to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) by a vote of 51 to 50. This legislation permanently extends the 2017 Trump tax cuts, accelerates American energy dominance, supports the nation's farmers and ranchers  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Reconciliation Bill That Seeks to Put the Nail in the Coffin of Clean Energy and Transportation Industries * Below is a statement by Gretchen Goldman, UCS president. "If passed into law, the Senate bill would be extremely damaging to the public, not only in slashing programs that provide struggling families with help, including food assistance  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on the Senate Reconciliation Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement after her vote against passage of the Senate Reconciliation Bill: "I strongly support extending the tax relief for families and small businesses. My vote against this bill stems primarily from the harmful impact it will have on Medicaid, affecting low-income   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * SENATOR CURTIS STATEMENT ON SENATE PASSAGE OF BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Big Beautiful Bill, landmark legislation that secures the border, delivers permanent tax relief for Utah families, and gives business certainty on energy policy: "The Big Beautiful Bill delivers for Utahns. It sec  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Senate Vote to Raise Electricity Costs, Endanger Public Health, and Kill Jobs * Washington, DC - Today, Republicans in the United States Senate voted to endanger public health, kill clean energy jobs and their economic benefits, and raise costs for working families and small businesses--all to hand big tax breaks to billionaires and corporate polluters. Despite wide  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club: A Broad Western Energy Market Could Maximize Clean Energy Benefits * CALIFORNIA \- Amid wildfire season and record-breaking summer temperatures, Sierra Club announces its support for the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative. After extensive analysis and stakeholder engagement, Sierra Club believes the Pathways Initiative represents a critical opportunity to advance clean en  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Senate Passage of Reconciliation Bill * Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on Senate passage of the reconciliation bill:  "Despite limited improvements, this legislation undermines the very foundation of America's manufacturing comeback and global   more

ALBANY, New York, July 2 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Dozens of New York Mesonet Sites Break Temperature Records By Mike Nolan ALBANY, N.Y. (July 1, 2025) -- A severe heat wave felt across the eastern United States last Monday and Tuesday set record high temperatures at more than four dozen New York State Mesonet stations. A total of 41 NYS Mesonet stations set new temperature records, led by the Bronx site in New York City, which recorded a temperature of 1  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: This Republican Rate Hike is going to bite those who vote for it. * TO: Interested Parties FR: Pete Maysmith, President, League of Conservation Voters and Lori Lodes, President, Climate Power RE: This Republican Rate Hike is going to bite those who vote for it. If Congressional Republicans jam through the disastrous mess of a Big Ugly Bill--raising costs for  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48587) on June 30, 2025, entitled "U.S. Coal Industry Trends" by energy policy analyst Lexie Ryan. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. coal industry has seen a decline in the amount of coal mined and consumed - although mining efficiency has improved. The industry's U.S. employment has declined 92% over a century. U.S. coal consumption and production peaked in 2007 and 2008, respectivel  more

SYDNEY, Australia, July 1 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * UNSW tops nation with nine ARC Linkage Grants Researchers have received more than $4.6 million to collaborate with industry and government partners on wide-ranging projects, including solar energy, water quality and Aboriginal land rights. UNSW Sydney researchers from the faculties of Engineering, Science and Arts, Design & Architecture have been awarded more than $4.6 million in Australian Resear  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Responds to Senate Republicans Passing Trump Bill, Slams Republicans for "Cheer[ing] Over Taking Away Health Care from Around 17 Million People" * Watch the Video (YouTube) Washington, D.C. -- In a new video reacting to the passage of President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) slammed Senate Republicans for "cheer[ing] over taking away health c  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Votes No on Republicans' Disastrous Tax Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance and Judiciary Committees, and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, released the following statement after voting in strong opposition against Senate Republicans' disastrous tax bill: "We have an obligation  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * What They Are Saying: Congressional Republicans' Plan for Fewer Jobs and Higher Prices ARIZONA - As Republicans in Congress push to pass a budget bill that will slash jobs and raise prices for Arizonans - including shrinking the state's economy by $2.89 billion - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is hearing from stakeholders on how these cuts will impact the livelihoods of residents. Sen  more