WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * A new way to wobble: Scientists uncover mechanism that causes formation of planets * Instead of a tempest in a teapot, imagine the cosmos in a canister. Scientists have performed experiments using nested, spinning cylinders to confirm that an uneven wobble in a ring of electrically conductive fluid like liquid metal or plasma (Link is external) causes particles on the insi  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 7 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Caddo Nation and OSUIT to launch new era of workforce development pathways * Media Contact: Brandon Dinsmore | Workforce and Economic Development | 918-293-4983 | brandon.dinsmore@okstate.edu The Caddo Nation Economic Development Authority (CNEDA) and Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology have signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding to create unprecedented workforce developmen  more

NEW YORK, July 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Congressmen Claiming Secret Assurances from President to Flout New Law, Undermine Lower Cost Clean Electricity for Americans * WASHINGTON, August 7, 2025 - Recent press reports quote Members of Congress touting secret, eleventh-hour promises from the President that would further undermine clean energy tax credits. These promises are not incorporated in, or in any way reflected,  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 7 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * DOE Takes Step to Extend Lives of Polluting Power Plants Under False Energy Emergency * Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a methodology to analyze reserve power margins across the country that systematically undercounts the contributions of clean energy to meet the nation's energy needs and protect system reliability. DOE plans to use this methodo  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Editorial Boards Across the Country Slam GOP's Sweeping Medicaid Cuts and Spiking Costs * In case you missed it, editorial boards across the country are slamming the toxic GOP plan that slashes Medicaid, threatens to shutter rural hospitals, and spikes costs for working families. Across the country, the devastating impacts are already being felt - from rural clinics and hospitals facin  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Kansas Regulators Approve Expensive Evergy Gas Plants * Kansas City, Ks - Today, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC), which regulates monopoly utilities like Evergy, approved a non-unanimous settlement allowing the electric company to build two gas plants totaling an estimated $1.6 billion. Half of the new gas plant costs will be charged to the utility's Kansas customers. A separate, un  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, July 8 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * KCC approves settlement agreements allowing Evergy to recover costs to build two gas plants and a solar facility TOPEKA - This afternoon, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) approved two settlement agreements which allow Evergy Kansas Central (EKC) to recover the cost of three new generation facilities intended to meet increasing electric demand and improve reliability. Las  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - July 3, 2025: * * * This Week in Climate Action - July 3, 2025 * QUOTES OF THE WEEK: "We will never stop fighting for our environment and for an equitable clean energy future that lowers costs and ensures access to clean air and water for all for generations to come. We thank all members who opposed this destructive bill, and we will ensure Republi  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Education] -- The National Association of College and University Business Officers posted the following news: * * * Major Reconciliation Bill Becomes Law, With New Policies and Taxes for Higher Education * Congress passed H.R. 1, the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and it was signed by President Donald Trump on July 4. The bill includes significant higher education policy changes, tax changes affecting institutions, students, and donors, and spending cuts to  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 7 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Minnesota Awards $15 Million from State Competitiveness Fund * The Minnesota Department of Commerce has awarded $15 million to 25 Minnesota-based projects through the latest round of the State Competitiveness Fund (SCF) Matching Funds Program. The grants will facilitate resiliency, energy efficiency, geothermal, solar, renewable fuels  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on July 7, 2025: * * * ENDING MARKET DISTORTING SUBSIDIES FOR UNRELIABLE, FOREIGN CONTROLLED ENERGY SOURCES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. For too long, the Federal Government has forced American taxpayers to subsidize expensive and unreliable energy sources like wind and solar. The proliferation of   more

BRANCHBURG, New Jersey, July 8 -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: * * * RVCC Carbon Neutral for Sixth Year in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Raritan Valley Community College is carbon neutral for the sixth year in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from purchased electricity and fossil fuels used on campus. In addition to utilizing solar panels and efficiency upgrades, RVCC achieves carbon neutrality by purchasing renewable energy credits (RECs), carbon offsets, and  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 7 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study shows how a common fertilizer ingredient benefits plants * Lanthanides are a class of rare earth elements that in many countries are added to fertilizer as micronutrients to stimulate plant growth. But little is known about how they are absorbed by plants or influence photosynthesis, potentially leaving their benefits untapped. Now, researchers from MIT have shed light on ho  more

LA JOLLA, California, July 8 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Making Magic with Material Science and Mentorship Riley Need, a research specialist at UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute, is driven by a voracious appetite for knowledge. By Phoebe Skok Riley Need's scientific curiosity is omnivorous. They're utterly enthralled by the sheer volume of questions that science is trying to answer. That's why, whenever they walk into a poster session   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 7, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Ends Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources ENDING AMERICAN DEPENDENCE ON UNRELIABLE ENERGY SOURCES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to eliminate subsidies for unreliable "green" energy sources like wind and solar in furtherance of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. * The Order directs the Secretary of the Treasu  more