SYDNEY, Australia, July 10 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * ARC fire safety Research Hub at UNSW to ignite innovative prevention practices By Maddie Heywood and Ben Knight The new Research Hub will convene experts from across the sector to help develop solutions to Australia's fire risk. Australia's fire risk is increasing, and a new research hub at UNSW Sydney will develop innovative ways to reduce the damage caused by devastating bushfires. The cutti  more

NEW YORK, July 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Colorado Selects Key Electric Transmission Projects to Unlock More Affordable, Clean Power * (Boulder, CO -- July 10, 2025) Today, the Colorado Electric Transmission Authority, an independent state entity that plans and develops electric transmission, announced six project concepts to prioritize for development. "This is a key step toward more affordable, reliable, clean pow  more

ALFRED, New York, July 11 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * Cutting-edge equipment installed in Alfred University's Advanced Power Grid Lab Alfred University's GE Vernova Advanced Power Grid Laboratory reached a significant milestone last week with the installation of state-of-the-art smart grid simulation equipment. The installation marks a bold step forward in Alfred University's mission to lead the future of renewable energy education and research. The grid con  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: * * * First-of-its-Kind, Self-Powered Ocean Buoy to Enhance NPS Research and 5G Maritime Communication Applications By Dan Linehan Floating in Monterey Bay, California, five miles north of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) campus, a self-powered ocean buoy will showcase a unique combination of oceanographic and meteorological sensors with 5G communication technologies for real-time, 24/7 scientific and maritime  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Grills Trump Administration Nominee on Maintaining a Robust Energy Grid That Keeps Utility Costs Low for Families, Oil Spills in New Mexico During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider Trump's Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of the Interior (DOI) nominees, U.S. Senator Mart  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Grills Trump Administration Nominee on Maintaining a Robust Energy Grid That Keeps Utility Costs Low for Families, Oil Spills in New Mexico * WASHINGTON -- During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider Trump's Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of the Interior (DOI) nominees, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee  more

SEATTLE, Washington, July 11 -- Amazon issued the following news: * * * IRCAI and AWS Select 23 New Startups for the 2025 Compute for Climate Fellowship The program funds research and development of concepts that harness advanced cloud computing and artificial intelligence to solve global environmental challenges. * LJUBLJANA - July 10, 2025 - The International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI), an organization under the auspices of UNESCO, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), to  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Schweikert, Crane, Ciscomani Tax Plan "Will Likely Make Electricity Prices Soar in Arizona" * "Electricity prices will increase by almost 20% within just five years, and 61% by 2035" Vulnerable Arizona Republicans David Schweikert, Eli Crane, and Juan Ciscomani voted to hike Arizonans' home energy costs and eliminate thousands of in-state jobs, Copper Courier reports. The Big,  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 11 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news on July 10, 2025: * * * SRP Customers Set New Record for Energy Demand Amid Extreme Heat * Salt River Project (SRP) has set a new record for energy delivered to its retail customers. On July 9 between 3 and 4 p.m., SRP delivered its highest-ever system peak of 8,324 megawatts (MW). One megawatt is enough energy to power about 225 average homes. The high temperature   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Outlines 10 Ways Trump is Wrecking the Country, Redefining the Idea of America * "I will never forgive him for the damage he has done, and for the damage he continues to do, to the very idea of America, for how the rest of the world now views this country, and more critically, more catastrophically, how we have come to view ourselves." Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Sch  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Wind and Solar Advocates Laud Grassley Efforts to Advance Iowa's Clean Energy Future * WASHINGTON - Clean energy advocates are applauding Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) leadership to support the wind and solar energy industries in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Grassley successfully got the wind energy industry off the ground by instituting America's first-ever federal wi  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Calls for New Fight for Climate Safety in 300th 'Time to Wake Up' Speech * For more than a decade, Senator has called on Congress to act on the threat of climate change Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, last night delivered his 300 th speech urging Congress to wake up to the threat of clima  more