JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: * * * Air Force energy teams earn national recognition Two Air Force Office of Energy Assurance teams earned top honors from the Federal Energy Management Program for energy efficiency and resilience at installations in New Jersey and Japan. The OEA teams supporting Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and Yokota Air Base, Japan, received "Small Group" awards for inf  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum, Merkley Lead Oregon Delegation to Call Out the Trump EPA's Illegal Termination of Program to Lower Energy Costs * Oregon City, OR - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led their Oregon delegation colleagues - Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) - demanding the U  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 9 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 23A-0613R Colorado Department of Transportation IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR AUTHORITY TO ADD RAILROAD FLASHING LIGHT SIGNALS WITH GATES AND REMOVE PASSIVE WARNING SIGNING, ON EACH APPROACH AT TRACKS OWNED BY UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY CROSSING BEAVER CREEK ROAD, USDOT N  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brown Slams Trump Administration for Stripping $312M in Clean Energy Funding from Ohio * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) condemned the Trump Administration for terminating more than $300 million in Solar for All grant funding previously awarded to Ohio. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the termination of two federal grants awarded in June  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 9 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release: * * * Constellation Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results Earnings Release Highlights * GAAP Net Income of $2.67 per share and Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings of $1.91 per share for the second quarter of 2025 * Signed 20-year deal with Meta for full output of Clinton Clean Energy Center * Continued bipartisa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * EPA Abandons Solar for All Program * Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it intends to rescind all 60 grants awarded under the $7 billion in Solar for All Program. The congressionally mandated program was designed to help homeowners and communities across the country get support to install solar panels and save money on their  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Reverse Republicans' Reckless Attack on Clean Energy, Lower the Cost of Electricity * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently joined his Democratic Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Lowering Electric Bills Act, which would restore the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) clean energy tax credits and lower energy costs for working fa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on Trump Termination of Federal Funding for Solar Projects in Connecticut * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Trump Administration canceled $62.5 million in Solar for All grant funding Connecticut received last year. This funding was authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act that Rep. Larson helped author and pass   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Bynum, Oregon Delegation Sound the Alarm Over the Trump EPA's Illegal Termination of Solar for All Funding * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led their Oregon delegation colleagues--Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Maxine Dexter (OR-03)--in demanding t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Selects Six Companies to Provide Orbital Transfer Vehicle Studies NASA has selected six companies to produce studies focused on lower-cost ways to launch and deliver spacecraft of various sizes and forms to multiple, difficult-to-reach orbits. The firm-fixed-price awards comprise nine studies with a maximum total value of approximately $1.4 million. The awardees are: * Arrow Science and Technology LLC, Webster, Texas   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * Pallone Slams Trump Admin for Brazenly Illegal Clawback of Solar Funding Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today blasting the Trump Administration for illegally clawing back $7 billion in obligated funds from the popular "Solar for All" program: "The  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Reality Check on Climate Alarmists * Q: How is the Trump administration working to restore sanity to climate policies? A: In the previous Congress, I served as ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. The budget committee's top job is drafting and enforcing the annual budget resolution that provides a public framework to manage the public purse. The budget resolution is the blueprint  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Aug. 9 (TNSjou) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Ph.D. student's NASA-funded research leads to new insight on exoplanets Attila Varga is lead author of paper on a young, shrinking exoplanet using Chandra X-Ray Observatory * Like many Ph.D. students, Attila Varga's professional pursuits include being a lead author on a published paper. But, getting his research featured on the front page of NASA's website and in news outlets a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Slams Trump Admin, EPA Administrator Zeldin for Unlawful and Outrageous Seizure of Solar for All Funding * Boston (August 7, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Trump administration declared it will unlawfully terminate the $7 billion Solar for All funding that has been aw  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 8 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP Sets New Multi-Day Records for Energy Demand * As Phoenix set new records for the hottest August day, SRP, too, delivered a record-breaking amount of energy to its customers. Based on preliminary information, on Thursday, August 7, between 3 and 4 p.m., SRP reached a new system peak load of 8,542 megawatts (MW). On Wednesday, Augu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Big, Ugly Law Will Raise Energy Costs Everywhere * Across the country, hardworking families struggling to get by are going to start to feel the pain of rising energy bills thanks to House Republicans and their Big, Ugly Law. The GOP Tax Scam phases out tax credits that encourage the generation of cheap wind and solar power. The short-sighted, anti-affordable energy provisions   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - Aug. 7, 2025: * * * This Week in Climate Action - August 7, 2025 Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering the Trump administration's cuts to community solar and holding congressional Republicans and Big Polluters accountable.   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Solar for All Funding Repeal Would Undercut US Energy Affordability * CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Aug 7, 2025)--Recent reporting reveals the Trump administration will attempt to claw back some portion of the $7 billion in awarded grants that support making solar energy more affordable for nearly 1 million low- and moderate-income families. The So  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Push Back Against Trump Over Planned Cancellation of Program to Lower Virginia Home Energy Bills * WASHINGTON - As Virginians continue to struggle to pay their rising electricity bills, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are pushing back against the Trump administration's plans to terminate a program designed to lower energy costs and support the deployment of affordab  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Markey, Whitehouse, Shaheen, King, and Blumenthal Slam Trump Admin Policies for Rising Energy Costs * BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week joined Northeastern U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in demanding information from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Adm  more