WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * E&C Democrats to Zeldin: Stop Lying About Inflation Reduction Act Funding and Immediately Release Obligated Money Democrats point to Committee Republicans' own words as proof the Trump Administration efforts are illegal * Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Releases Data on Trump Administration Actions that Hike Up Energy Costs Donald Trump and Republicans' Big Bad Bill for Billionaires will raise utility costs by 9-18% across the nation. * Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- We Act for Environmental Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * EPA's Cancellation of Solar for All Grants Will Increase Energy Costs and Pollution in Overburdened Communities WASHINGTON - This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced their intention to terminate all 60 grants already awarded under the $7 billion Solar for All program. Under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), the Solar for All program would have delive  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 11 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * How organic matter traps water in soil -- even in the driest conditions * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * Organic matter helps soil lock in moisture, but exact mechanism was previously unclear * Scientists studied the process by mixing minerals with three types of sugar * Carbohydrates strengthened binding energy of water by five times * Findings could lead to drought-resistant so  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Jessika Trancik named director of the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center * Jessika Trancik, a professor in MIT's Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, has been named the new director of the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center (SSRC), effective July 1. The SSRC convenes and supports researchers focused on problems and solutions at the intersection of technology and its so  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Surprisingly diverse innovations led to dramatically cheaper solar panels * The cost of solar panels has dropped by more than 99 percent since the 1970s, enabling widespread adoption of photovoltaic systems that convert sunlight into electricity. A new MIT study drills down on specific innovations that enabled such dramatic cost reductions, revealing that technical advances acros  more

COVENTRY, England, Aug. 11 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Warwick astronomers trial using starlight to measure greenhouse gases University of Warwick astronomers, in partnership with institutions in Spain, are showing how astronomy tools, that are usually used to study stars, can be repurposed as climate sensors, helping us track how Earth's atmosphere is changing in the face of global warming. On its journey to Earth, light from stars can change as it   more