LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Aug. 19 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Rooftop solar target in Bangladesh faces tight timeline, capacity hurdles Limited rooftop solar potential in designated buildings, inadequate quality control and budget for maintenance under the CAPEX model, and the risks associated with small-scale projects in rural areas under the OPEX model could derail plans Key Takeaways: Bangladesh's new rooftop solar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LCV Action Fund Endorses Jon Ossoff for U.S. Senate * The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect candidates who will fight to build a clean energy economy and strengthen our democracy for all, announced today the endorsement of Jon Ossoff for re-election to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia. "Senator Jon Ossoff fought tirelessly to prot  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48480) on July 1, 2025, entitled "Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation" by environmental policy analyst Jonathan D. Haskett and energy policy specialist Mark Holt. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Congress has long been interested in nuclear energy policy in the context of climate change mitigation. A scientific consensus holds that human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions raise g  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48480) on July 1, 2025, entitled "Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Developing Nuclear Energy Capacity This section presents information on current nuclear capacity and on options for increasing nuclear energy capacity in the United States and globally. Current Nuclear Energy Capacity The United States has the largest nuclear power industry i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ansari, Gov. Hobbs Demand Disbursement of Solar for All Funds * PHOENIX - In a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Office of Management and Budget, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Governor Katie Hobbs, Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, and Representative Greg Stanton (AZ-04) demanded the full and immediate disbursement of Arizona's Solar for All grant pr  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 18 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI-led work confirms decades-old theoretical models about solar reconnection * August 18, 2025 -- New research led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has confirmed decades-old theoretical models about magnetic reconnection, the process that releases stored magnetic energy to drive solar flares, coronal mass ejections and other space weather phenomena. The data was c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Tries to Shift Blame for Rising Energy Prices * Washington, D.C. - In an interview with Politico, Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright tried to blame rising energy costs on Democratic policies, rather than the slew of attacks his department and the Trump administration has launched on renewable energy--the cheapest form of energy. The Trump administration has   more